Curfew Persuasive Speech
How many of you currently have your driver’s license? That means that all of you that raised your hand are either currently under or have been under the sixth month Georgia driving rule. This drivers rule states that a class D license holder is not to drive between the hours of midnight and 5:00am (“Teen Driving Laws”). This strict law also dictates that, for the first six months, a class D license holder may not have more than one passenger in the car (“Teen Driving Laws”). This single passenger is to be an immediate family member (“Teen Driving Laws”). An example of this would be a sibling, parent, or child of the driver (“Teen Driving Laws”). I’m sure all of you know of these restricting rules because we are forced to follow them.
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What makes the government think that they will break a law like that but respect a lesser law such as a curfew law? This is already not making much sense right? Well it gets even more confusing. Most curfews laws are set between the hours of midnight and 5am. You would think that these hours have been selected for a logical reason but they have not. Most juvenile crime is committed between the hours of 2pm and 8pm. There are no curfew laws to cover this period of time (Teen Curfews Should Not Be Supported). Common sense would tell you that there is not much traffic in the middle of the night and the streets become a ghost town. The state of Georgia does not seem to understand that logic. With less cars out driving, there is less room for accidents and crashes. Driving during the hours of curfew would actually "protect our youth" much more effectively than even driving in broad daylight. Mike Males, a senior researcher for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, has researched the success of teen curfews for many years (Leslie). "There's pretty much no question that [the ordinances] aren't effective in either reducing crime or preventing harm to young people," stated Males. People such as Males believe that Curfew Laws give the people a "false sense of security." What is seen as a "false sense of security" in many
What makes the government think that they will break a law like that but respect a lesser law such as a curfew law? This is already not making much sense right? Well it gets even more confusing. Most curfews laws are set between the hours of midnight and 5am. You would think that these hours have been selected for a logical reason but they have not. Most juvenile crime is committed between the hours of 2pm and 8pm. There are no curfew laws to cover this period of time (Teen Curfews Should Not Be Supported). Common sense would tell you that there is not much traffic in the middle of the night and the streets become a ghost town. The state of Georgia does not seem to understand that logic. With less cars out driving, there is less room for accidents and crashes. Driving during the hours of curfew would actually "protect our youth" much more effectively than even driving in broad daylight. Mike Males, a senior researcher for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, has researched the success of teen curfews for many years (Leslie). "There's pretty much no question that [the ordinances] aren't effective in either reducing crime or preventing harm to young people," stated Males. People such as Males believe that Curfew Laws give the people a "false sense of security." What is seen as a "false sense of security" in many