פרצה קוראה לגנב – Broken Windows Theory

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Deuteronomy 22:23דברים כ״ב:כ״ג
In the case of a virgin who is engaged to someone —if another man comes upon her in town and lies with her,
Rashi on Deuteronomy 22:23:1רש"י על דברים כ״ב:כ״ג:א׳
ומצאה איש בעיר [IF A DAMSEL THAT IS A VIRGIN BE BETROTHED UNTO A MAN] AND A MAN FIND HER IN THE CITY [AND LIE WITH HER] — (Because he found her outdoors) therefore he lay with her: a breach in the wall invites the thief; if she had remained at home (as becomes a chaste Jewish girl) this would not have happened to her (Sifrei Devarim 242:2-3).
Sukkah 26a:6סוכה כ״ו א:ו׳
Rava said: A breach summons the thief. If the guardian builds a sukka, thieves will know where the guardian is located in the field and they will enter the field elsewhere. The exemption of the watchman from the mitzva of sukka prevents that situation. The Gemara asks: What is the practical difference between the two reasons given? The Gemara answers: There is a difference between them in a case where he is guarding a pile of fruit, which can be guarded from inside the sukka; therefore, according to Rava, in that case the guard would be obligated in the mitzva of sukka. However, since the sukka in the orchard is not like a fully equipped home, in Abaye’s opinion he would still be exempt in that case.
Tur, Choshen Mishpat 425:5טור, חושן משפט תכ״ה:ה׳
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Malbim on Deuteronomy 22:23:3מלבי"ם על דברים כ״ב:כ״ג:ג׳
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Sifrei Devarim 242:3ספרי דברים רמ״ב:ג׳
— "The breach beckons to the thief."
Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 933:10ילקוט שמעוני על התורה תתקל״ג:י׳
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"Why does it do that? Rashi explains: אם אתה מעכב מתנות הכהן חייך שתצטרך לבא אצלו להביא לו את הסוטה. If you don’t give money to the kohen, your wife will cheat on you."


"Perhaps this is another version of the Broken Windows theory – when a person sees that someone else isn’t following the rules, that person is inclined to also not follow the rules. Everyone’s getting away with everything."


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