I am sure the reason she was called to testify either because the prosecution wanted her to expound on what she knew from living in the same household, or even as a partner. Or perhaps the defense called her to defend him. Either way I am now realizing the petential level of media perversion. I won't take shots at Mobile, but I have some experience there and gossip is a hot passtime.
You know Millard, you make a great point. Probably the best lesson from you to me yet. Upon complete review of the article you can note that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING the wife was portrayed as saying was quoted. I am sure, considering Mobile and the Mobile Register, that it was taken completely out of context. For all we know his wife said that she loves him, he loves his kids, and they were worried about theirs sons minor weight problem and had read somewhere that girls could benefit from testosterone athletically. Further I am betting it was taken even from her testimony by the defense and completely skewed. So here is the BBC3's take on the events.
MPR -
Attorneys for two of the men accused of helping to orchestrate a nationwide conspiracy centered on a Mobile compounding pharmacy told jurors during closing arguments that their clients could not be held responsible for the conduct of three doctors who prescribed anabolic steroids.
BBC3 - Exactly, how the fuck could they. They are in business to fill scripts by docs, they do not prescribe nor write.
MPR -
Brett W. Branch, who previously worked as a salesman for Applied Pharmacy Services in Mobile, later founded a company called Infinite Health in Eaton, Colo
BBC3 - A successful salesman realizes his dream of owning his own business.
MPR -
According to testimony at the trial, Infinite Health paid three doctors, Kelly Wade Tucker, Kenneth M. Olds and Scott A. Corliss, to write prescriptions for steroids to customers that Branch recruited from gyms, spas and health clubs. Among Infinite Health's customers, according to testimony, was the police chief of Cheyenne, Wyo.
BBC3 - Branch market health docs to individuals so concerned about their health that they actually go to gyms. Go figure. A police chief stays in shape and happens to workout at a gym that this institution marketed to??. Geewiz. DID I MENTION THIS TOWN HAS ONLY 4200 in population!!
MPR -
But Branch's attorney, Dennis Knizley, said his client ran a legitimate business and that the decision to prescribe steroids rested with the physicians, who conducted physicals and blood tests of the buyers.
BBC3 - So doctors that received customer throught Infinited health prescribed hormones?? And??
MPR -
"It is uncontroverted that these doctors were respected. They were real doctors with real patients," Knizley said. "It is uncontroverted that these doctors wrote these prescriptions of their own discretion."
BBC3 - Like I said.
MPR -
Attorney Richard Alexander struck a similar note on behalf of his client, Ronald E. Winter, a Colorado sheriff's deputy who originally sought treatment for a bad back and ended up becoming a part owner and employee of Branch's company.
BBC3 - A hard working fellow gets a business opportunity and finds he likes it after they successfully treated him?? The town is 4200 pop.
MPR-
Ron Winter is not a doctor. He's not a pharmacist. He's a layman," Alexander said. "How in the world would he know there was something wrong with that prescription?"
BBC3 - Correct.
MPR -
According to evidence at the trial, Branch earned commissions for steroids customers that he referred to Applied Pharmacy.
BBC3 - Ok so the club let doctors market their facility, or even allowed them to conduct informationals there. And then gave the owner an INCENTIVE. Hmmm. Doctors do this all day. Its called pharmacy rep whoring. Docs are solicited all day long and pharmacies actually report the number of scripts filled as written by each doctor. There is an incentive received by someone in those deals as well...
MPR -
His ex-wife testified that his commitment to steroids ran so deep that he was prepared to inject his own children with steroids -- to help his 13-year-old daughter perform better in volleyball and prevent his 11-year-old boy from being chubby.
BBC3 - His wife was testifying in his defense. Stated he was a great dad and deeply committed to his family and work. They both inquired medically as to if steroids would help their son's weight problem. It was determined not effective by doc and laid to rest. She was actually a volleyball star as a child as heard that hormones may help her daughter at some point. They are investigating that as well. She was saddened to hear that the field could not bolster her daughter;s game. BUT had they determined medically that steroids would have been deemed appropriate for either child, they would have been the first ones on board!!!
MPR -
Assistant U.S. Attorney Donna Dobbins told jurors Wednesday that the defendants constructed a series of sham memos and meetings to make it appear as though they were complying with the law.
BBC3 - Did she dream this up or did she prove this? "told"??????
MPR -
It's not what the defendants said, it's what they did," she said.
BBC3 - EXACTLY THE FUCKING POINT !!!!!!!!!!!!! It does not appear they did anything wrong.
The point is, you could read anything into it you want an write a story. Thats why they call it a "story". It is probably exactly a crappy little tale to incite published by the shitty Mobile Register which thrives on lies and bullshit in that backwards creepy witch burning town.
You really could tell nothing about the case without the transcript. Nothing incriminating was quoted, and not a bit of proof was discussed in the article. If it was there, they would have used it to bolster the bullshit. I may owe her an apology. I wonder what it takes to get a hold of public court proceedings. Yoyu bring to light to me the age old argument that publications should be held more accountable for their actions. Based on the information they hace cited here. The story with the wife's testimony could have even been that she was pushing hard for their children to be on steroids, and that he told her that if it were medically determined that the children needed them, he would agree to do it for her out of his great love for his career and his family. And that it was ONLY because his commitment ran so deep, that he would even consider...
The truth of the matter is that the press article should probably been entitled, "Defendants have another stellar day in court, and the press is stirring the pot either way you slice it". The more incriminating the press makes the case out to be, will be the more attention they can get once the not guilty verdict drops. Talk about self service at the cost of dignity and public interest.
These are educated fellows and my guess is that they did not act in a dumbass manner. Whoever was on this hunt probably got anxious and pulled the trigger prior to a good case as they knew they would never have one, probably banking that they could get a bunch of self righteous baptist hippocritical bible thumpers to burn them at the stake regardless. I am sure there would be an appeal by the defense if ruled against. I am also doubtful the prosecution would go after it again if thats the best they could do. Disturbing to say the least.
GREAT POINT MILLARD.!!
I can say I learned something there for sure. I am going to see about transcripts and what it takes to get them. I will post back.
If any man out there knows what it is like to envision choking the shit out a woman just to see the look in her face prior to letting her go, of course, it is this man at that moment...
