I hate the misuse of the phrase. It's just a few bad apples. It's generally used as an excuse to not have any systemic change. The second half of the saying is always forgotten.
A few bad apples spoil the bunch.
So if you think it's just a few bad apples you should be doing everything possible to get rid of them before they spoil the bunch. So the phrase should be being used to promote systemic change
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