"One bad apple doesn't spoil the bunch" in response to police violence. This happens to phrases a lot. Also consider: "pull yourself up by your bootstraps!" wh

"One bad apple doesn't spoil the bunch" in response to police violence. This happens to phrases a lot. Also consider: "pull yourself up by your bootstraps!" when the original purpose of that phrase was to mock the absurdity of the notion. edit: Merriam-Webster did a blog post on it https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/one-bad-apple-spoil-the-barrel-metaphor-phrase https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/one-bad-apple-...