tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post1345985083274663715..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Why "Broken Windows" WorksFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-861897101733542112019-05-19T11:01:06.218-04:002019-05-19T11:01:06.218-04:00Do remember, Nitz, that De Quincey lived and wrote...Do remember, Nitz, that De Quincey lived and wrote long before the invention of the sarcasm tag!Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-29532388013451435752019-05-19T10:59:22.078-04:002019-05-19T10:59:22.078-04:00@Francis: An interesting progression of what the a...@Francis: An interesting progression of what the author thinks are increasingly-serious crimes. At least that's my take on the quote...<br /><br />NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-58503706373709488392019-05-19T08:57:43.631-04:002019-05-19T08:57:43.631-04:00There's also this frequently misattributed sta...There's also this frequently misattributed staying:<br /><br />"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination."<br /><br />(Thomas de Quincey)<br />Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-59298161059473008122019-05-19T07:47:13.547-04:002019-05-19T07:47:13.547-04:00There's also the matter of personal self-contr...There's also the matter of personal self-control. Channeling Thomas Jefferson:<br /><br />“He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.”<br /><br />In a similar way... he who commits a small crime, often repeatedly, and gets away with it becomes accustomed to committing crimes. And IMHO very often progresses to larger crimes.<br />NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-69477124926401316092019-05-18T09:42:33.847-04:002019-05-18T09:42:33.847-04:00Another aspect is the implication that if the auth...Another aspect is the implication that if the authorities are ready to take the small things seriously, they can be counted on to be even more serious about the large things. That sense of increased vigilance daunts the criminal element of a city.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-74398889408244340932019-05-18T09:38:28.259-04:002019-05-18T09:38:28.259-04:00What the notion of 'Broken Windows' and th...What the notion of 'Broken Windows' and the examples you cite are is a means of enforcing respect in society. One of the requirements for a civil society is respect.<br /><br />If you allow people who constantly disrespect their fellow citizen by inconveniencing them you allow a form of tyranny to take hold. Tyranny respects no master other than itself. <br /><br />Without respect, you essentially have a lawless society where the only way an innocent can avoid a crime against their person is to not participate in that society. Problem is that when the only 'respecting citizens' you have stay home your society deteriorates even more.<br /><br />Broken windows; Stop and frisk; these two tactics serve to improve the society where they are practiced. A respectful, law abiding individual would really not be inconvenienced by such practices and these individuals should welcome these as a means of securing their community from those who just cannot be bothered to respect or even appreciate it at all.Glenda T Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124547784959889077noreply@blogger.com