The mind that is okay with fraudulent behavior is a mind which can't be trusted unless it changes through building new habits.
That is gold and perfectly sums up the point of my post.
Regarding the impact of flags from lower rep scores, it appears there is a minuscule impact to reputation but not enough to make any real difference.
I'm really surprised @ned was so quick to upvote his apology post in the first 20 minutes of posting. I'd like to see every whale flag the plagiarised posts to see some reality reflected in his rep score, if possible.