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[–] jack_of_sandwich 5 points 1 day ago

Like "one bad apple spoils the barrel"

Just dismissing criminals in your midst as "bad apples" misses the point. The phrase is meant to say you need to find and get rid of those apples before their corruption spreads to the rest of the barrel.