I live in Canada and also know several cops who are great people;however, even they would not raise a finger to expose fellow cops who are indeed bastards

That's the problem, it's not a few bad apples, it's a shit ton of them and the few remaining good apples are too afraid or just not care to do anything about the rest

[–] hojomonkey@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

The whole point of "a few bad apples" is that they spoil the bunch. The idiom is "A few bad apples spoils the bunch". Just like keeping bad apples in a basket with good ones ruins them, so too are your "great people" ruined by putting up with the assholes they work with.

[–] abracaDavid 9 points 3 months ago

Guess what? If you see someone abusing people with their power and you say nothing about it, then you're not a good person. Neutral at best.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I question your definition of "great people."

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

That’s the problem, it’s not a few bad apples

The whole "a few bad apples" excuse ignores the rest of the saying. In its entirety it says "A few bad apples spoil the whole bushel."

(This is because as apples rot they release ethylene gas, which causes the rest of the apples to ripen more quickly and then start rotting.)