Why are bribes illegal?

Answer 1

Because they circumvent the law making all people not equal.

Answer 2

When one gives bribe to a person he wants that person to do or not to do his own job. That peson must already be receiving salary for doing that job. So when a person takes bribe for a particular task he commits the following offence :

1. He is misusing his capacity.

2. He is not performing his job as is expected from him.

3. He is accepting illegal gratification.

4. He is getting unjust enrichment.

5. He is harassing the person from whom he is taking bribe.

That is why bribes are illegal.

Answer 3

Who says they're illegal?? I think it's more the form..not the content that's illegal. If you offered a cop on the side of the road a crisp, new C-Note to let you slide on a speeding ticket..you could end up in deep weeds. Now...when you're down the court house a few weeks later and make the "suggestion" that if your ticket were to be...lets say...let slide for a nice contribution to the township..it might fall on more receptive ears. The above is an example of a blatant roadside offer of financial re-numeration for leniency and a more subtle and socially acceptable "contribution" to a just cause, fund, etc., etc.

Just a few weeks ago I had a friend..who owns a spray painting company...that in lieu of doing 100 hours of community service for a horde of parking violations...offered up enough paint for the township to paint a bridge that had just been repaired. He had the paint laying around his shop so it was no sweat of his brow. They took the paint and signed off on his community service.

My point being..all the pieces of the game are in motion at all times and everything is in play and everyone has a number. It just takes some testicular fortitude to find out what it is.

I, personally, don't have the stomach for such dealings, but I know and have met people who have repeatedly bought themselves out of situations.

Answer 4

This is an easy one. Texas Law, other states are similar. Read below:

§ 36.02. BRIBERY. (a) A person commits an offense if he
intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer on
another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another:
(1) any benefit as consideration for the recipient's
decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of
discretion as a public servant, party official, or voter;
(2) any benefit as consideration for the recipient's
decision, vote, recommendation, or other exercise of official
discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding;
(3) any benefit as consideration for a violation of a
duty imposed by law on a public servant or party official; or
(4) any benefit that is a political contribution as
defined by Title 15, Election Code, or that is an expenditure made
and reported in accordance with Chapter 305, Government Code, if
the benefit was offered, conferred, solicited, accepted, or agreed
to pursuant to an express agreement to take or withhold a specific
exercise of official discretion if such exercise of official
discretion would not have been taken or withheld but for the
benefit; notwithstanding any rule of evidence or jury instruction
allowing factual inferences in the absence of certain evidence,
direct evidence of the express agreement shall be required in any
prosecution under this subdivision.
(b) It is no defense to prosecution under this section that
a person whom the actor sought to influence was not qualified to act
in the desired way whether because he had not yet assumed office or
he lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.
(c) It is no defense to prosecution under this section that
the benefit is not offered or conferred or that the benefit is not
solicited or accepted until after:
(1) the decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or
other exercise of discretion has occurred; or
(2) the public servant ceases to be a public servant.
(d) It is an exception to the application of Subdivisions
(1), (2), and (3) of Subsection (a) that the benefit is a political
contribution as defined by Title 15, Election Code, or an
expenditure made and reported in accordance with Chapter 305,
Government Code.
(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree.

Answer 5

70% of this world lives with this disease called 'bribery'. It continues to flourish because the ruling class and the law enforcement are fully involved with this disease.
Normal public cannot do anything, if some body tried, got killed.

Answer 6

So that politicians don't get bored or tired of taking them 24/7/365.

It's sort of like a kind of heroin for greedy as$-clowns.

Answer 7

Because folks without a wad started kicking up!

Answer 8

does having a free market mean the government should be for sale?

hey, how about letting people kill whoever they want to sell their organs? it's a free market! hire a bodyguard!

Answer 9

THEY ARE ILLEGAL BECAUSE THE TITANIC HAS NOT ENOUGH LIFE BOATS FOR EVERYONE ON BOARD

Answer 10

casue it give those with more money undue influence