Throw away that biohazard material, dude!
The big, slimy baseball-and-steroids mess just got slimier. From New York Daily News:
"Brian McNamee turned over physical evidence last month to federal investigators that he believes will show Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs, according to McNamee's lawyers "
The evidence is said to be "vials with traces of steroids and growth hormone, as well as blood-stained syringes and gauze pads that may contain the Rocket's DNA"
Who in their right mind keeps those things? By now I would think everyone knows that you put used syringes in a sharps container and take it to a disposal site. Or even better, use a gizmo like this one to destroy the needle, and throw the syringe in the garbage. (Although that particular one only works for small-gauge needles) Gauze pads can go in the garbage also...who do you know who takes off a used band-aid, or a paper towel they used after cutting a finger in the kitchen, and does anything else with it?
I can only think of two reasons for not disposing of this stuff (especially the gauze pads!) immediately:
- Fear of detection. But there are lots of valid reasons for throwing away blood-stained gauze, and nobody has ever asked me questions when I bought a sharps container or brought syringes in for disposal. Diabetics can easily throw away a hundred syringes or more each month.
- Hanging onto evidence in case you're caught and need to bargain.
Which do you think is more likely in this case?
Posted at 10:46AM Feb 07, 2008 by AceOfSpuds in General |