In my lifetime, I've personally encountered cheating in numerous competitions, especially when judging is subjective, and other endeavors. Included in this list is rodeo, wrestling (folk and freestyle), dance marathon, costume contests, Monopoly board games, school exams, speeding, employee timecards, card games, theft, litigation (judges and lawyers), and many others I've allowed my mind to forget.
IMO, cheating is instinctual in human beings. Breaking rules to gain advantage is highly seductive. Most of us are only dissuaded from cheating by the risk of being caught and the consequences that follow. Some, very few IMO, have a personal moral code that allows them to resist the temptation to cheat. Many others are guided by religion, which almost universally proscribes cheating.
The less risk averse a person is, the more likely they will break rules. Our prisons are full of persons with little or no risk aversion.
IMO, cheating is instinctual in human beings. Breaking rules to gain advantage is highly seductive. Most of us are only dissuaded from cheating by the risk of being caught and the consequences that follow. Some, very few IMO, have a personal moral code that allows them to resist the temptation to cheat. Many others are guided by religion, which almost universally proscribes cheating.
The less risk averse a person is, the more likely they will break rules. Our prisons are full of persons with little or no risk aversion.
Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip.