Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
perhaps if it cause hundreds of others to not do such a things. If everyone knew UA gave second chances, then many would traffic these certs until they got got the first time. This is the reason for instituting zero tolerance, to send a message (not to the person but to the wider audience) , don't even think about this.
Indeed.. standard law and economics. The economic disincentive for unlawful behavior X is the chance of getting caught times the punishment. They can cheaply up this disincentive by making the punishment very steep. I doubt they spend all that much money busting people (a few analysts is still less than $1MM a year).