Analysis Of A Red Light For Scofflaws By Frank Trippett

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Frank Trippett, in his excerpt,”A Red Light for Scofflaws,” argues that social order is affected by law-abiding citizens casually breaking the law. Frank supports this argument by asserting that more and more people today are becoming scofflaws. He continues by saying “people only think law-and-order is affected by violent crime.” The author's purpose is to inform people that casually breaking the law has a larger impact on society than just an innocent piece of trash on the ground. The author creates an informative one for ignorant citizens. The casual breakage of laws has a large effect on the grand scheme of social order in a society.
People who believe social order is not affected by causal law breaking believe that littering and speeding

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