[mysterio]

It's not the government's responsibility to parent a child. That's the parents' responsibility.

I was a "dandy" teen. I earned good grades and got into no trouble. But it wasn't because of some stupid statist curfew. And I don't hate law enforcement. But I do have a healthy distrust of authority, one which has been proven correct in every case.

[JesseHousman]

A local government, serving the majority and properly empowered, has the right to keep these little rats off the streets at night. These delinquents have no parents! They have idiots in the place of parents.

A few years ago I had occasion to be downtown in a major Ohio city, after 11:00 PM and saw these "night owls" hustling older citizens at a bus stop. Before I could intervene a policeman did.

The papers are full of police blotter stories about what these juvenile "owls" are doing.

I repeat the bottom line: these teens have no parents in the sense that you and I know the term.

[Nightshift]

Parents - this is the reason these laws were enacted for. Since the parents can't handle thier kids (or are just oblivious to them)someone needs to handle it, so guess what, big ol government stepped in.

this is a growing trend in America, parents not teaching and/or not supervising them. Parents want their children, but they also want to do what they want (party, socailize, have time without the kids, whatever...)so it's easy just to tell them go out and have fun with your friends till you get home. My kids get into enough problems at home let alone out on the street.

I am not saying a curfew is the solution, what I am saying, parents do you know where your kids are AND especially - what they are doing?

[been_lurking]

But I do have a healthy distrust of authority, one which has been proven correct in every case.

Do you personally have any authority over another? Are you a boss, supervisor, parent, etc.? Do you distrust your own authority?