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if you can't do the time, don't do the crime
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From
do time
(
“
to serve a prison sentence
”
)
.
Proverb
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if
you
can't
do
the
time
,
don't
do
the
crime
One should not carry out an action if one is unwilling to handle the consequences.
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crime doesn't pay
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