Wednesday, August 24, 2016

"Bigger, Faster, Stronger"

The main focus of the documentary was the use of performance enhancing steroids. There were different purposes for each people using steroids; one using to be like his childhood star, one using it for competition, and there may be more reasons outside the documentary. Particularly I think it's morally acceptable for using it for self satisfaction, but not in competition. Using it individually wouldn't affect anybody except for the person itself; on the other hand using in competition would abuse the basic principle of sports - fairness - among athletes, and as a result it'll create conflicts. Although the documentary reported over 90% of the MLB players were using it; some might say it's acceptable if the majority is utilizing it. In this case fairness is being protected by the majority, and from an ethical perspective it's approvable. Yet from a moral standing point it's unacceptable since players gained strength of what they shouldn't had, and it infringes the clarity of sports.

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