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Keep Crime Down And Children In!
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Keep Crime Down And Children In! |
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Keep Crime Down and Children In!
Martin Luther King wrote in his,”Letter From Birmingham Jail” that there are there are just and unjust laws. He stated that an unjust law is,” any law that degrades human personality. ” Some, like Ms Misiowiec, feel that minor’s rights are being degraded. That a morally wrong code is the curfew law. A law instated to keep children from harm, by making it illegal to be out past ten o’ clock, does not degrade anyone. The curfew law in San Diego states “It is unlawful for any minor to be present in any public place or in the premises of any establishment within the City of San Diego during curfew hour.” Punishment for violation of this law is to be charged with a misdemeanor crime. If keeping them from getting into situations unfavorable for both minors and adults is to be considered derogatory, then what isn’t? A curfew law is a just system of lowering crime and protecting minors.
Statistics show that curfew laws have helped. Juvenile crime as a whole has decreased. “Since the enforcement began, the number of juvenile arrests for violent crimes decreased almost four times as much during non-curfew hours as it did during curfew hours (Strasson). Also, the number of minors who were victims of violent crimes decreased almost twice as much during non-curfew hours as during curfew hours (Strasson). In Houston, a curfew law was put into affect and crime decreased, by twenty-one percent. While in some cities there is no curfew law and
the crime rate of crimes committed by juveniles has decreased, this is probably due to the minors trying to keep curfew laws out of their communities. Minors as individuals are smart and up-right as citizens, but groups are the ones committing crimes. When grouped minors become unprincipled. They do things to impress one another and to look tough. Curfew laws would not be necessary if this were not the case.
While seemingly expensive, cost should not be an issue when it applies to the security of neighborhoods and the safety of our youth. As statistics show improvement that should make communities support their police and legislature creating and enforcing the curfew laws. It seems as if there is a lot of money put into the curfew laws. This is due to it not being so generously allotted for in the past. Money must come from other departments and donations. The money s...Read entire document
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