What if?

Imagine you're an elite athlete. You may well be. Or a former one. Now imagine in ten years' time the doping authorities have developed new doping detections methods, re-tested every sample in their possession, and found numerous positive samples. You're a clean athlete, and always have been, so your samples come back clean. But those of your competitors are not. You're due a number of medal upgrades.

Are you:

(a) Pissed off that you've been cheated all along

or

(b) Delighted that they've finally done something about all the blatant cheating?

Truth is you've probably been secretly upgrading yourself all along. You always knew these athletes were doping, and that there was a chance that they might be caught. The positives haven't come as a shock. Nor should they, if you've been paying any attention at all.

But what if they started catching those with apparent immunity? Those that you thought might be doping, but weren't as blatant. Those that are also clearly talented and not purely the product of chemical enhancement. The golden guys and girls that put the sport in the spotlight. The big names. The big stars. The ones you never thought would be caught. How do you feel now? Are you pissed?

Now, what if it is someone you never suspected? Perhaps someone you even like. 

What if it's someone you're associated with?

How do you feel now?

Now, consider you're not clean. You might not be. They've finally hunted you down?

How do you feel now?