There is always a reason behind something that occurs. There is always a cause and a resolution to an issue. Teenagers have a reason to why they rebel against their parents. The curfew is the cause, but what is the resolution? There is a reason behind why teenagers feel the need to be rebellious.
In article one, curfews are known to restrict citizens from everyday freedoms in some populations. It is mostly based on the population’s crime issues and unmindful behavior. Article one also states that police can arrest citizens for being out past curfew, but only if it is a good reason. They cannot arrest you if you are stuck outside because of the weather. For example, if it rains and you are taking the bus home. In other countries, they can enforce 24-hour curfews by the week, as stated in article one. As said in article one, “Curfews can be used as a mean of control, victimization, and outright violence against targeted groups rather than as a device to bring peace to the benefit of all”.
In article two, Craig Kenny talks about how teenagers are staying out extremely late and causing problems in the community around them. According to article two, the police went at the problem with the rowdy teenagers with a voluntary curfew. This curfew was to emphasize all the responsible parents to do their job. When the police had spoken to the parents of the troubling teenagers, they said they thought they were at a friend’s house instead of being in the streets. The teenagers, according to article two, had a curfew as follows: children under 16 had to be in by 9pm, and children under 10 had to be in by 8pm.
In article three, the mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, was affected tremendously by the teenage curfews. Teenagers were mainly the big shoppers in the biggest shops at the mall. When they started causing problems in the mall, according to article three, the mall police enforced a curfew for all teenagers in the mall at late hours. This affected the shops because the late hours were the times when teenagers would come in to buy things. As stated in article 3, the teenagers began to rebel. The officials in the mall, the shop owners all began to receive hate mail.
In conclusion, teenagers have rebelled against curfews at many angles. They are going on the idea of being in charge and being independent that they think it is unreasonable to follow the rules. Curfews cut off teenagers’ activities and priorities that they proceed in after school. No one wants the curfew they enforce, including parents, to look like a source of punishment, but in some cases you cannot cover it up. My follow-up would be to find a video or picture to express my topic clearly and thoroughly.
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