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There’s a weird dynamic in bribes. If I offer you a bribe and you don’t take it, I can still claim that you did. Or I can muddy the waters by claiming that yo
by coredog64 6y ago
There’s a weird dynamic in bribes. If I offer you a bribe and you don’t take it, I can still claim that you did. Or I can muddy the waters by claiming that you asked for it.
One idea I’ve seen is that it should be legal to accept a bribe but not offer or solicit one. On taking the bribe, your legal protection is conditional on handing over the bribe to the appropriate authorities. There’s still some game theory at work, but you’ve at least given people that are susceptible to bribes some additional power.
- danielheath 6y agoIf you get to keep the bribe only once the briber is found guilty, it gets even more tempting.
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoMy personal gut reaction is to avoid touching dirty money at all costs. Life’s too short to try and explain that to a law enforcement professional with no imagination.
- sumedh 6y agoOr you can use the dirty money and hire high profile lawyers and just get a slap on the wrist, pay a small fine and move on.
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoIn some places, they slap you on the wrist with a sword.