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Because of the constant movement in and out of Cambridge, auto theft and breaking and entering are the highest incidence crimes. At the same time, major crimes such as robbery, assault, rape, and murder are scarce. Anvone who has been mugged while walking by the Charles or strolling through the Common will immediately realize that these figures are relative to a sky-rocketing national crime rate: but as an example, on March 12, there were 84 auto thefts and five cases of breaking and entering reported in Cambridge, and no major crimes. Such a record would be highly unusual...
...what extent does Antonioni reveal his perception of the city through Mark's eyes? The theft of the airplane is foreshadowed by several earlier point-of-view shots. Mark sees a police helicopter before he's busted, and several planes and airline posters before he finds the airport. If we take this establishment as Mark's point-of-view, it partially justifies the theft in terms of the character. The attraction of his eye to airplanes could indicate a basic recurring dream, or even knowledge based on earlier experience (i. e. he knows how to fly-an implausible plot point...
...have become famous, Dellinger presented complex arguments against the judicial system. He said that 90 per cent of the people in Cook County Jail are black, and that many of them are essentially political prisoners serving long terms in jail for such crimes as possession of marijuana or petty theft...
...Coop's Board of Directors will discuss the policy-which spares student shoplifters a permanent police record-at its next meeting on March 23 against the background of a steadily rising rate of loss from theft...
Increased Theft...