The phrase "lax attitude" means having a relaxed or careless mindset towards something, not taking it very seriously or being less strict about it. Full definition
But as Anthony shows, the Baltimore - specific rat problem has other sources, among them, a historically lax attitude toward running experiments in poor neighborhoods, as was the case during the early rat poison trials run out of JHU. (theringer.com)
As we have unfortunately learned, poor data practices also extend to the world's political IT infrastructures, with several UK MPs recently coming under fire for lax attitudes towards password sharing, which could in theory be jeopardising confidential government data. (siliconrepublic.com)
We defend his drooping shoulders and lax attitude like he is pure talent and hard work is not expected of him. (justarsenal.com)