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Crime doesn't pay |
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Crime doesn't pay. Prov. Crime will ultimately not benefit a person. No matter how tempting it may appear, crime doesn't pay. Crime doesn't pay. something that you say which means if you do something illegal, you will probably be caught and punished Police arrests are being given maximum publicity as a reminder that crime doesn't pay. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Over the course of several days, George Shandy of San Antonio, Texas, had several run-ins with burglars at a vacant house that he owns, teaching a couple of them that crime doesn't pay. Of course, both C&W and rap songs do express the idea that in the long run crime doesn't pay. Many of them, if they are not violent, can also be made to make some restitution and learn that crime doesn't pay. |
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