@nixCraft This is more or less what my thinking has been most of my life.
"If I told lies like that, I'd get caught."
"If I stole things like that, I'd get caught."
"If I behaved so shamefully, I'd be ostracized."
But I also think, "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing."
I'm reminded of the prostitute that messaged me a couple months ago out of the blue, who'd been trolling Mastodon for clients. As soon as I knew, I gathered all the evidence I could and turned it over to the police.