Two well known athletes who are considered the best in the world are about to compete. Athlete A knows that Athlete B used a substance regularly for two years and stopped a month ago. Today the drug is illegal. Athlete A goes to the police and reports the previous illegal activity to get Athlete B jailed to miss the competition and secure a win for Athlete A without even competing. What are the criminal law implications here and will Athlete A be successful with the plan?

 

Answer:

The criminal law implications in this situation is that Athlete A used coercion to get athlete B eliminated so that he can win without competing;action which in criminal law is against good faith action.

Step-by-step explanation

Using undue coercion to get a competitor out of competition is against the law and by having athlete B out of competition,athlete A potentially breached the good faith principles which are taken as the main motivation when reporting a criminal case.In this situation,athlete A stole the win by having athlete B removed and hence liable for breaching criminal laws that deal with stealing.