Teen curfew Argment
Argument: Should Police curfews be imposed on young people?
Although most people will argue that a forced city wide curfew goes against their rights as British Citizens, it is a way to keep the children and fellow city-goers safe.
However, when children roam the streets after certain time limits, they can become reckless and unsafe. They run the risk of getting seriously hurt, abducted or becoming influenced by criminality.
Whilst these are some very good points, an important question to consider would be: If juveniles are engaging in blatantly illegal activities, why would another law stop them from breaking the law?
Personally, I don’t think that it would be fair for police curfews to be imposed on young people because aside from the fact it could be considered as taking away their freedom of movement, not all young people are trouble makers.
If minors are given a curfew it could encourage them to become responsible, to show them that they cannot always push boundaries. Teenage years are known as the age at which children can start to rebel and push back against authority, and the curfew laws could very well show them that in life, pushing back is not a good strategy. Rabbi Shmuley says. “Parents are so easily manipulated by kids on curfews,” He says, “It’s not just about your kids [hanging out] with the wrong people or parents staying up late worrying where their kids are. A curfew is about a teenager understanding that, yes, teens can go out and have fun, but there has to be discipline and responsibility.”
In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, one of the Seven Commandments of Animalism states that ‘All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others’.
My argument would be that by imposing curfews upon a group based on their age alone society would indeed be creating an unequal group , all teenagers are not the same and many do not indulge in unlawful behaviours, most in fact are as responsible and hardworking as some adults, also I would
Although most people will argue that a forced city wide curfew goes against their rights as British Citizens, it is a way to keep the children and fellow city-goers safe.
However, when children roam the streets after certain time limits, they can become reckless and unsafe. They run the risk of getting seriously hurt, abducted or becoming influenced by criminality.
Whilst these are some very good points, an important question to consider would be: If juveniles are engaging in blatantly illegal activities, why would another law stop them from breaking the law?
Personally, I don’t think that it would be fair for police curfews to be imposed on young people because aside from the fact it could be considered as taking away their freedom of movement, not all young people are trouble makers.
If minors are given a curfew it could encourage them to become responsible, to show them that they cannot always push boundaries. Teenage years are known as the age at which children can start to rebel and push back against authority, and the curfew laws could very well show them that in life, pushing back is not a good strategy. Rabbi Shmuley says. “Parents are so easily manipulated by kids on curfews,” He says, “It’s not just about your kids [hanging out] with the wrong people or parents staying up late worrying where their kids are. A curfew is about a teenager understanding that, yes, teens can go out and have fun, but there has to be discipline and responsibility.”
In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, one of the Seven Commandments of Animalism states that ‘All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others’.
My argument would be that by imposing curfews upon a group based on their age alone society would indeed be creating an unequal group , all teenagers are not the same and many do not indulge in unlawful behaviours, most in fact are as responsible and hardworking as some adults, also I would