法不责众

fǎ bù zé zhòng

the law can't punish everyone

Character by character

法fǎ
law

不bù
not

责zé
punish

众zhòng
crowd

别以为法不责众，闯红灯一样要罚款。

Don't think the crowd protects you; crossing on red still gets you fined.

Tone: neutral.

The mindset behind group rule-breaking, like crossing en masse on a red light.

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