If we’re talking about the damage done by small-but-visible crimes like fare-dodging, you might also wish to consider the impact of quietly normalized moral atrocities like the treatment of homeless people in a city like LA, or the blatant corruption and extractivism of the current federal government. These are deeply corrosive to societal morale in ways that go beyond merely failing to reward the everyman’s effort.
If we’re talking about the damage done by small-but-visible crimes like fare-dodging, you might also wish to consider the impact of quietly normalized moral atrocities like the treatment of homeless people in a city like LA, or the blatant corruption and extractivism of the current federal government. These are deeply corrosive to societal morale in ways that go beyond merely failing to reward the everyman’s effort.