More important is the perception that there is no social cost involved. The idea of arrests, raids and so on do not evoke the same sense of disgrace they once did. Perhaps because they are so much more common. The lines between law-abiding society and crime, such as they were, have blurred. Not only is there a decreased distinction between wrong and right at the individual level but also at the level of social interaction.
Respectability is no longer an issue of any significance.
These days consorting with or taking favours from people with unsavoury backgrounds is no longer considered a no-no. The film industry is proof of that as is the ease with which shady figures in the past have managed to endear themselves to the socialite circuit. No questions are asked. And far from being ostracised, people with serious allegations of wrongdoing are widely welcomed back. There seems to be an odd reluctance to connect the wrong with the wrongdoer.