[TChris]

So why not curfews for adults?

Because minors and adults have different rights. (As I covered in earlier posts.) Adults have many more legitimate reasons to be out and about in the middle of the night. As a past police officer, I can tell you from first-hand knowledge that youth get into much more trouble on the town late at night than adults do.

[gdani]

As a past police officer, I can tell you from first-hand knowledge that youth get into much more trouble on the town late at night than adults do.

As a former police officer, maybe you are aware that the majority of crimes committed by minors occurs from roughly 3pm to 6pm. Why not a curfew then?

Telling people they must be off the streets when they're not doing anything wrong is a prescription for a police state. If you encounter someone actually breaking the law, cite or arrest them.

Otherwise, it's none of your business, no matter what their age. Minority Report indeed.

[JeffAtlanta]

Adults have many more legitimate reasons to be out and about in the middle of the night.

This is the whole problem. Why should anyone have to present a 'legitimate reason' to the state in order to be outside after dark?

[JeffAtlanta]

Because minors and adults have different rights.

Do you believe that the local communities could pass curfews that only effect black minors? This seems to follow your reasoning as the 14th ammendment really wouldn't protect them against racial discrimination by the state. This would be logical as you've indicated that the freedom of assembly provisions of the 1st ammendment do not apply to minors.