These "few bad apples" don't operate in a vacuum, they are actively destroying the credibility of their fields and science at large. They are wasting millions o

These "few bad apples" don't operate in a vacuum, they are actively destroying the credibility of their fields and science at large. They are wasting millions of taxpayer dollars, as well as private funding. They are diverting the attention of scientists for years or decades, pursuing red herrings. You don't get to just point your finger at the other side and say "nah uh, they're doing WAY MORE bad things!". There's a serious problem in science right now and it has to be fixed by those "vast majority of experts" remaining in the field. What self-respecting person will want to go into research after seeing the amount of fraud taking place?