“They’re just one bad apple” in reference to (more often than not) shitty cops, but also for most malcontents in a position of public trust. This a misappropriation of the aphorism “one bad apple spoils the bunch” which is literally saying that if there’s one bad actor in a group, the entire group is comprised.
Another version of this which I’m currently fond is the saying (in diverse forms) if 9 people at a table let a Nazi sit down with them, there are 10 Nazis at the table.
“They’re just one bad apple” in reference to (more often than not) shitty cops, but also for most malcontents in a position of public trust. This a misappropriation of the aphorism “one bad apple spoils the bunch” which is literally saying that if there’s one bad actor in a group, the entire group is comprised.
I think autocorrect got your “compromised”.
The entire group is comprised of compromised compadres.
Another version of this which I’m currently fond is the saying (in diverse forms) if 9 people at a table let a Nazi sit down with them, there are 10 Nazis at the table.