Curfew Debate Brings A Challenge

by Staff | December 1, 2006 8:33 AM | | Comments (1)

On a second night when passionate teens spoke out against a proposed citywide curfew, an alderwoman challenged Sahib Hobby (pictured) and his friends to come up with a plan of their own for a place for kids to hang out. He accepted — and the politicians agreed to help.
• Click here to read Melissa Bailey’s account of the public hearing at Wilbur Cross High School.
• Click on the play arrow to watch excerpts from the hearing, videotaped by Empower New Haven’s Tom Ficklin. (Click here for more.)
• Click here to read Allan Appel’s account of the previous night’s hearing at Hillhouse, where teens challenged adults to spend time with them rather than calling in cops on curfew patrol. Click on the play arrow to watch a fired-up moment from that hearing, captured by Ficklin.







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Posted by: TSN | December 2, 2006 12:01 AM

Are you kidding me? Parents take responsibility for your kids. They may be teenagers, but they are still kids.
Slap a curfew on the city. Too bad, if it curtails your running the streets all hour of the night. A curfew is like a big time out for our neighborhoods. Dont you think we need it? Kids nowadays dont understand that there are consequences for inappropriate behavior. Murder, attacks, vandalizing property, disturbing the peace, and intimidating older neighbors are not behaviors that merit any treatment as if they are equal to adults.

Time for a time out. Curfew now! The city needs it. Then we will talk to the children once they have taken it down a notch.

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