The US didn't give a rat's arse about money laundering regulations until somebody flew a couple of planes into a couple of prominent buildings...
Then again, the call to "report your neighbour" is troubling, but the UK is a country where as a result of IRA bombing campaigns there were no rubbish bins on the streets in Central London and airport announcements tell you that unattended baggage "will be removed and may be destroyed"... By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan