Preparing to burn a witch in 1544. Witch-hunts are an example of mass behavior fueled by moral panic. A moral panic is a feeling of fear spread among a large number of people that some evil threatens the well-being of society. A Dictionary of Sociology defines a moral panic as the process of arousing social concern over an issue â usually the work of moral entrepreneurs and the mass media.. The media are key players in the dissemination of moral indignation, even when they do not appear to be consciously engaged in crusading or muckraking.
Four Points. 1  Drag racing. 2  Impaired driving. 3  Any blood-alcohol level in a driver under twenty-one years of age.  Sixteen miles per hour or more over the legal speed 1  limit. Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
When is a damaged car considered a total loss? Your insurance company may decide your damaged car is a total loss if: It cannot be repaired safely; Repairs would cost more than the car is worth, or; State laws require the company to call it a total loss due to the amount of damage. This can vary from 50 percent of the car's pre-accident value in Iowa to 100 percent in Texas. Many states use something called a Total Loss Formula: the cost of repairs plus the scrap value of the car must equal or exceed the car's pre-accident value.