This kind of response, on a society-wide scale, is exactly what allows these things to keep happening. The broad populace gets tired of being outraged and retre

This kind of response, on a society-wide scale, is exactly what allows these things to keep happening. The broad populace gets tired of being outraged and retreats from the public sphere, which gets captured by ghouls. Imagine the difference between public outrage at a story like this in Finland vs Russia. A strong public bulwark against corruption and abuse is the sum of millions of small decisions to not shrug it off with "oh well, just another day in X country"