The public is not to blame
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f á B ù Z é zh ò ng, which means that even if a certain behavior should be punished, many people do that, so it is not easy to take the punishment method to deal with it. It's from flowers in the mirror.
Analysis of Idioms
Law bears no responsibility for the masses
The origin of Idioms
The fourth chapter of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "Kuang is not responsible for punishing the public. If he doesn't accept his idea, I'm sorry that the world Master can't abandon Qunfang."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in spoken English.
The public is not to blame
welcome visitors and see them off - yíng lái sòng wǎng
compromise out of consideration for the general interest - wěi qǔ qiú quán
apply the carrot and stick judiciously - ēn wēi bìng yòng