Very disappointed at the cynicism in this thread. It seems that many people believe cheating is acceptable, or even necessary. There is another aspect to cheat

Very disappointed at the cynicism in this thread. It seems that many people believe cheating is acceptable, or even necessary. There is another aspect to cheating that I don't see mentioned. When lazy students become accustomed to cutting corners, they later become a legal liability as postgrads and employees, in terms of, for example, unethical research practices, copyright theft, and so on. I've seen this in my professional career from people who should know better, and I wish they were reprimanded as students rather than causing issues for the organisations that they're a part of. There are pedagogical reasons to stop students from cheating early on, but it should be prevented for practical real-world reasons also.