Read the following excerpt from an online op-ed article. Another reason that the proposed curfew in Johnstown is a bad idea is t
hat curfews simply don't work – they are nearly impossible to enforce. The city council can make all the rules it wants, but if no one is going to hold people to them, the rules are meaningless. We all know that the Johnstown Police Department is understaffed as it is, as evidenced by a drastic increase in recent crime rates. Do you really think they're going to turn the necessary attention to a town curfew when there are actual crimes to solve and incidents to respond to? In a candid interview in yesterday's Johnstown Daily Bee, candidate Les Brown revealed that enforcing a curfew would be very low on his list of priorities. The bottom line is that a curfew, like any law, would be meaningless if it were not enforced. Let's forget about the curfew and turn our time and money to more practical and pressing matters affecting our town Which of the following would be a good place for the writer of the op-ed to link to additional information on the Internet? O A. A curfew, like any law, would be meaningless if it were not enforced B. The rules are meaningless. C. Let's forget about the curfew. D. As evidenced by a drastic increase in recent crime rates
The law of having a curfew would be meaningless if it were not enforced. Curfews can provide peace of mind for their family members, and these laws can help work to prevent more human trafficking and exploitation of children. This can be a false sense of security to think that only crime happens during the night. A lot of crime happens during the middle of the day. If you are going to have the law, then you must go through with the legal consequences of violating it. Minority teens are impacted because the teenage curfew laws can create conflict with the police and with parents.
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If a community decides to have a curfew, then demographic info should be included. Some kids have to take care of themselves and putting a curfew on them can restrict them from getting what they need.
