Summary Of A Red Light For Scofflaws By Frank Trippett

¨ If you do it once, you can do it again.¨ This saying has been forgotten throughout generations and should be taken into consideration for adults, along with children of all ages. In the passage from Frank Trippett’s, “A Red Light for Scofflaws,” the author points out that millions of Americans are responsible for committing minor crimes that are being ignored because they are yet to be caught in the act by law enforcement. Trippett goes on by demonstrating that the minor laws are enforced to protect the city from filth, in addition to maintaining a friendly environment. The author portrays a formal tone for members of the American society.

Adult decisions should have adult consequence many minors don’t think about their actions and how it affects others around them. According to

People do not think about the overall consequences of throwing things everywhere and anywhere that they please. Author Frank Trippett, in his excerpt from,”A Red Light for Scofflaws,” explains how all around us are minor criminals. That people only believe that hard crimes such as murder, stealing, or domestic violence cases are serious. When in fact the real problems are littering, speeding, and noise pollution. These things affect the planet in more ways than we know. The author sets a concerned tone for “minor” lawbreakers all over the planet.

In “The Adversary Judge” Frankel explains how realities of the trial create a “role conflict” between the ideally constructed impartial judge and the realistic adversary judge (Frankel, 1976). Throughout their day people play many roles, these roles are based on the expectations of the people around them and the personality of the person (Frankel, 1976). In particular, judges are expected to play the role of neutrality, intelligence, and patience. Their role is thought to be similar of an “umpire” (Frankel, 1976). It is necessary for them to be objective in order for a just and fair trial to take place. Yet, this ideal role does not occur under the pressure of realities. One reality that pushes away the idea of an “umpire” judge is the heated emotions that occur throughout the trial process. Frankel states” the courtroom explodes as people spring up at several tables shouting objections, usually loudly because they are in some haste and heat to cut off forbidden answers” (Frankel, 1976, p. 472). The attorney’s main goals throughout the trail is to ensure a win for their client leading to competitiveness between both parties. Attorneys do not want to hear they are wrong and always need to be one step ahead of their competitors. This causes the commotion and tense emotions that is usually seen in courts.

Frank Trippett in his passage “A Red Light for Scofflaws” argues that people who used to be law-abiding citizens are now becoming criminals thanks to ‘minor’ laws. Trippett supports his argument first by providing the statistic that millions of Americans are taking increasing liberties with ‘minor’ laws. Then he supplies a few examples of different ‘minor’ laws that people nowadays are ending to break, such as littering or speeding. He does this in order to warn law-abiding citizens to be careful so that they do not turn out like the lawbreakers. Trippett provides a concerned tone towards the audience of ordinary citizens.

From banning alcohol for a certain amount of time to making women's rights a possibility, our country has grown for the positive, and even in the negative. Our laws were created to keep structure and safety for all. Black or white, minor or adult, tall or short, each amendment affects us to be a structured human in our very free society. We assume that law enforcement that we see today has no sense of heart or even justice towards the freedom of others. Throughout the many media outlets and even our many history textbooks, we assume that law enforcement has no sense of dignity, neither the sense of what is right or wrong when it comes to enforcing the laws and regulations of what this country has upheld for many ages. The laws that was created by man and approved by society is there for the safety and control of our country. But, because a man with power becomes drunk from it all, that shouldn’t reflect the ideology behind our rules and regulations of our country, but should show that not every human is perfect when it comes to following the laws, which will help them to grow as a better human and

The word lawbreaking is usually associated with people who have committed a crime or simply broke the law. To people today, the word lawbreaking is usually visualized with crimes such as robberies, vandalism, assault, and so on. Crimes like J-walking, littering, speeding, and noise pollution are usually ignored. Frank Trippett, author of “A Red Light For Scofflaws”, believes that people today are taking advantage of their liberties by casually breaking the law, which disrupts social order. I agree with Trippet’s argument because everyday people are skirting the law that is designed to protect and keep order in society.

Frank Trippett writes about how everybody breaks minor laws on a day-to-day basis. He says that these people are a major threat to our social order just as much as major criminals are. I agree with Frank Trippett's analysis on Americans breaking the law, written in "A Red Light for Scofflaws." Trippett is correct when he suggests that more and more Americans are breaking laws every day, because I see people breaking many laws on a daily basis. Everywhere I go, people around me are breaking the laws like running red lights and speeding and breaking other laws that they do not want to follow. I do believe that ordinary law-abiding citizens are breaking more and more laws, somewhat flirting with the concept of rebellion. I disagree however with

“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

People should start looking at what they are doing and who is going to affect. People think that because of them breaking the law is going to affect only the law

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”.

There’s an old saying, “don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time”. Our youth is doing the crimes, not realizing the true consequences of their actions; hence their immaturity. “Per a 2011 report on the National Institute of Corrections, 250,000 minors wind up in the adult criminal justice system each year.” (Hannum, 2016). But that does not mean, they should be tried as an adult for their crimes. Nor should they get off easy because they are under the age of eighteen. You can pick any day of the week, about 10,000 of our children are being put in adult prisons and jails. (Hannum, 2016). Nearly every year, the FBI arrest more than 33,000 young adults under the age of eighteen for offenses.” (Khan, 2010.). It’s time for society and our

Crime may simply be referred to as an offense against the state or against morality and is punishable by law, while justice is the fairness practiced during judgment of cases usually in instances where crime has taken place. Crime and justice go hand in hand as commonly evident in a case whereby a criminal is apprehended and taken to a court of law, then a ruling of justice practiced on the case and fairness used in passing of judgments. In most governments globally, crime and justice is managed by a criminal and justice department and typically, various departments are involved. These departments may primarily include; the police, the prosecution department, the law department, the correctional

The criminal law system encourages compliance and reduces non-compliance through an array of mechanisms, including situational and social crime prevention along with increasing police powers under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment Act 2014 (LEPRA). The criminal law appears to be relatively effective in decreasing non-compliance, as the majority of people are law-abiding citizens as they enjoy the liberties and protection that a disciplined society provides. Criminal law may further encourage compliance by punishing violations of the law on behalf of society where individuals fail to comply. However, regardless of the criminal law’s efforts in reducing non-compliance, continuous defilements of the law occur frequently, causing the community to question the effectiveness of the criminal law in encouraging compliance and reducing non-compliance.

You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all."