Curfews are a subject that is widely discussed on if they should or should not be enforced most of the people lean to enforce curfews in an effort to cut crimes that are happening late at night. Most parents would agree that teen curfew is effective in reducing the risk of teens getting into trouble. But I believe that teens shouldn’t have a curfew. I say this because not all teens are out in weird hours of the night getting into trouble so why punish all teens for others mistakes.
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mentor‚ says‚ "Teen curfews are quite possibly the best thing ever. Teens are evil‚ corrupt beings and a curfew is all the world needs to cage up teen crime." Though most of Earl’s wise teachings are true and insightful‚ on this subject he is terribly mistaken. Teen curfews are not the right solution to the problem of juvenile crime because they enroach on the rights of teens and parents‚ are ineffective‚ and there are much better solutions. First of all‚ how can teen curfews be a good solution
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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
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yourself as a teen driving home after curfew‚ all of sudden your pulled over by the police and either arrested or ticketed for curfew violations. Then you think to yourself‚ I wasn’t doing anything wrong. This has become an increasing problem in America today. It is a shame for teenagers to get charged with breaking curfew and they are not committing a crime. This is another reason why teenage curfew is not need. My main points of the speech are to show that curfew laws are too expensive to keep‚ are
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Curfew Essay How would you feel to be taken captive by the time? To me‚ a curfew would be the same as locking me behind bars. A curfew is not necessary for teens and should not be allowed. A curfew would cost too much extra money to enforce‚ would take away our personal freedom liberties‚ and the curfew will restrict a teen from doing nightly activities either alone or at all. First of all‚ the money used for enforcing this law should be used for something else. With the payment of the workers
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Teenage Abortion Teen pregnancy in today’s society has become a huge issue in this era. Most of these teenager’s are still in high school and have no way of having anyone to help them. Most are eventually going to be single parents raising a child or aborting the child. "In 1999 over 148‚000 teenage pregnancies ended in abortion" (advocatesforyouth.org). This leads teenage mother’s to parent their child in single-parent homes or have illegal abortions. Even though some of these teens have no knowledge
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Establishing A Curfew A 10:00 pm curfew for all children under the age of 18 is the most breathtaking concept the mayor of our town has ever deliberated. This can preclude adolescents to stay out of dilemmas and vulnerabilities. A large number of youngsters are out of control around this period of time which is during nightfall. Youths are not aware of the imprudent things they do when they are not under surveillance by their parents or guardians. Having no curfew can also cause changes of personality
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Teenagers Driving The current driving age of 16 is a great age to start driving. However some may disagree with it. Being able to drive helps you become more social‚ free‚ and independent. This is something every growing teen needs to learn how to be. Driving helps that since you are able to go different places whenever you want to and meet up with whoever you would like. Age does not define how good or bad of a driver someone is. A 16 year old could just be getting their license and so could an
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Curfew is and always will be a problem for teenagers. When you tell a teen what to do they go totally against your word. Most teenagers feel that they need liberty and need to enjoy their lives. Recently‚ the city council is considering a curfew that will make it illegal for all jersey city teens to be out on the streets after 10pm. Freedom means a lot to teenagers and if that gets taken away‚ they will be practically left with nothing. The curfew law can effect adolescents negatively because many
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Argumentative essay Do teen curfew work? Giving teen’s curfew is like a baby being able to walk at the age of 1. Critics say that minors have a constitutional right to choose how long they stay out. In the past the United States has used curfew during the war times. In 1995 77% of cities with population greater than 200‚000 had some form of juvenile curfew. Therefor juvenile’s curfews should not be allowed because it will increase problems between young teens and the police‚ also teen curfews increase
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