In their different ways, the Philippines, where Joseph Estrada has proved to be a populist unable to keep his promises, and Malaysia, which has descended into xenophobia, are setting bad examples.
And at the professional level, despite rolling in profit, the National Football League receives billions of dollars in public subsidies and tax favors, while setting bad examples for the young regarding painkiller abuse and weight gain.
He thinks that while the slaughter in Rwanda was a case of true genocide, the atrocities committed in the Yugoslavia war are best treated as crimes against humanity and war crimes, to avoid muddying the waters and setting bad precedents for future prosecutions.
The first part of this passage, mainly in Book 2, criticizes the images of gods and demigods that Homer and the tragedians have produced, both blaspheming and setting bad examples to the young (377e 392c).
I think some of it can be blamed on celebrities setting bad examples.
A final problem with how we use our drones is more a problem of angering other nations, increasing enemies and setting bad precedent.
