The threat of vilifying anyone who commits any sin -- no matter how ethically good their average performance -- is that it decreases the incentive to strive for

The threat of vilifying anyone who commits any sin -- no matter how ethically good their average performance -- is that it decreases the incentive to strive for good behavior. There's a huge perception gap between being perfect and being very good, but it often seems the perception gap between being very good and no good at all is surprisingly small. Given that it's nearly impossible for a very large company to be perfect all the time, it becomes easier to give up trying so hard to be very good.