Incredible sight

This morning I saw the frightened face of the Austrian athlete that got caught with a blood transfusion, literally "redhanded", in my newsfeed. I was baffled, because I really thought that these crazy wild-west and life threatening actions were a thing of the past. It also has a something pathetical. The guy gets caught in the act, but can't run away, because he is in the middle of a blood transfusion. So he has to stay there and face the camera. I almost felt sorry for him. But then again, I think, he is cheating, don't feel sorry for him.

Max Hauke gets caught in the act by the police and a TV camera

Are we wired to cheat?

Then I ask myself, is it in our genes to try and cheat our way into glory? It has happened so much in all of sports history, people doping themselves, sometimes in a very dangerous way, just to get that little bit extra that can make them win a title, a championship or a new, big contract.
In a broader perspective, everybody cheats in life sometimes. Tax evasion, speeding, exam fraud, ... etc...

We must be hardwired, to try and find the easiest way to get to something we need or want. That is the only explanation I can think of... Not?

Sincerely,

Pele23