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		vacri on Feb 18, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fifth Circuit holds that First Amendment protects ... I can't remember who pointed it out, but someone said that everyone is missing the point when they talk of bad police being a 'few bad apples' and the rest are fine. The full phrase is 'A few bad apples spoil the whole barrel'.

lbatx on Feb 18, 2017 [–]

Correct. In addition, someone covering up for a bad apple is, well, a bad apple.

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