Summary Of A Red Light For Scofflaws By Frank Trippett

It is interesting to note that, in the above excerpt, Anderson (1990) uses very "minor" instances of crimes. But one too many minor crimes adds up to a whole greater than the sum of its parts--the urban center begins to appear more and more uninhabitable.

Furthermore in today’s society, people often think of themselves as lawbreakers or criminals due to the fact they are unaware that they actually aren’t. In the quote “It is painfully apparent today that millions of Americans who would never think of themselves as lawbreakers, let alone criminals , are taking increasing liberties with all sorts of ‘minor’ laws that are nonetheless designed to protect and nourish society,”

In order to put an end to all this littering, it needs to start with everyone playing their correct role in society. Although it is not very enforced, littering is illegal. If people would all obey the law, there wouldn’t be an issue. But for those who don’t obey the law, it needs to become stricter. There should be more cops out there on the look out for people littering, and for people who get caught littering, there

William Bratton, commissioner of the New York Police Department from 1994 to 1996, presided over a dramatic decline in the city’s crime rate. Hired by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as part of a new crime fighting initiative, Bratton embraced the “broken windows” theory that had made him so successful as chief of the city’s transit police. According to this theory, when a community ignores small offenses such as a broken window on a parked car, larger offenses such as burglary, robbery, and assault inevitably follow. Conversely, serious crime can be prevented if a community polices the little

Controversy arose in 1998, about the definition of who was considered as a minor or an adult or what the average appropriate behavior was (Brown, 1998). People back then weren’t sure the age of accountability was which raised uncertainty. The crime data at the time showed that juvenile crime increased 70% from 1986 (Brown, 1998). U.S citizens were bombarded by this increase in crime and would have led to hysteria. Crime had risen to its peak in U.S. history, which concerned U.S. citizens

“Millions of Americans who would never think of themselves as lawbreakers, let alone criminals, are taking increasing liberties with all sorts of ‘minor’ laws that are nonetheless designed to protect and nourish society”(Trippett). Frank Trippett in his excerpt, “A Red Light for Scofflaws” argues that many people each day are breaking minor laws but do not think much about it because it does not seem like a big deal. The author supports his claim by stating that citizens believe that if breaking the small law does not harm anything, than it should not be a huge dispense. He continues by revealing that people continue to break the law because they are not getting caught and it does not affect the society around them. The author’s purpose is

Americans all over the country believe that one is not a criminal unless a huge crime has been committed. Trippett argues that society created laws to help protect the community and if society keeps letting people get away with minor crimes such as jaywalking, littering, or even noise pollution, it'll slowly cause our social order to get out of control. I agree with Trippett that society should start taking these minor crimes more serious because if not, these casual crimes will become a habit causing our community to spiral out of control.

Trippett states in this passage that Americans are “taking increasing liberties with all sorts of ‘minor’ laws.” Since he claims that they are minor, people who disagree would probably point out that if they are so ‘minor,’ then maybe they should not be laws at all or that the authorities are making things too complicated towards these laws. However, scofflaws are only thinking for themselves when they commit these offenses. In the passage Trippett provides some minor laws such as “littering or speeding or noise pollution” that are turning normal American citizens into scofflaws. These citizens are only thinking for themselves when they are racing down the street or tossing their trash to the side of the

Throughout the social development of individuals, there are several things that we learn through inclusion and the way in which parents raise us. We learn how to make appropriate social interactions depending on who is in our presence, we learn social expectation, what is considered good behavior, and finally what is considered bad behavior. Yet, awareness of what can constitute as criminal conduct has become increasingly prominent in our culture, especially with the strong presence in social media that it now has. However, what we are often exposed to are adult criminal assailants, and we rarely hear about juvenile, unless they have committed an extreme offense. But it is that last population, the one that we need to focus on, considering that it is them that can move to the extremes; to get blossom under help or to commit an increasing amount of crime.

Frank Trippet, a writer, reporter, and magazine editor, gives a strong realization on our society. In his passage, “A Red Light for Scofflaws”, he mentions how ordinary Americans are getting in the habit of breaking the law. Today, more and more teenagers are doing drugs, smoking e-cigarettes, and drinking. Other Americans simply litter and speed without suffering the consequences. I somewhat agree with Frank Trippett, however, I disagree with his statement: “You’re a fool if you obey the rules”.

Many people don’t even think about how many laws they are breaking on a daily basis. This short excerpt taken from “A Red Light for Scofflaws” ,written by Frank Trippett, draws attention to the fact the people tend to break minor laws without any thought or care to their acts. He begins by explaining that laws like the tax code violations and littering broke frequently. Trippet goes claims that people don’t care about laws like these because are no real consequences for their actions. The author argues that more citizens should obeys minors order to get people to realize that breaking these laws could result in misfortune. The author uses a informative and cautionary tone to scofflaws everywhere.

People are very self centered in today's world. Though parking in wrong spot maybe a small law broken there are others that are not that enforced but everyone has done

There is a moderate portion of juvenile law violations that are minor; however some young offenders are extremely dangerous and violent. (Caldwell, 2002) Studies have shown that most delinquent behavior stems from some sort of underlining issue or issues in a youth’s present or past history. State and county authorities must deal with these offenders while also responding to their personal social problems. This could range from child abuse and neglect, family issues and drug abuse, exposure to pornography and exposure to aggressive role models.

Whatever particular environment you are in contributes to how you act, how you carry yourself, what you wear, what jobs interest you, and the topic of this paper; what delinquent acts

Carelessness and laziness are two common factors that contribute to littering. We have a piece of trash in our hands and a trash can is in site, yet we decide to just throw it on the ground. Littering has become second nature even if it is unintentional. We assume that the trash we throw will eventually disappear into thin air and it won’t affect our surroundings. Little do we know that every little piece of trash thrown out the window all adds up. That small piece becomes a pile of trash that ends up clogging storm drains, contaminating water and endangering wildlife. According to McWhorter, “Sustainability involves conserving resources to prevent their depletion, protecting ecological processes, and eliminating waste and pollution, so as to ensure that our society’s pratices can continue and our civilization can endure” (p. 394).