At а city cоuncil meeting, the cоuncilmembers аre аbоut to approve a vote increasing the number of bars allowed in certain neighborhoods on the basis that drinking alcohol is a personal decision with personal consequences and the government should not limit people’s choices. One resident vocally objects, arguing that there is a clear pattern in which neighborhoods with more bars tend to have higher rates of violent crime, meaning this is not about individuals’ personal decisions but about larger social forces that impact communities. The resident’s argument illustrates the concept of