disillusioned with the media
While following the Chris Benoit tragedy intently, I have come to lose a lot of respect for the various reporters and so-called "expert" sources (ie. washed-up and bitter wrestlers) who have chosen to give their 2 cents. For example, today the toxicology reports on all 3 bodies were released. The only substances found in Chris' body were Xantax (a sedative), a type of painkiller, and testosterone. Although testosterone is a form of enhancement drug, none of these substances are anabolic steroids. The best part of the news conference was while the doctor was making it explicitly clear that NO ANABOLIC STEROIDS WERE FOUND IN CHRIS BENOIT'S BODY, and thus COULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF CHRIS BENOIT, there was a headline at the bottom of the screen that read "A steroid found in Chris Benoit's body." This just proves the sensationalistic nature of the media. It's disgraceful that they constantly spin the facts just to present a more attractive (yet faulty) situation. It's clear that the media has long ago made up their mind that steroids were the sole factor contributing to the tragedy, while disregarding what was probably the main contributing factor, which was Chris' family and marital issues.
Wrestlers have been saying all along that it was impossible that "roid rage" was the case. As the ones with first hand experience with "roid rage", all of them have stated that it does not last longer than a few minutes, much less an entire weekend. Yet reporters have constantly disregarded this information as if they knew more about "roid rage" than any wrestler or doctor. And now that it has been proven that steroids were not a contributing factor, the media will continue to spin the story to portray steroids as the main contributing factor. It's simply disgraceful and insults the intelligence of the people who actually care about the facts.
Hopefully this wraps up my entries regarding this issue. Topics of a lighter nature shall follow I promise!
Wrestlers have been saying all along that it was impossible that "roid rage" was the case. As the ones with first hand experience with "roid rage", all of them have stated that it does not last longer than a few minutes, much less an entire weekend. Yet reporters have constantly disregarded this information as if they knew more about "roid rage" than any wrestler or doctor. And now that it has been proven that steroids were not a contributing factor, the media will continue to spin the story to portray steroids as the main contributing factor. It's simply disgraceful and insults the intelligence of the people who actually care about the facts.
Hopefully this wraps up my entries regarding this issue. Topics of a lighter nature shall follow I promise!