Yet, despite the distaste almost everyone has for cheaters, lots of basically decent people cheat. It's cheating to park in a handicapped zone if you're not eligible or to sneak into better seats than the ones you paid for. People who pay their housekeepers in cash to avoid taxes as well as those who claim false deductions or fail to report income are cheaters. So are those who lie about their address to get their kids in a different school or about their children's age or about the miles they drive their car to save money. The person who buys a garment with the intent to wear it and return it or switches price tags is a cheat.
Merchants cheat customers by substituting or altering goods.
Companies that shortchange employees on hours worked and employees who falsely report hours or fail to give a full day's work for a full day's pay are cheaters. Some forms of cheating seem petty, others are more serious. Some involve outright frauds and swindles, others simply offend standards of ethics. But all forms of cheating are acts of dishonesty that dishonor the character and reputation of the cheater.