Steroids Case Study
There are three ethical dilemmas that present themselves throughout the course of the case study. Each of the ethical dilemmas have a snowball effect; once the first dilemma occurs and is not resolved, the situation continues to get worse, for all parties involved. The first ethical dilemma is when Ron discovers that Tony and Mark are beginning to experiment with steroids and he fails to confront them about their usage. At this time Ron, could have prevented any further issues, however he brushed the issue aside and it only became worse. The second dilemma occurs when Ron is confronted by other players, coaches, and scouts about his training regime and if the Tony and Mark were under the use of steroids. In this situation, Ron had a second
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In this aspect Ron uses consequentialism when presented with each of the three ethical dilemmas. The first dilemma presents two choices: Ron can either allow the boys to continue their steroid use due to their physical improvement or he can confront Tony and Mark and have them stop. Ron takes the first path which allows for the second dilemma to come forth, which takes place when he is approached by coaches, scouts, and other players. In his this dilemma Ron has the chance to come clean about the reality of Tony and Mark’s improvement’s or have the chance to train other players and profit, through monetary means, by training the other players. The final dilemma, is the overall final question of the case and comes about from the Tony and Mark’s addiction, in that they had to sell drugs to get their own steroids. Ron became aware of this and is presented with either ignoring the issue that they continue to train with him or intervene and confront not only Tony and Mark but also their coaches, families, and other players about their steroids usage and aid them in getting help. Ron had to previous chances to make the right decision and now has a third and most likely final chance to fix both the boys mistake but also his failure to be
In this aspect Ron uses consequentialism when presented with each of the three ethical dilemmas. The first dilemma presents two choices: Ron can either allow the boys to continue their steroid use due to their physical improvement or he can confront Tony and Mark and have them stop. Ron takes the first path which allows for the second dilemma to come forth, which takes place when he is approached by coaches, scouts, and other players. In his this dilemma Ron has the chance to come clean about the reality of Tony and Mark’s improvement’s or have the chance to train other players and profit, through monetary means, by training the other players. The final dilemma, is the overall final question of the case and comes about from the Tony and Mark’s addiction, in that they had to sell drugs to get their own steroids. Ron became aware of this and is presented with either ignoring the issue that they continue to train with him or intervene and confront not only Tony and Mark but also their coaches, families, and other players about their steroids usage and aid them in getting help. Ron had to previous chances to make the right decision and now has a third and most likely final chance to fix both the boys mistake but also his failure to be