Current Totals:

Would you stop to pick up a penny you saw on the sidewalk?

Yes, certainly:

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Yes, probably:

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No, probably not:

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No, certainly not:

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Do you think that the theft of metals – things like copper pipes and wiring, air conditioners, or automobile catalytic converters - is a problem in the St. Louis region?

Yes, it's a major problem:

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Yes, it's a problem, but not a major one:

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No, not really:

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Do you think that the theft of metals - like copper pipes and wiring, sewer lids, air conditioners, or automobile catalytic converters - is a problem in your neighborhood?

Yes, it's a major problem:

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Yes, it's a problem, but not a major one:

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No, not really:

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Which do you think is a bigger problem in your neighborhood?

Cars being broken into/stolen:

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Theft of metals from unsecured, vacant, or abandoned buildings:

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Neither problem happens much in my neighborhood:

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Do you think that the police department takes metal theft crimes seriously?

Yes:

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No:

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Have you ever been victimized by metal thieves, losing your gutters, air-conditioner, ladder, automobile catalytic converter, etc.?

Yes:

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No:

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Which of the following legislative measures would you be most likely to support as the best way of combating widespread metal theft?

Tougher regulations and penalties aimed at metal recyclers who buy stolen scrap metal:

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Tougher enforcement and penalties aimed at thieves who steal metal and sell it to metal recyclers:

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Stronger restrictions on the export of recycled metals to copper and aluminum starved foreign countries:

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Would you support a state law that allowed police investigating metal thefts to inspect any metal dealer's inventory, without requiring a warrant or probable cause?

Yes:

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No:

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Would you support a state law that allowed utility company and railroad security personnel investigating thefts of their property to inspect any metal dealer's inventory, without requiring a warrant or probable cause?

Yes:

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No:

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Do you think that an electric utility company should be held completely or partially liable for injuries sustained by a thief trying to steal copper wiring?

Completely liable:

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Partially liable:

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Not liable at all:

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Would you support an ordinance that allowed the St. Louis License Collector to revoke the business licenses of companies that were cited at least three times for receiving stolen metal?

Yes:

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Yes, but that ordinance should apply to any City business that repeatedly received stolen property:

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No, that goes too far:

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Have you ever visited one of the City's state of the art metal recycling facilities?

Yes:

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No:

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In general, do you consider metal recycling facilities a benefit to the cause of environmentalism, or a detriment?

Beneficial:

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Detrimental:

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Have you ever climbed on MonstroCity, Bob Cassilly's remarkable recycled metal outdoor sculpture at City Museum?

Yes:

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No:

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Would you steal a manhole cover if you were reasonably certain that nobody would ever find out?

Yes:

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Maybe:

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No:

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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.

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Would you stop to pick up a penny you saw on the sidewalk?
Yes, certainly: <% Response.Write q1ap %>% Yes, probably: <% Response.Write q1bp %>% No, probably not: <% Response.Write q1cp %>% No, certainly not: <% Response.Write q1dp %>%

Do you think that the theft of metals – things like copper pipes and wiring, air conditioners, or automobile catalytic converters - is a problem in the St. Louis region?
Yes, it's a major problem: <% Response.Write q2ap %>% Yes, it's a problem, but not a major one: <% Response.Write q2bp %>% No, not really: <% Response.Write q2cp %>%

Do you think that the theft of metals - like copper pipes and wiring, sewer lids, air conditioners, or automobile catalytic converters - is a problem in your neighborhood?
Yes, it's a major problem: <% Response.Write q3ap %>% Yes, it's a problem, but not a major one: <% Response.Write q3bp %>% No, not really: <% Response.Write q3cp %>%

Which do you think is a bigger problem in your neighborhood?
Cars being broken into/stolen: <% Response.Write q4ap %>% Theft of metals from unsecured, vacant, or abandoned buildings: <% Response.Write q4bp %>% Neither problem happens much in my neighborhood: <% Response.Write q4cp %>%

Do you think that the police department takes metal theft crimes seriously?
Yes: <% Response.Write q5ap %>% No: <% Response.Write q5bp %>%

Have you ever been victimized by metal thieves, losing your gutters, air-conditioner, ladder, automobile catalytic converter, etc.?
Yes: <% Response.Write q6ap %>% No: <% Response.Write q6bp %>%

Which of the following legislative measures would you be most likely to support as the best way of combating widespread metal theft?
Tougher regulations and penalties aimed at metal recyclers who buy stolen scrap metal: <% Response.Write q7ap %>% Tougher enforcement and penalties aimed at thieves who steal metal and sell it to metal recyclers: <% Response.Write q7bp %>% Stronger restrictions on the export of recycled metals to copper and aluminum starved foreign countries: <% Response.Write q7cp %>%

Would you support a state law that allowed police investigating metal thefts to inspect any metal dealer's inventory, without requiring a warrant or probable cause?
Yes: <% Response.Write q8ap %>% No: <% Response.Write q8bp %>%

Would you support a state law that allowed utility company and railroad security personnel investigating thefts of their property to inspect any metal dealer's inventory, without requiring a warrant or probable cause?
Yes: <% Response.Write q9ap %>% No: <% Response.Write q9bp %>%

Do you think that an electric utility company should be held completely or partially liable for injuries sustained by a thief trying to steal copper wiring?
Completely liable: <% Response.Write q10ap %>% Partially liable: <% Response.Write q10bp %>% Not liable at all: <% Response.Write q10cp %>%

Would you support an ordinance that allowed the St. Louis License Collector to revoke the business licenses of companies that were cited at least three times for receiving stolen metal?
Yes: <% Response.Write q11ap %>% Yes, but that ordinance should apply to any City business that repeatedly received stolen property: <% Response.Write q11bp %>% No, that goes too far: <% Response.Write q11cp %>%

Have you ever visited one of the City's state of the art metal recycling facilities?
Yes: <% Response.Write q12ap %>% No: <% Response.Write q12bp %>%

In general, do you consider metal recycling facilities a benefit to the cause of environmentalism, or a detriment?
Beneficial: <% Response.Write q13ap %>% Detrimental: <% Response.Write q13bp %>%

Have you ever climbed on MonstroCity, Bob Cassilly's remarkable recycled metal outdoor sculpture at City Museum?
Yes: <% Response.Write q14ap %>% No: <% Response.Write q14bp %>%


Would you steal a manhole cover if you were reasonably certain that nobody would ever find out?
Yes: <% Response.Write q15ap %>% Maybe: <% Response.Write q15bp %>% No: <% Response.Write q15cp %>%