Because people have things to lose, and because the justice system doesn&#x27;t always work as expected.  Being proverbially gagged by the federal government violates everything I believe in America, but that revulsion doesn&#x27;t necessarily mean that I&#x27;m willing to do significant prison time to object to.<p>There are people that are that brave, and their actions are indeed commendable, but many people have jobs, families, friends and social status that they&#x27;d probably like to keep intact moreso than their instinct to &quot;stick up for what&#x27;s right&quot;.