Some societies, most notably in Scandinavia, maintain the expectation that their public officials and business leaders should and will act ethically and honestly. In these countries, ministers are forced to resign for petty infractions that would seem trivial in other countries.
但并非所有社会或行业都陷入了免罚陷阱之中。有些社会，尤其是在斯堪的纳维亚半岛，依然期望他们的政府官员和商界领袖实际践行道德及诚实的准则。在这些国家，部长们被迫因为小的违规辞职，这样的违规行为在其他国家看来几乎微不足道。