Teen Curfew: Breaking The Law

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Teen Curfews
Cities all over the country are passing curfews that take away teens’ rights, will your city be next? For example, many cities have laws the teens cannot be out past 11:00 p.m. in hopes of reducing crime. This is very unreasonable and causes many problems for teenagers, such as interfering with their social life. Overall, teen curfews are extremely useless and do not improve society. First of all, teen curfews will not reduce much, if any juvenile crime. For example, do you really think criminals are concerned about breaking the law? Of course not. Curfews will not solve anything. If a teenager is illegally dealing drugs, he or she will do it regardless of a silly law that says he or she can’t be out past 10:00. Shouldn’t parents decide their child’s curfew and not the government? Also, passing a law that decides how long a teenager can be out would punish a lot of innocent teens who have done nothing to break anybody’s trust. Why should you be restricted if you have done nothing wrong? You shouldn’t. Some teenagers just want to have innocent fun with friends. For example, on Friday nights, many teenagers like to hang out with piers while being responsible and following all the rules. Don’t kill the vine because of a few sour grapes. After all, 84% of teenagers have never broken the law. It’s unfair to punish that 84% who have …show more content…

Instead of limiting crime, curfews will reduce the number of witnesses, allowing crimes that are easier to commit. Jennifer L. Doleac, an expert on the subject, said this, “Having people around helps deter crime by increasing the likelihood that an offender will get caught. Curfews incentivize law-abiding citizens to be at home instead of out on the streets.” If you ask me, police should be cracking down on much more serious crimes such as murder, rape, or theft instead of 13-year-old Billy because he was caught outside past 11:00 p.m. (Wirtz

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