High penalties are irrelevant when people don't expect to get caught. They often make things worse by creating a "no snitching" culture because the disproportional penalties are seen as unfair by would-be informants who are then less inclined to cooperate.
High penalties are irrelevant when people don't expect to get caught. They often make things worse by creating a "no snitching" culture because the disproportional penalties are seen as unfair by would-be informants who are then less inclined to cooperate.