Comment by Mateusz Kliś (mateusz-klis) on Eight Short Studies On Excuses · 2019-12-18T19:25:04.355Z · LW · GW

You can still be taken advantage of when probability of you accepting an excuse * value of avoiding punishment is greater than value of not breaking the rule.

It introduces intermediate choices between accepting and rejecting an excuse, but a trade-off between bearing the cost of punishing rule breakers and susceptibility to being taken advantage of remains the same.