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Withywindle

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13. The expression "one bad apple" gets abused a lot. It's not meant to minimize.

Thu May 28, 2020, 06:07 AM

May 2020

The real expression is "one bad apple spoils a barrel." Rot spreads.

If there is one "bad apple" in a department (i.e. one murdering cop) and the others don't report or prosecute or arrest or testify against him because of some kind of "professional" code of silence or whatever, that one bad apple has indeed poisoned the whole barrel. There are no good apples anymore. They're all corrupt.

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PSA From a good cop [View all] tulipsandroses May 2020 OP

There are good cops out there? Aristus May 2020 #1

In a conversation once with a policeman Miguelito Loveless May 2020 #2

This. Exactly. SoonerPride May 2020 #4

The system as is makes it very difficult for a good cop to report a bad one. Blue_true May 2020 #8

There is always one good cop in every dept. safeinOhio May 2020 #9

Cops are *supposed* to "ferret out the wrong doers." Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #11

I don't disagree with your sentiment. But I believe it isn't as simple Blue_true May 2020 #14

There are. renate May 2020 #3

The good ones don't make the nightly news. Day in and day out Blue_true May 2020 #7

There are lots of them. Unfortunately they keep their mouths closed Blue_true May 2020 #6

It was a sheriff that explained to me "Professional courtesy". safeinOhio May 2020 #10

A good cop I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #5

Damn. Wish we could clone that guy and put him on all the PDs in the country. nt SunSeeker May 2020 #12

The expression "one bad apple" gets abused a lot. It's not meant to minimize. Withywindle May 2020 #13