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 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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L.Lawliet (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 12:00
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curfew
argie cena (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 13:11
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mabuting malaman natin ang
argie cena (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 13:11
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mabuting malaman natin ang
argie cena (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 13:12
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mabuting malaman natin ang
argie cena (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 13:12
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mabuting malaman natin ang
argie cena (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 13:12
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mabuting malaman natin ang
Austin (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 13:49
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Austin (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 13:50
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Filipino
aisa mcrise (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 14:39
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I beg to differ, No need
Aisa mcrise (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 15:18
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No need Curfew
Aisa mcrise (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 15:22
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No need Curfew
Aisa mcrise (not verified)
Mon, 08/05/2013 - 15:23
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lol
marjorie catap (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 02:47
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filipino
anidah launte (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 07:19
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i agree with this
gerald tagala (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 07:26
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i disagree
sunshine (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 07:32
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i disagree
tofer (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 07:38
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disagree
Ruben (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 08:24
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Advantage of Curfew
Antonette Gomez (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 08:25
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Curfew for Minor : Advantage or Disadvantage.
Irish (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 08:35
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Advantage
Lloyd Plazos (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 08:50
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Advantage
Lloyd Plazos (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 08:50
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Advantage
Arthea (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 09:00
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Evangeline Cestina (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 09:31
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Jorwill H. David (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 10:08
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Advantageous
Mary Joy Famador (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 10:18
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filipino
Gladys Joy Pugal (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 10:27
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Disadvantageous
Babylyn Lim Her... (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 10:30
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Disadvantageous
Bren Siao (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 10:32
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Disadvantageous
alinna nocido (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:05
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ADVANTAGEOUS
alinna nocido (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:05
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ADVANTAGEOUS
nishe delrosario (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:19
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advantageous
Danica Denise D... (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:31
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Advantage,dahil para sa akin
Andrea Francesk... (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:36
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Advantage po, dahil maiiwasan
Micah Dinniese ... (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:44
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Karyl Ladrica (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:46
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Curfew for Minors: Advantageous or Disadvantageous?
Rizza Anne Kris... (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 11:54
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ADVANTAGEOUS
Hazeline P. Gerodias (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 12:09
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Advantage po dahil po sa
Rina Marie Raymundo (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 13:39
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filipino
Emie Ara C. Vil... (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 13:50
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Para po sa akin, isa pong
Emie Ara C. Vil... (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 13:50
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Para po sa akin, isa pong
Marie Elisha V.... (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 14:23
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Karen Marie Antang (not verified)
Tue, 08/06/2013 - 15:02
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ADVANTAGEOUS 7 - Wisdom
Erika Joy Canaria (not verified)
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 01:42
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Advantageous
Erika Joy Canaria (not verified)
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 01:51
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Advantageous
teresa (not verified)
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 08:16
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advantage
marjorie (not verified)
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 08:22
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advantage
kenmark (not verified)
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 08:28
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advantage
Jessica F. Fabella (not verified)
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 08:31
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Curfew for Minors
kenmark (not verified)
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 08:31
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advantage
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