Do curfews keep teens out of trouble?

[knight steel]

Dear escapist welcome to my new series of threads featuring serious (me....being serious...who would have thought it)one liner question's.These question's will hopefully provide you to think but without taking to much of your time.

The first question is thiso curfews keep teens out of trouble?Please give as much detail as you can in your answer.I hope you enjoy.

This has been a thread made by the fabled user Knight steel.

 

[hotdogoctopus]

No. Do gun laws keep guns out of the hands of criminals?

If someone is motivated enough to do something, they will. Where there is a will there is a way. Drinking laws, church, curfews, and societal pressures, didn't keep booze out of my hands. The same stuff won't stop kids from doing things now either.

 

[Aedrial]

Not really, from what I've noticed about people my age, is that if you cage them, they tend to want to you know, break out of said cage.

Curfews are only useful if you put them under lock and key, otherwise... they can always get out.

 

[Soxafloppin]

Nope, itl just annoy them and make them anti social.

 

[Mistermixmaster]

Depends on the kid I guess, if it's one of them spoiled kids then there is a higer chance of it not working, as they're used to having it their way. Also depends on the parents, if they are able to enforce the curfew, then yes, it may indeed keep teens out of trouble. However, they may also get in trouble before the said curfew.

 

[thylasos]

No. The teens who're likely to be causing the trouble will simply break curfew.
The rest are exposed to this minority in schools, and it spreads.

 

[fix-the-spade]

No completely the opposite, they make criminals of everyone.

 

[Reliq]

No, you can do drugs and rob ppl in the daytime aswell...

 

[CognitiveDissonance]

I'd say that imposing a curfew on someone is tantamount to a statement of mistrust. Where there is a relationship between parent and child based upon mutual trust and respect, the child/teen is far likely to 'get into trouble'. This is of course excepting the few minors who are extreme cases and will make trouble nonetheless. The solution for that of course is to remove the unwarranted protection of minors granted by the law.

 

[Axeli]

That's nothing but age "racism". Such thing assumes that teens are all generally up to no good, so it imposes a curfew an the whole group.
It's not fair for the "good kids" and somewhat questionable method to deal with that "bad" ones too.

McElyd Earls are behind this kind of things I suspect. I find this almost as offensive as installing speakers emitting really high pitched and annoying sound only young people can hear too keep them from hanging around malls and such.
It's borderline fascism.

 

[Lord_Duke]

Nope, Probably depends on the teen, Some would just break the curfew cause it's forbidden.
Cause most teens are weird, confused and horny beings.
If you'd legalize weed, (see NL) it wouldnt considered something "cool" among kids.

 

[ScarlettRage]

No completely the opposite, they make criminals of everyone.

exactly, which is why i have no curfew

 

[dududf]

God no, lock us and we will want to break free.

A better way of keeping us out of the way is to spend time with us, doing stuff we like and subtedly dropping life lessons light heartedly (Assuming the parents are the "Cool" kind).


If you're a parent and must instill a curfew then you're doing it wrong.


Only type of Curfew I like is the kind where the parent suggests a time where you SHOULD be home-ish, or saying "No later then tommorrow" (I.e Midnight).

 

[Cherry Cola]

That's nothing but age "racism".

I think the word you're looking for is ageism. Yes, that is a word.

OT: 1984 showed that you can indeed enslave people. We could always try that.

Although say goodbye to your video games... and your internet... and your happiness.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

No. Setting limits to anything provokes anyone to commit any deed regardless of morality. It's human nature.

 

[rokkolpo]

no everytime i get a something like a curfew i break it the same night.

it's an authority thing i have.(or don't have)

 

[Dys]

No. Do gun laws keep guns out of the hands of criminals?

If someone is motivated enough to do something, they will. Where there is a will there is a way. Drinking laws, church, curfews, and societal pressures, didn't keep booze out of my hands. The same stuff won't stop kids from doing things now either.

Gun laws do keep guns out of the hands of criminals in every developed country except the United states of America, so that's a rather stupid rhetorical question...

Curfews imposed by parents are fair enough and in a great many cases probably do keep children out of trouble (not causing trouble, keeps them from being in dangerous situations). Obviously, a blanket curfew is never going to be a good idea. For example it may be appropriate to let a mature 13 year old wander around a safe neighborhood at 3am yet an immature 16 year old could very easily get into trouble in a bad neighborhood (especially if this unsuspecting youth is female, rapists and the like tend to target them). Also, wandering around late on weeknights can't be good for the schooling, so I can't imagine a great many responsible parents letting the kids wander around as it is just generally not good for them. I don't think it's healthy to stop kids from being out hanging around with their friends, but curfews within reason are necissary, it is the parents role to set boundaries for their children.

 

[Plinglebob]

My sister and I never had a curfew when we were younger. Instead, if we were plannig to stay out past 11pm, we had to tell our parents where we were planning to go and what time we were going to be back. We then had to ring if we got delayed and if we were late and didn't ring, there was hell to pay.

 

[ReincarnatedFTP]

No, the ones with any intelligence find ways around it. It's great for breeding antagonism, paranoia, and distrust in a relationship though.

I'm guessing it varies from situation to situation (you live in a dangerous ghetto/slum etc. etc.), but for blanket purposes, curfews are pointless and counterproductive.