Is it wrong to have a curfue for the summer?!?!?

Question

im just asking this cuz its summer and its so beautiful where i live [well at night it is its all cool and stuff] and theres alot of us kids that wanna stay out late and just have some fun but we cant cuz of a curfue they issued for us to be in at 9:30.what do u think i should do about this too????? plz help any answer will do if u answer then thanx a bunch!!!!!!!

Answer 1

It's curfew. . . 9:30pm seems awfully early...

Food for thought, is a curfew constitutional? Here is what one United States Supreme Court Justice said. . .

The freedom to leave one's house and move about at will is "of the very essence of a scheme of ordered liberty," Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319, 325 (1937), and hence is protected against state intrusions by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. See, e.g., Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville, 405 U.S. 156 (1972); Coates v. City of Cincinnati, 402 U.S. 611 (1971); Hague v. C.I.O., 307 U.S. 496, 515 (1939). To justify a law that significantly intrudes on this freedom, therefore, a State must demonstrate that the law is "narrowly drawn" to further a "compelling state interest." Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 155-156 (1973). For this reason, I have little doubt but that, absent a genuine emergency, see, e.g., United States v. Chalk, 441 F. 2d 1277 (CA4 1971), a curfew aimed at all citizens could not survive constitutional scrutiny. This is true even though such a general curfew, like the instant ordinance, would protect those subject to it from injury and prevent them from causing "nocturnal mischief."

The question squarely presented by this case, then, is whether the due process rights of juveniles are entitled to lesser protection than those of adults. The prior decisions of this Court provide no clear answer. We have recognized that "[constitutional] rights do not mature and come into being magically only when one attains the state-defined age of majority. Minors, as well as adults, are protected by the Constitution and possess constitutional rights." Planned Parenthood v. Danforth, 428 U.S. 52, 74 (1976); see also Tinker v. Des Moines School Dist., 393 U.S. 503, 511 (1969). But we also have acknowledged that "the State has somewhat broader authority to regulate the activities of children than of adults." Planned Parenthood v. Danforth, supra, at 74; see also Ginsberg v. New York, 390 U.S. 629 (1968); Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158 (1944). Not surprisingly, therefore, the lower courts have reached conflicting conclusions in addressing the issue raised here. Annot., 59 A.L.R. 3d 321, 339-348 (1974) .

The answer is... it depends. Enjoy your summer.

Answer 2

i do no longer in undemanding terms like the assumption of telling human beings what they choose for to do with their very own self is nice or incorrect. If it is not unlawful or fairly risky then i assume it is not "incorrect". From a ethical attitude some would permit you recognize to no longer, or some would permit you recognize that's what you're meant to do. Do what you elect for. understand the advantages and the means actual (i'm beneficial you need to think of of a few) or social hazards (i.e. peole thinking that is "slutty", as you stated.) And, of path, be careful to no longer wreck the damaging bloke's heart :)

Answer 3

9:30 is pretty early. I think a curfew should definitely be in place, but GEEZ! Give the kids a few more hours. It's summertime!

Answer 4

There is a reason there are curfews. There are many different things in this world today that could happen to you. There are people out there who arn't very nice just waiting. You'll have plenty of time when your older to stay up late.

Answer 5

If there's a curfew, then go home when they say you should. People don't put out curfew's just to annoy you, You might not have done anything wrong, but your peers have, and the police have no way to tell just by looking at you.

Answer 6

9:30 is too early in the summer. sucks to be you kiddo

Answer 7

9:30 is late enough.

Go home and do something productive. Spend time with your parents, read a book.

Answer 8

Set up tents in your back yard. That's what me and my friends used to do. And we didn't have a curfew either.

Roaming around will lead to nothing but trouble.

Answer 9

Summer nights are so beautiful. If your parents are supervising a group of kids outside, groovy. Otherwise, get inside and get supervised, because your twenties will be a whole lot better if your teen years are supervised.

it's easy to parents to say 'do whatever.' it takes love and commitment to set rules and stick to them.

Answer 10

You could invite friends over for the night. I know it is hard to understand but curfews are there for your protection.