Curfew for Minors: Advantageous or Disadvantageous?

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A CURFEW IS A LAW enacted by a local or state government that restricts certain people from being in public places at specified times of the day.
 
Many cities and towns have a curfew law in place to prevent teenagers from being out at certain times, typically spanning the late hours of the night or school hours during the day. Any teenager caught out after curfew can face a fine or even jail time, depending upon the specific laws of the town.
 
Possible reasons to believe that curfew is advantageous:
 
·         Youth crime is a major and growing problem, often involving both drugs and violence. Imposing youth curfews can help to solve these problems, as they keep young people off the street, and therefore out of trouble, and prevent them from congregating in the hours of darkness.
 
·         The use of curfews on minors can help to protect vulnerable children for not all parents are responsible and inevitably their children suffer, both from crime and in accidents, and are likely to fall into bad habits. Society should ensure that such neglected children are returned home safely and that their parents are made to face up to their errands.
 
·         There is no good reason for children to be out unaccompanied late at night, so a curfew is not really a restriction upon their liberty. They would be better off at home doing schoolwork and interacting with the rest of their families.
 
·         Child curfews are a form of zero tolerance policing, showing that a community will not allow an atmosphere of lawlessness to develop. Child curfews can help to change a negative youth culture in which challenging the law is seen as desirable and gang membership an aspiration.
 
Possible reasons to believe that curfew is disadvantageous:
 
·         What if they have to stay out late for a school related activity?
 
·         What if they have part-time jobs, for example being jeepney conductors? Many jobs requires staying until night to earn money for their living.
 
·         It is unethical to criminalize their simple presence in a public space.
 
·         Once charged even for flimsy reasons, they will have criminal record which might bring harms to their opportunities in employment and so increases the social deprivation and desperation which breed crime.
 
 
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Katherine Comedia

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 00:46

Good day miss! I disagree with your opinion.I get your point but as a student i encountered that most of the time i need to go home late because of school works. It is not good to punish them just because they are in the public space at night. Sometimes their reason is valid and if they are punish because of it their will be a bad effect on their records.

Crisel May J. T...

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 00:54

Sorry to say but i disagree with what your opinion is. Yes students like college are more busy with their school works but that's not the reason for them not to go home early, they can finished it or continue doing it at their homes. So I think curfew is advantage to minimize the crime involving the youth.

Patricia Angeles

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 00:56

I disagree with you. I think curfew for minors is an advantage because it can help them to put in mind that they must go home early. It can also an help for them in a way that they are more safe if they are not going late.

Jan Michael P. ...

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 01:03

hi sir John i would like to reply on your comment. i beg to disagree on what you've post,yes having curfew will prevent accident, but there are disadvantage on curfews. having curfew with the minors it will only wake up their minds that we need a rebellion here. it will only separate the feelings of daughter/son to their parents, and it will also create hatred in their heart.

Katherine Comedia

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 01:06

Good day I beg to disagree with you. Curfew is not the act of taking a way the freedom of an individual. It is implemented to protect the minors. We all know that most of the crimes happen at night so we need to implement a curfew to secure ourselves from danger.

Patricia Angeles

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 01:19

I beg to disagree with you. For me its not a reason for minors to go home late in doing important things, because sometimes minors just use it as an excuse. It also doesn't mean that having a curfew parents don't trust their children.

Katherine Comedia

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 01:25

Hi Mr. Paras :) i beg to disagree with you. Implementing a curfew doesn't mean that we don't trust our children. We our just concern with them. We only want what is best for them.

Jan Michael P. ...

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 01:30

Ms.Santos i would like to reply on your comment. i disagree on your comment because now a days having adventurous teenagers is part of their life now. this era is not the same as the old ones,because if you use curfew with teens it will only create hatred and will evolved with a rebellion. its not like that im saying that we will tolerate what ever they want to do in their life the parents need also to guide them from wrong doings.

Patricia Angeles

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 01:45

I beg to disagree with you. For me having curfew for minors is an advantage because it can help to lessen a crime involving minors. And the topic is not referring to all it is just said that the curfew is just for minor.

Katherine Comedia

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 01:47

Good day Mr.Solis:) I beg to disagree with you.Not all minors who stay outside at night are just making alibis,some of them are busy with school works or part time job. Me as a student,sometimes i really need to stay outside at night just to finish my school works.Try to think their situation also. Godbless :)

Jan Michael P. ...

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 01:52

Mrs/Ms. Almero i would like to Reply on your comment that i disagree on what you've written on your post. that having curfew is good,yes it is good but there are disadvantage of that it will only create rebellion in their brain hatred in their heart. it will separate feelings in parents to their child. parents don't need to harsh in their child they just need trust,love,care and guide.

Marvin M. Anonuevo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 03:43

Hi, Although your opinion for me was right but based on what you said that it is for the safeness and for the teenagers to prevent doing bad things, for me it really depends on the person, if a person really has capability to do bad things, even morning he is able to do that. Curfew for minors is taking away the freedom of teenagers to enjoy their life.

Mark Jordan Mag...

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 03:51

But I think you can prepare your project or requirements in school during morning. As a student like you, it is important to have time-management so that it won't be hexic for you to finish your activity. And I suggest you also to have time table.

Marvin M. Anonuevo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:07

Good day Ms. Mary Jane, your arguments caught my attention. I think your right when you said that curfew for minors will prevent different kinds of trouble but you must know what empathy is, wherein you are able to put yourself to the situation. Having curfew is like living with time limitations, you are not able to do the things you need to do, especially in projects and assignments in school, your output is not totally perfect because it's a time pressure, that's why most teenagers will say, "ok na to!!."

Mark Jordan Mag...

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:07

I respect your opinion but probably it is not the case. But Curfew can help those children to become aware that during midnight they don't know what will happen and many accident. Also it is protection to the youth.

Lara M Mantes

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:09

I know that every people have their own opinion, but I'm totally disagree with your comment because curfew is an activity of our Barangay Official to protect the minor from the troubles or crime that will possible happen when they go out late.

Abigail Robeso

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:12

Excuse me but I disagree with your opinion, as a teenager like me providing curfew is one of the step in avoiding crimes, missing teenagers. It is not taking away for our freedom it just simply the way to protect us minors.

Marvin M. Anonuevo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:18

I respect your opinion about this matter, you said that it's a protection for innocent teenagers. It's not right if teenagers will remain innocent, because of curfew, they are not able to learn different things that they are able to learn during night time, that's make them innocent. Last, it will cause of rebellion because they feel that they are trapped with the law and their own parents.

Mark Jordan Mag...

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:24

I respect your perspective in Curfew. But the mission of the local government is to less the crime and to seek the protection of individuals. Probably the youth is eager to crime so they need the guidance of their parent. But assume that the parent working at night have no time to guide their children, so the local government are assigned or responsible to protect the youth at night.

Abigail Robeso

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:25

I disagree with your opinion maybe you should learn how to have Time Management. And I am just concern with you because nowadays as we all the crime rate here in the Philippines is increasing especially in Crime Rape.

Lara M Mantes

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:29

Miss Albay, I understand that you need to do your requirements but my opinion is disagree with you, because in the first place assingment in an take home activities or work and about your requirement you can do that in your house with an assurance that you will be safe if you do that at home.

Marvin M. Anonuevo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:31

Hello, I respect your opinion because you also have right but for me curfew for minors will always be disadvantageous for us. Crimes, accidents, trouble, that you have mention is not totally happening only during at night, but also in day time. Individuals safeness will always be depends on their own. God made night to be seen his beautiful creations that only during night can seen.

Marvin M. Anonuevo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:31

Hello, I respect your opinion because you also have right but for me curfew for minors will always be disadvantageous for us. Crimes, accidents, trouble, that you have mention is not totally happening only during at night, but also in day time. Individuals safeness will always be depends on their own. God made night to be seen his beautiful creations that only during night can seen.

Marvin M. Anonuevo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:31

Hello, I respect your opinion because you also have right but for me curfew for minors will always be disadvantageous for us. Crimes, accidents, trouble, that you have mention is not totally happening only during at night, but also in day time. Individuals safeness will always be depends on their own. God made night to be seen his beautiful creations that only during night can seen.

Marvin M. Anonuevo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:31

Hello, I respect your opinion because you also have right but for me curfew for minors will always be disadvantageous for us. Crimes, accidents, trouble, that you have mention is not totally happening only during at night, but also in day time. Individuals safeness will always be depends on their own. God made night to be seen his beautiful creations that only during night can seen.

Marvin M. Anonuevo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:31

Hello, I respect your opinion because you also have right but for me curfew for minors will always be disadvantageous for us. Crimes, accidents, trouble, that you have mention is not totally happening only during at night, but also in day time. Individuals safeness will always be depends on their own. God made night to be seen his beautiful creations that only during night can seen.

Karen Alas

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:31

I beg to disagree. You're right that all our parents told to us was for us to be a better person but in some instances it cant be applicable. Curfew is not necessary in our community in order to protect teenagers from crimes. We as a teenager need to be responsible for our action. Curfew cannot protect us every time we needed to. Yeah it helps but not every time.

Maylen E.Padua

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:38

i agree to you that curfew is advantage for the young adults to be responsible enough to their duties as being teenagers.and to lessen also the trouble or accidents that may happen.

Karen Alas

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:43

I beg to disagree. Not all the times it is good for the teenagers. The more the minors being prohibit to stay outside, the more they become eager to do so. The parents should be responsible to their children. They should be the one who will do the discipline thingy.

Mark Jordan Mag...

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:43

I agree with your argument and I also respect it. But your perspective is too broad, it simply because all 18yrs old below will be caught. Now a day the principal of the school are responsible and must have a letter to present to the parents so that they will be aware that their children will be late for school.

Hazel Joy Cruzada

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:45

Hi this is Hazel from RTU. In my opinion curfew is an advantage. Many teenagers are late sleep at night , they go to bar and somewhere without the consent of their parents. If they are in legal age they can do what they want, but below 18 they must have a legal consent with their parents.

Abigail Robeso

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:46

Mawalang Galang na po Ranielle Villarico, have you try to be a parents like your mother and Father ?? Do you know how they feel when your outside at late night? Our parents love us very much they just want us to be safe so in those teenagers try to widen your mind in this situation and don't ever be a "rebel" with your parents.

Margie Casenillo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:47

Reaction to the comment of Dhenisse Mae Tonzon. I disagree with you,because for me having a curfew make us learn on how we can manage our time and limitation about different activities we can have in school,we cannot make an excuse for any school activities that we need to stay late at night, so for me it is good way to implement curfew that minors be more responsible on how they can use their time.

Karen Alas

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:48

Disadvantageous. I disagree because curfew shows a lack of trust and faith that teenager can handle their self in night and lowering their self esteem. Causing the child to doubt themselves.

Michael John E....

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:50

hello L.Lawliet. im strongly disagree with your comment because For me curfew for minors is advantage and advisable to be a policy to lessen the violence in the community cause by minors and to protect them in the fraternities and to avoid the drugs .Im aware of it cause they always thinks to be good of us and they save us in troubles.

Hazel Joy Cruzada

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:54

Hi Alyzza. this is Hazel from RTU. As i read your comment, For me Curfew is an advantage.If you do your schoolwork earlier, you can finish it earlier. Study and do your school work after you finish in school.

Lara M Mantes

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:55

I respect your opinion about curfew, but I disagree with you because curfew didn't mean that seniors don't have trust to the minors.Also the real purpose of curfew is to prevent minors from the harmful people and that's not mean that seniors have no trust for the minors just because of not allowing them to go out late.

Karen Alas

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:57

Disadvantage. And I beg to disagree with you. Because What if we have to stay out late for a school related activities?What if we have part-time job, A jobs that requires staying until night to earn money for our living. Put ourselves into the shoes of the teenagers who do this situation. Not all the time it helps.

Salik S. Tanggara

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 04:59

I disagree with your opinion because not all teenager going home at late night some how is have a specific reason, like me, i am the one who going home at late night because of activity and our family business.

Michael John E....

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:04

hello JohannaTrespeces. i strongly disagree with your comment.For me curfew for minors is advantage and advisable to be a policy to lessen the violence in the community cause by minors and to protect them in the fraternities and to avoid the drugs .Im aware of it cause they always thinks to be good of us and they save us in troubles.

Hazel Joy Cruzada

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:06

Hi this is Hazel from RTU. For me it is Advantage. Seniors are just protect us . They want us in good hands and they always think of what is better to us. That's why sometimes we feel that they don't have trust to us.

Abigail Robeso

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:07

Hello Mr. Jojo I respect your opinion but having a CURFEW is not taking away teenager's freedom it's just like we can't say when do the accident happen, the local government just want us to be safe and secured. And I hope that this is not the reason why teenagers be "rebelde". Freedom is a wide aspect so we cannot say that curfew is the reason why our freedom take away from us.

Jayvee G. Morales

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:08

Curfew Minors is advantages especially on youths. For me, I am disagree with your argument. Because taking one's freedom is not only on curfew minors. My point is that to make a changes and preventing the disasters that is happening nowadays such as crime, kidnapping, or making a bad things that would be against to his own parents.

Michael John E....

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:10

hello Ms. Gemma C. Gutierrez. For me it is advantageous because it teaches the children to be responsible. It also helps them for their security and far from accidents or crime. It also doesn't mean that if the parents have a curfew is that they are being strict to their children but as much as possible they want their children to be safe and not getting into trouble.

Hazel Joy Cruzada

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:13

Hi this is Hazel from RTU. For me curfew is an advantage. Teens can finish their group study earlier. They have rest day in weekdays. They can finish and submitted it on time with their teachers.

Margie Casenillo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:16

Reaction to the comment of JohannaTrespeces. Hello, I disagree about your opinion, I believe that curfew help minors out of trouble, it teach everyone especially minors to be more responsible and disciplined. For me , government must implement this law.

Margie Casenillo

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:16

Reaction to the comment of JohannaTrespeces. Hello, I disagree about your opinion, I believe that curfew help minors out of trouble, it teach everyone especially minors to be more responsible and disciplined. For me , government must implement this law.

Lara M Mantes

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:17

Miss Mcrise, I appreciate your opinion about curfew,but I disagree with you because curfew is one of the activity of Barangay Officials in their stated area just to protect the minors from the crime which are possible happen in their area.Also curfew is not a totally solution in our problem in crime here in our country, Its just an activity of our Barangay official just to help our PNP (PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE)to prevent crime in our country.

Michael John E....

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:28

hello kevin. for me it advantageous because it teaches children to be responsible.

Mharjhon

Thu, 02/13/2014 - 05:28

You are wrong, Curfew is a advantage to us. Curfew protects from any harm and prevent us from involve in any bad activities.

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