The good guys could arrest the bad guys at any time.
But the goal is to wake up the public to the scope and scale of the deception.
So that when [they] are arrested and prosecuted, not only will there be no resistance.
It will guarantee that there will be no place for [them] to hide and regroup and start over.
This is the end. For all time.
Short term wins are worthless without wiping out the evil forever.
Think big.
Then think even bigger.