oki wrote on May 25^th, 2004 at 12:14am:

I feel angry, offended and insulted for being treated like if I am a low life drug addict. And I am considering to follow up this by consulting an attorney for filing a discrimination charge if I have to.  Because in my mind and deep of my heart I haven't done anything illegal.

Oki,

You need to get past being angry, offended and insulted, because it's not going to get you anywhere.  Neither is getting a lawyer or filing a discrimination lawsuit.  You did not fall within the acceptable limits of illegal drug usage that the police agency uses as their criteria for hiring recruit officers.  I'm not a lawyer here, but I don't think you have a leg to stand on......

Rcop is right on the money.  In California, every police department has their own criteria for hiring recruit officers, so it would behoove you to do a little research on your target departments.  Go to their websites, or call their recruiting departments and talk to them about your steroid usage, and find out if it is disqualifying or not before you go through all the trouble to apply.  

Good luck.

Kona