A Red Light For Scofflaws Analysis
Everyday Americans break laws without even flinching or second guessing themselves. In the excerpt from,”A Red Light for Scofflaws,” by Frank Trippetti, he states how even breaking a law that one sees as minor can have an impact on social order. He also explains how even ordinary citizens are becoming scofflaws [people who casually break the law], in order to persuade Americans not to break any laws regardless of how minor or major they are. Breaking minor laws do indeed have an impact on social order, it can affect a child’s knowledge of right from wrong and what they can get away with. In numerous ways it can increase danger and it can also exhibit bad examples for younger generations. Moreover, Trippett illustrates instances where normal,