Would you stop to pick up a penny you saw on the sidewalk? |
Yes, certainly:
41%
Yes, probably:
29%
No, probably not:
24%
No, certainly not:
6%
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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?
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Yes, it's a major problem:
62%
Yes, it's a problem, but not a major one:
35%
No, not really:
3%
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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:
27%
Yes, it's a problem, but not a major one:
38%
No, not really:
35%
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Which do you think is a bigger problem in your neighborhood? |
Cars being broken into/stolen:
50%
Theft of metals from unsecured, vacant, or abandoned buildings:
21%
Neither problem happens much in my neighborhood:
29%
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Do you think that the police department takes metal theft crimes seriously? |
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Have you ever been victimized by metal thieves, losing your gutters, air-conditioner, ladder, automobile catalytic converter, etc.? |
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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:
55%
Tougher enforcement and penalties aimed at thieves who steal metal and sell it to metal recyclers:
39%
Stronger restrictions on the export of recycled metals to copper and aluminum starved foreign countries:
6%
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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? |
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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? |
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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:
2%
Partially liable:
5%
Not liable at all:
94%
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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:
28%
Yes, but that ordinance should apply to any City business that repeatedly received stolen property:
68%
No, that goes too far:
4%
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Have you ever visited one of the City's state of the art metal recycling facilities? |
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In general, do you consider metal recycling facilities a benefit to the cause of environmentalism, or a detriment?
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Beneficial:
93%
Detrimental:
7%
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Have you ever climbed on MonstroCity, Bob Cassilly's remarkable recycled metal outdoor sculpture at City Museum? |
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Would you steal a manhole cover if you were reasonably certain that nobody would ever find out? |
Yes:
0%
Maybe:
3%
No:
97%
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