A Red Light For Scofflaws By Frank Trippett: Breaking The Law

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“Scofflaws are people who casually break the law”. Frank Trippett, in his excerpt called “A Red Light for Scofflaws” argues that the foundations of social order are realizing ordinary citizens keep breaking the law. Trippett explains this by stating the little illegal things that people do everyday, such as littering or speeding etc. He has a serious tone in his argumentative passage for everyday citizens. Breaking the law for any reason, no matter what it is, is a crime.
If someone does something that does not harm anyone or anything should it really be consider breaking the law? Most people think as long as no ones is getting hurt then it is ok. But that is certainly not the case. Laws are Laws and they are not made to be broken. For example,