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Bribes don't work like a shop where you can come from the street and buy something. You need to have connections first.
by codedokode 3y ago
Bribes don't work like a shop where you can come from the street and buy something. You need to have connections first.
- not_alexb 3y agoIn fact, bribes can walk up to you without any connection to you (re: corrupt police)
- dragonwriter 3y agoAlso, just because you are offering a simple cash bribe doesn’t mean the party trying to subvert the person you are bribing is doing that and not, e.g., putting a gun to their head as a stick while also offering a cash bribe as a carrot. Or just bribing someone else in a position to withdraw the authority that the person you bribed is using to protect you.
- beebmam 3y agoThat's for the discount
- rchaud 3y agoIt's to ensure that someone in the network has pre-screened you, and that you understand the rules about how the bribe is to be paid.