Because it’s a systemic problem. The system itself has a problem.

Whether or not the abuse is rare is not the issue. The fact that the system allows such abuse with impunity is the problem.

The fact that it is brought up so often should, in and of itself, be a strong indicator to those who have the power to initiate change that some serious consideration is warranted.

Some fairly straightforward countermeasures would go a long way toward minimizing the threat.

One simple improvement would be making DV power a witness parameter, similar to HBD APY.

Another would be to allow free “Counter DVs” that are less powerful than DVs, but free, and can thus be used by “the community” to proactively counter DV abuse.