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by ghurtado 3618 days ago
I don't think of the bounty as a reward for choosing not to break the law. Staying out of jail is the reward for not breaking the law; the $1000 is just a token of appreciation for someone that could have otherwise not bothered to report the bug.
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>Staying out of jail is the reward for not breaking the law

I think it works the other way around.