Lobbying Against Curfew In Philadelphia

I am lobbying against and to change the curfew for minors in Center City and University City, Philadelphia during the weekends. In August 2011 Michael Nutter (mayor) enacted a curfew for every child under 18. The curfew restricts any one under 18 from being in the Center City, University City regions of Philadelphia after 9pm. If any minor is found in either region after 9pm they will be apprehended until parents pick them up. This curfew was enacted after several incidents involving “Flash Mobs” in Philadelphia.  Mayor Nutter refers to any one participating in the flash mom as “a tiny minority of ignorant, reckless fools.” (http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/08/01/nutters-office-condemns-violent-flash-mob-promises-response/).

         My reasoning form lobbying against the curfew for minors because I am a minor. I like to go out with my friends on the weekends in center city and go to restaurants. Or just get ice cream at scoop devils. But with the new curfew that make it impossible. I work on the weekends as well and I normally don’t get off until 6. SO when I get to center city its about 9. And I just don think its fair for everyone to suffer because of one group of people. And the main supporters lobbying this change in curfew such as Mayor Nutter, and parents of children in Philadelphia don’t understand the need to for kids to go out and enjoy their selves.  They don’t look at the new curfew from a child’s point of view. We feel as though all of our freedom is being taken away.

         Although it is said that the curfew is not permanent I feel as though soon it will because nothing is being done to change the curfew. I do suggest that instead of taking the curfew completely away we raise the time limit for older teens.

 

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