worst defense ever? Cop sez he tested positive for cocaine because of oral sex with gf

[cali]

Coke cop says oral sex to blame for dirty test, but judge not buying it
BY Alison Gendar and Jose Martinez
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Wednesday, April 8th 2009, 6:40 AM

A decorated ex-cop who claimed he tested positive for cocaine because he ingested the drug during oral sex with his girlfriend can't have his job back, a Manhattan judge has ruled.

Supreme Court Justice Eileen Rakower last month shot down helicopter pilot Jon Goldin's attempt to overturn his April 2008 dismissal from the NYPD.

Goldin, a 15-year veteran, tested positive for cocaine in October 2006 in a random drug test using hairs from his arm.

Goldin - an adherent of the "straight edge" lifestyle that rejects substance use - didn't challenge the drug test.

He sued last year after a state appeals court rejected the NYPD's use of hair to test cops for illegal drug use.

"This is a very special human being who devoted his entire life to being a police officer," said lawyer Paul Goldberger. "He would no more use drugs than the man on the moon."

Goldin's lawsuit said the cocaine in his system was the product of "passive ingestion" from performing oral sex on girlfriend Coreen McCarthy, who, once he tested positive, admitted to him that she was a regular cocaine user.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/08/2009-04-08_coke_cop_says_oral_sex_to_blame_for_dirty_test_judge_sniffs_at_case.html

[BR_Parkway]

1. Thought "straight-edge" folks didn't do sex outside of marriage either

or is this one of those - anything but missionary position with the lights out doesn't count as sex rationalizations?

[anigbrowl]

7. No, it's just a drug/alcohol thing, not a morality schtick

I went out with a girl who was a straight edge type for a while, it was just her personal decision and she wasn't trying to convert anyone else to it.

[theoldman]

2. I believe that cocaine shows up in a urine test so he may be right.

[Lance_Boyle]

5. if you're ingesting urine during cunnilingus, you're doing it wrong. n/t

[marmar]

3. The dog ate my........homework.

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[WI_DEM]

4. He didn't know his girlfriend was a regular cocaine user?

[Lance_Boyle]

6. he thought she used 'special' cocaine. n/t

[anigbrowl]

9. Not all users are fiends...

...which is one reason I think we should be looking again the legal status of drugs. Back in the 90s I used to take it pretty regularly (like a few times a week) but never had any significant problems with it, eventually I just got bored and stopped taking it. Nowadays I'll do a line once or twice a year, at most.

[anigbrowl]

8. Sounds weird but it's not impossible actually

cocaine is soluble in water and it does metabolize out through sweat and mucous membranes. Quite a few stimulants will make you sweat more, particularly ecstasy but also cocaine. I used to take both so I can vouch for this from personal experience. I think it's quite possible he's telling the truth.

http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol10N5/Sweat.html