Millions of Americans are beginning to break laws every day and they are becoming scofflaws, sounds crazy doesn't it? But it’s true, Frank Trippett in his passage “A Red Light for Scofflaws” mentions that more and more Americans are breaking laws as simple as speeding, littering on the side of a road, and even causing some noise pollution. Which is turning them into scofflaws. All of these laws aren't taken very seriously but they are still laws and people need to taken them more seriously before they end up being charged or possibly hurting somebody else.
Somebody who would disagree with the author might say how there are people out there who actually obey the laws and are law abiding citizens or that just because you break such a small law like speeding that it does not make you a criminal. A majority of Americans are used to believing that the law and order is mostly threatened by violent crimes, Such as vehicular manslaughter, murder, rape, and kidnapping. Children lately have been raised around a world of people not obeying the laws and they think it is totally fine so when they grow up they will repeat the things that they saw growing up. So when they occasionally break these minor laws, …show more content…
“ You're a fool if you obey the rules” this slogan has been used a lot lately and is pretty much a slogan for how people in America think about the laws nowadays. People should know the consequences to breaking these laws, even though it is very rare for people to be charged for them, there is always that chance when they break it that they will be caught and charged for the act they have done. Even though the laws are “Minor” they should still be taken seriously as if they were a “Major” law. Just because they didn't get caught the last time, doesn't mean that they won't get caught this