Right now, the alarm is set to “Whatever. We don’t give a damn.” There is plenty of room for improvement.
Rewarding bad behavior is damaging the miscreants and to the society. It erodes trust: the foundation of social cohesion. Even if the miscreants were beyond help, enabling or condoning this behavior is corrosive. However, it is also sad to adopt the attitude of hopelessness that these individuals are beyond redemption; one can’t know. Even if they are, it’s still wrong to look the other way. The society is already slouching toward low-trust as it is.