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What always amuses me about the "bad apple" defense is that in many situations I would imagine that if you objectively looked at the size of an organization vs
by rbcgerard 13y ago
What always amuses me about the "bad apple" defense is that in many situations I would imagine that if you objectively looked at the size of an organization vs the number of people involved in scandals over the years, it's not just a couple of bad apples but quite the opposite - say a statistically significant higher rate of xxx crime or behavior vs the general population.
- PavlovsCat 13y agoI would imagine this happens by itself really: once something like corruption/bullying/sadism becomes established enough in any small or large institution, it tends to drive people with a conscience away (instead of attracting them to where they are most desperately needed) - where that doesn't happen actively, that is, as a sort of self-defense against likely snitches. So over time, left unchecked, it just compounds.