Curfew for Minors: Advantageous or Disadvantageous?

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 12:44
A CURFEW IS A LAW enacted by a local or state government that restricts certain people from being in public places at specified times of the day.
 
Many cities and towns have a curfew law in place to prevent teenagers from being out at certain times, typically spanning the late hours of the night or school hours during the day. Any teenager caught out after curfew can face a fine or even jail time, depending upon the specific laws of the town.
 
Possible reasons to believe that curfew is advantageous:
 
·         Youth crime is a major and growing problem, often involving both drugs and violence. Imposing youth curfews can help to solve these problems, as they keep young people off the street, and therefore out of trouble, and prevent them from congregating in the hours of darkness.
 
·         The use of curfews on minors can help to protect vulnerable children for not all parents are responsible and inevitably their children suffer, both from crime and in accidents, and are likely to fall into bad habits. Society should ensure that such neglected children are returned home safely and that their parents are made to face up to their errands.
 
·         There is no good reason for children to be out unaccompanied late at night, so a curfew is not really a restriction upon their liberty. They would be better off at home doing schoolwork and interacting with the rest of their families.
 
·         Child curfews are a form of zero tolerance policing, showing that a community will not allow an atmosphere of lawlessness to develop. Child curfews can help to change a negative youth culture in which challenging the law is seen as desirable and gang membership an aspiration.
 
Possible reasons to believe that curfew is disadvantageous:
 
·         What if they have to stay out late for a school related activity?
 
·         What if they have part-time jobs, for example being jeepney conductors? Many jobs requires staying until night to earn money for their living.
 
·         It is unethical to criminalize their simple presence in a public space.
 
·         Once charged even for flimsy reasons, they will have criminal record which might bring harms to their opportunities in employment and so increases the social deprivation and desperation which breed crime.
 
 
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Kim Michael P. ...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 07:44

I see your comment your stand is good but come to think of this, but I beg to disagree. Not all young men and women are like what you have said. Because what if their reason in getting outside during late night is valid? If they are students, what if they have to rush school works but they don't have the availability in there houses. I mean what if when they got home late because they have evening schedule and they need to rush assignment that needed computer or internet but they don't have at home? They must consider first all things that can be affected in implementing that law.

Kim Michael P. ...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 07:54

I respect your comment about curfew I'm sorry but I disagree to you. For me, Curfew for minors is not applicable at this time. why? because this day people need to work hard to supply their needs like minors. Some minors have jobs to sustain their family needs and if government limit their time there is possibility that they will loose their job.

michelle anne m...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 08:20

Hi, It is wonderful idea for teens to have curfews because it teaches them to be responsible and also considerate of other people around them. Teens may not like the idea of a curfew in the beginning and they may fight with parents about it.

michelle anne m...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 08:36

Most teens don't understand that they don't need much freedom since they are irresponsible and not an adult yet. Most teens get into trouble if they have too much freedom to do anything they want to do.

michelle anne m...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 09:01

Curfews help youth to get to use the following a normal routine schedule by being home before a certain time each night.Kaya nga may curfew para hindi sila maging iresponsable sa buhay.

michelle anne m...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 09:14

Hindi naman ibig sabihin ng may curfew wala na agad tiwala ang mga magulang sa kanilang mga anak. Kaya lang kailangan ng curfew para alam din nating mga teenager ang limitasyon natin at para hindi rin tayo mapahamak.

Mary Joy C. Sy

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 09:44

I don't agree that curfew takes away freedom. After all, you're just preventing your children to come home late, but aside from that, they could do what they wanna do in the entire day. So I guess, curfew doesn't necessarily mean taking away the freedom.

Mary Joy C. Sy

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 09:48

I beg to disagree. Who are we to blame the elders for not trusting the minors like us if nowadays most of the minors are getting involve in using illegal drugs and other illegal activities? Curfew is just a reminder that we all have limitations.

Mary Joy C. Sy

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 09:58

I respect your opinion, but in contrary of what you have said, curfew is for those minors, so it means people that are not yet in their legal age. How come that they will have a part time job when the accepted age in applying is at least 18 y/o and above? And regarding the school activities that you have stated, if they are to be coming home late, better yet to just have an overnight to their classmate's house, but of course with the consent of their parents. In that way, they can be safer.

Charlene J. De Mesa

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:00

Hi froline. I read your stand about Curfew for minors and I do respect it. For you it would disadvantage. But giving a curfew to minors have more benefits like parents will feel at ease. Furthermore, if she is not home at this hour you will have a sense that something is not right. It makes sense for a parent to be aware that her child is in the house and safe. It gives him security and away from harm. It teaches them to be responsible and also considerate of other people around them. So it's advantage somehow.

Jonas M. Holgado

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:05

Hello Froline, I have read and respect your own opinion about the issue. For me, curfew doesn't mean that we are taking away the freedom of children. Actually, Curfew for minors is very advantageous because we ensure the safety of the children especially when there are crimes and they become victim.

Mary Joy C. Sy

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:11

I respect your opinion, but in contrary of what you have said, not all parents are responsible enough to handle their children. For most instances, rebellion and quarrel starts from home due to the absence of responsibility of the parents. What more to the parents of those minors living in squatters area? I'm not degrading their status, but what can you expect from them? Curfew is just one of the many ways to prevent your children from getting harm.

Jonas M. Holgado

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:13

Hello Alyzza, I respect your opinion. But for me, Curfew is very advantageous because this will teach you to be more responsible on managing your time and activities.

Precious Anne U...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:22

I'd just read and evaluated your opinion regarding curfew hours whether it is advantageous or disadvantageous. I'd respected it but I AM BEG TO DISAGREE with you. It is responsibility of their own parents not in local government.

Charlene J. De Mesa

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:32

Hi. I read your stand about curfew for minors and I do respect it. For you it would disadvantage. But not all requirements in school are done outside. Remember they are teens not an adult yet. They need more care of their parents. Curfew helps to make sure that teens aren't out all night getting into trouble with other kids. So it's advantage somehow.

Precious Anne U...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:32

I'd just read and evaluated your comment I'd respected it but I AM BEG TO DISAGREE with you. There is no assurance that all of the crimes happened in late night was by "children's" account.

Jonas M. Holgado

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:35

Hello Louise Ina, I respect your opinion about it. Implementing Curfew is a better idea because we ensure the safety of teenagers especially children. Nowadays, some of the victims are children and they might get involve on crimes. It will teach you to be more responsible on managing your time and activities.

Precious Anne U...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:38

I'd just read and evaluated your opinion, I'd respected it but I BEG TO DISAGREE with you. If the children are not knowledgeable enough in those crimes as you said, there is their parents to pick them in some instances when they in their classmate's home.

Jonas M. Holgado

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:50

I respect your opinion but I disagree. It is not disadvantageous for minors because implementing curfew for them helps a lot. As we all know, parents or guardians ensure the safety of their children. This will help to prevent children from staying in an area for no obvious reasons and to keep them safe from any crimes.

Precious Anne U...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 10:51

I just read you're comment, I respect your opinion but I BEG TO DISAGREE WITH YOU. although the local government has the power to do it contrast to the freedom of the people. I believe that it is not the teenagers who are obligated to the crimes like riot, snatching and others. The parents should or must guide their children and teach them on how to be a good citizens of the Philippines.

Charlene J. De Mesa

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 11:00

Hi. I read your stand about curfew for minors and I do respect it. For you, it would disadvantage for minors. But in contrary, there are possible answer to your opinion. You need to manage your time, if late to go home better stay at home wherever you there. So it won't curfew you.

maria corazon biag

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 11:15

Hi alyzza joy albay. I just read your opinion about curfew for minors and I respect whatever you have written. But as for me Curfew for minors is advantageous because it will help those young adults to follow a normal routine schedule by being home before a certain time each night for their own safety.And those assignments or projects can be done not late much of the curfew time.

maria corazon biag

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 11:20

Hi shen. I just read your opinion about curfew for minors and I respect whatever you have written. But as for me Curfew for minors is advantageous because it will help those young adults to follow a normal routine schedule by being home before a certain time each night for their own safety.And those important matters can be done not late much of the curfew time.

Charlene J. De Mesa

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 11:24

Hi. I read your stand about curfew for minors and I do respect it. For you, it would disadvantage. But in contrary, it is not necessarily disadvantage. Nevertheless, this is a good way for parents to look out for their children's safety. Because the later that they are out, the greater their chances of being victims of crimes and involved in taking of illegal drugs. Parents do not know what their child really doing outside. So it is not so bad if it enforced for the good of minors. It is advantage somehow.

maria corazon biag

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 11:25

Hi froline carizon. I just read your opinion about curfew for minors and I respect whatever you have written. But as for me Curfew for minors is advantageous because it will help those young adults to follow a normal routine schedule by being home before a certain time each night for their own safety.

maria corazon biag

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 11:29

Hi reinafel. I just read your opinion about curfew for minors and I respect whatever you have written. But as for me Curfew for minors is advantageous because it will help those young adults to follow a normal routine schedule by being home before a certain time each night for their own safety.And those assignments or projects can be done not late much of the curfew time.

roivezon alda

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 12:25

Hi Mr.Rowell i do your respect your comment that teenagers need to be happy.But it is also important to set rules throughout adolescent years.Minors nowadays are vulnerable in doing risky things that we totally dont want to happen.

Andrea C. Sanchez

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 12:32

Hi Emelio L. Sumergido, I read your opinion and I respect that. but I beg to dis agree, because what if below 18 years old has a work or part time job in evening? like car wash boy, conductor and etc. They need to work harder just to support their studies.

roivezon alda

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 12:40

I do respect that many teenagers are busy working with school stuffs and others.But the consideration of such hours that a minor should have a limitation specially when it comes going outside late night.Think about majority of minors may be put in danger including staying of out of trouble.Curfews help teen to become use setting a schedule which they routinely follow, and become able to develop time management skills.

Elijah Casipit

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 12:59

disadvantage!Minors have a right to freedom of movement and assembly which curfews directly undermine, by criminalizing their simple presence in a public space.Curfew for minors break upon individual rights and liberties.

Andrea C. Sanchez

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 13:00

Hi Gerald Gonzales, I beg to disagree, because what if the teenager has a work at evening duty? Or they have school activities that they need to finish and they have consent of their parents or guardians? And regarding on what you have said that curfew must be implemented for minors for them not to be exposed on such crimes that might happen, it’s the parent’s responsibility to take care of their children all the time even they have work or busy.

Renalyn A. Rañola

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 13:03

Hi I've read your stand about the curfew, I disagree.Because not all parents must know all about their child, kasi sa panahon ngayon marami ng napapahamak dahil sa pag-uwi ng di tama sa oras and makakabuti kong magkakaroon ng curfew para malaman nila yung limitations bilang isang minors and to ensure safety.

roivezon alda

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 13:05

I dont think it can lead to rebellion of such teenager.Think about that they are staying late night under no supervision of such guardian or parents.Minors are vulnerable in high risk behavior that occur during evening, think about what if parental supervision is not present.

Andrea C. Sanchez

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 13:31

Hello Myra, I read your opinion about the issue of Curfew for minors and I do respect that. But I disagree, about what you said that many teenagers now are being a mother and a father because of their some bad influence friends. Having a Curfew for minors is not a solution to prevent of increasing pregnancy, the best solution in that is having communication and the parents or guardians should perform their responsibilities in their children.

Andrea C. Sanchez

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 13:56

Hello Balbuena Joyce Ciron, I do respect your opinion but I beg to disagree. Regarding on what you have said that curfew is for the safety of the kids and keeping kids off the street at night,, For me it’s the responsibilities of the parents or the guardians to take care and to secure their kids not the government.

Renalyn A. Rañola

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 15:10

Hello, I've read your stand and i beg to disagree,because this is not a violation of freedom of Minors. In fact Most teens get into trouble if they have too much freedom to do anything they want to do. In a way curfew does help prepares them for the future by helping them to be prepared to be able to handle being a responsible teens.

floresmhayann

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 15:23

I do respect to your stand but I beg to disagree. Curfew is an advantage for the youth especially for minors because there is no good reason for them to be out unaccompanied late at night. Curfew is not really a restriction upon their liberty and freedom. They would be better off at home doing schoolwork and interacting with the rest of their families.

floresmhayann

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 15:41

I do respect your opinion but I beg to disagree. Curfew is needed for Youth especially to minors. Youth crime is a major and growing problem that curfews address. It often involving both drugs and violence. Particularly worrying is the rise of youth gangs who can terrorist urban areas and create a social climate in which criminality becomes a norm. Imposing youth curfews can help to solve these problems, as they keep young people off the street, and therefore out of trouble, and prevent them from congregating in the hours of darkness. Curfews are easy to police compared to other forms of crime prevention, and are therefore effective.

floresmhayann

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 16:30

I do respect your stand about Curfew for Minors but I beg to disagree. Curfew is an advantageous for Minors because it can help to change a negative youth culture in which challenging the law is seen as desirable and gang membership an aspiration. Not only parents should have a responsibility to discipline their children but also Minors(Children) should have self-disciplined.By means of Curfew,greater self-esteem and discipline can be developed.

Renalyn A. Rañola

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 16:59

Hello ! I've read your stand and your answer is also correct but i beg to disagree,Curfew is a good thing to be implemented because minors/students needs to discipline. Not necessarily take a long time to stay in school, yes there can indeed turn groupings or activity but you first discuss or make just ahead of the need to do.

floresmhayann

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 17:18

I do respect your stand about Curfew for Minors but I beg to disagree. Curfew is an advantageous for Minors because it can help to change a negative youth culture in which challenging the law is seen as desirable and gang membership an aspiration. Not only parents should have a responsibility to discipline their children but also Minors(Children) should have self-disciplined.By means of Curfew,greater self-esteem and discipline can be developed.

Renalyn A. Rañola

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 17:22

Hello ! I've read your stand, but i beg to disagree with you. The curfew is a way to protect the minor not totally lose the freedom of a person so that it is still there but you have to take limitations because it also for the good and welfare of the child / Minors. And it is not the cause of being rebellion because curfew it helps to discipline and to segregate crimes and prevent doing bad things.

floresmhayann

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 17:29

I beg to disagree with your stand about Curfew for Minors.Curfew minors is an advantage for them because not all parents are responsible and inevitably their children suffer, both from crime and in accidents, and are likely to fall into bad habits.Curfew is not really a restriction upon their liberty. They would be better off at home doing schoolwork and interacting with the rest of their families.it is about disciplinary actions for them and their parents.

Elijah Casipit

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 17:46

I beg to disagree,Not all of the time a student can sleep early because they need to accomplish first their task before going to sleep. They also need the help of their classmates for them to finish on what task they have difficulty too..Offenses occur before curfew hours. Therefore, the curfew is ineffective. Several home schooling groups challenged it as being unfair to them.

floresmhayann

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 18:03

In contrary to your stand,Curfews set boundaries for children.Imposing curfews to minors can help to maintain the safety ,as they keep young people off the street, and therefore out of trouble, and prevent them from congregating in the hours of darkness.Besides, adolescents do not need to be roaming the streets at all hours of the night.They should learned discipline and not to be out all night.They should become submissive and disciplined.

Khristiana Mari...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 23:48

I disagree with what you said i know that curfew is a part of a teenager's life but I'm also a teenager that doesn't need to stay late at night just to say that its part of my teenage life.

Khristiana Mari...

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 23:58

Local official will understand some teenagers who works and sometimes will go home late because there workplace is so much far from there home but what is the real act of this law is to prevent teenager who stay late at night for nonsense thing not those teenager who really stay at night for good reasons.

Khristiana Mari...

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 00:11

If a teenager is well educated of their parents on how to deal with this kind of matter it is not hard for them to obey the law. But according on what you said that what if they need to stay late a night because of school works their parents must fetch them when they will go home late just to protect them from evil deeds of other people. There parents is the one who must take care of them. First, the parents must also know if there children is telling the truth because many children use school works just to do wrong deeds with their friends. Second, they must know who are the people who will be with their children. And lastly, they must know where place their children will go so that in case of emergency they can go to that place.

Khristiana Mari...

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 00:21

So are you saying that if curfew is disadvantages because if a parent implemented it to their children it means they are not trusting their children ? For me its not like that, you know why ? because a parent who always trusting their children is not good. Kasi ang mga teenager ngaun inaabuso na nila ang pagkakaroon ng tiwala sa kanila ng mga magulang nila. Katulad na lang ng isang kakilala ko na sa sobrang tiwala ng magulang niya sa kanya hindi alam ng mga ito na may boyfriend na siya. Yan ba ang sinasabi mo na wif mapatupad na ang curfew that it means parents are not trusting their children ?

Margie Raymundo

Thu, 03/13/2014 - 00:38

For me curfew, can cause disadvantages to teenagers.In a home that has too much structure, a curfew is just another way to control a teen. Teenagers need to learn how to govern themselves and use their freedom.

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