Ethics of con artists

[Spongebob]

I honestly believe it's all about indoctrination. True honesty does not exist in our society/culture. When people speak about truth and honesty in such a frank way, they are rewarded with gasps of horror. Consider our justice system, for example. It is anything but. In most cases it is reduced to a system where the police round up the most likely suspects and railroad them into submission with exaggerated charges so the department can report its great success at curbing crime. Trials are little more than kabuki theater. Police departments are havens of violent & fearful officers. But when one speaks of these things, all you get in response is that you're a bleeding heart. So I think our culture prefers to be in the dark about some things and enjoys the pretense of knowing things they don't actually know.