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Teen Curfew In San Diego County, and in many other counties across the country, teenagers are forced to be indoors after ten p.m. Should there be a teen curfew? This idea is ridiculous. There is no legitimate reason for there to be a curfew. The proponents of a teen curfew say that a curfew would bring the crime rate down during those hours that teenagers are not allowed to be on the street. This …

…down. Any crime is unfortunate, but when the crime rate among teens during curfew hours has been shown to make a significant impact on crime, the county cannot enforce it. It is unjust. Not all of the teenagers should be punished for a few teenagers actions. The county should rather support late night activities that may be educational, and keep teens off the street instead of forcing a bed time on them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** beans