Government is made out of people. Well-meaning voters impute moral motives to government actions and new laws, but institutions are only as moral as their checks and balances keep them in line. Morality alone doesn't cut it.
You need to punish people who don't punish people who don't follow the rules. That's a reflexive rule and is the minimum requirement to get a stable institutional process.
> You need to punish people who don't punish people who don't follow the rules. That's a reflexive rule and is the minimum requirement to get a stable institutional process.
The story here is straight up cybercrime: a French cop who got pinched using police resources for personal and nefarious gains. He's getting 7 years and stiff fine.
What did Equifax in the US get in response to their colossal-scale criminal negligence? Nothing. Zero fines and no one went to jail. Instead they were required to "make a deal" which netted them a tidy profit.
If found guilty, they faces up to seven years and possibly a stiff fine, depending on how much was made. This may end with a deal made and the cop making a tidy profit.
You need to punish people who don't punish people who don't follow the rules. That's a reflexive rule and is the minimum requirement to get a stable institutional process.