A Red Light For Scofflaws Analysis

Everyday citizens are constantly breaking the law thus destroying our society and social order. .In Frank Tippett's “A Red Light for Scofflaws” he argues that the real threat to society are everyday citizens that keep breaking minor laws. He explains that most americans do not think of themselves as criminals or lawbreakers. That more and more citizens are committing crimes by breaking minor laws like speeding, littering, or noise pollution. He addresses the people of society that in order to restore order to america is to begin with the citizens not violent criminals. He explains that these minor laws are designed to protect and benefit society. He describes the situation in a critical tone for the people of America. People in our society have been turning more and more into what the …show more content…
These a minor laws are minor for a reason because it allows a correct of action when they happen. That if everyone who broke a minor law were judged as if they had committed murder than most people of this nation would be sitting in a jail cell. Without mistakes there would never be any room for improvement and that this nation would constantly be at a stand still. The difference between a violent criminal and a citizen is that once a violent crime has been committed there is no going back. That when a citizen breaks a minor law they are able to reflect upon what they did and improve. Therefore if a citizen improves then they are improving the society as a whole and this is what makes this nation great. That people have always been opposed to laws but they know it needs to be there. They if they don’t like a law they have every right to oppose the law if they choose to. That it is stated in our constitutional rights that the people have the right to assemble and oppose the government if something needs to be changed. That the power is supposed to lie in the hands of the people and not in the