In some societies and economic sectors, impunity is now so pervasive that it is viewed as inevitable. When unethical behavior by political and business leaders becomes widely viewed as “normal,” it then goes unpunished by public opinion, and is reinforced as normal – creating an “impunity trap.”
在某些社会和经济部门，有罪不罚现象现在已经泛滥到被认为是不可避免的。当政界和商界领袖的不道德行为被普遍视为“正常”，就能避开公众舆论的谴责，并让人们更加见怪不怪、习以为常——“免罚陷阱”也因此形成。比方说，因为美国政客现在如此明目张胆、毫无顾忌地接受富人捐款，不少公众在面对新揭露的财务不当行为（比方说克林顿基金会在道德上可疑的金融交易）时仅仅是玩世不恭地打个哈哈。