I think we’ll never here. Americans (outside of NYC, at least 😀 ) are far too law-abiding and rule-following. Simply turning a blind eye to the more onerous and idiotic of regulations is just fine in my book.
As far as making representations to others, I’m happy to live up to a contract signed with an individual I know and like. But if I’m dealing with a governmental or quasi-governmental entity run by a clique that might change the rules on whim, my first thought is “SCREW ‘EM.”
And I certainly wouldn’t be a damned rat and report my neighbor’s activities to such an organization unless I was being directly harmed by them. Better to be a weasel and a supporter of weasels than a rat.
It’s also self-interest. If you intrude into a neighbor’s affairs, what makes you think that said neighbor won’t start intruding into yours and ratting you out for minutiae? Rules are always subject to interpretation, and you’re probably breaking a few without even knowing it.
The saying about glass houses and stones … everyone lives in a glass house, whether they realize it or not.
