If I cheat at a couple of questions in an exam; but I would have had the exam anyway with the others, do I get punished or is it fine ? If I match-fix a game i

If I cheat at a couple of questions in an exam; but I would have had the exam anyway with the others, do I get punished or is it fine ? If I match-fix a game in a sport championship but I would have won the whole thing anyway because I beat the next opponents, do I get punished or is it fine ? When a group of politicians ask to be in control of a country and to be trusted with all of its power and responsibilities, and they have proven to be lying and cheating to those they represent, is it ok because the end result wasn't affected ? I realize the analogies there are not all that good, but honestly whether or not it did have an impact doesn't matter, the fact is that it did happen.