Because everyone likes riding on the high horse and the prospect of moral superiority is too sweet. Kidding aside, if it's not your money and time on the line,

Because everyone likes riding on the high horse and the prospect of moral superiority is too sweet. Kidding aside, if it's not your money and time on the line, it is hard to see people taking the side of a big co against a normal employee, even if the said employee was actively sabotaging the big co from inside. We are habitual to view all such scenarios as "David vs Goliath" kind of stories.