Topic: Broken Windows Theory

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40: Politricks
• 1:34:10 - 1:39:49

40: Politricks

Broken Window Theory, Looting and Fragile Civility

The hosts discuss the "Broken Window Theory" first proposed in 1982 by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling. They apply the theory to the recent looting of high-end stores on Fifth Avenue and Rodeo Drive, suggesting that once the "fragile piece of glass" representing civility is broken, chaos ensues. They argue that agent provocateurs intentionally break windows to clear the way for opportunistic criminals.