crime doesn't pay

idiom

used to say there is more trouble than benefit from committing a crime

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Last year, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, a critic of Gascon and other soft-on-crime prosecutors, launched a billboard campaign warning criminals that crime doesn't pay in his jurisdiction. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025

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“Crime doesn't pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20doesn%27t%20pay. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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