The alternative is actually having punishments for officials that are corrupt or breaking the law. Instead we have a situation where, as the article points out

The alternative is actually having punishments for officials that are corrupt or breaking the law. Instead we have a situation where, as the article points out, corruption is swept away where people get to walk away with a cozy retirement and say 'well gosh I regret my mistakes' as if that fixes the fact that they ruined someone's life over a failure to pay traffic fees. That's the example of the revolving door and people who abuse it get away scott-free.