> They were just acting in the socially accepted manner. Yes, I'm guessing that this sort of thing is very common at Harvard (and, to be fair, in all colleges)

> They were just acting in the socially accepted manner. Yes, I'm guessing that this sort of thing is very common at Harvard (and, to be fair, in all colleges). They reasoned that the risk of getting caught was low enough to justify the cheating. And they got caught. They lost their bet. So now they should pay the price.