{"id":34898,"date":"2019-01-15T21:02:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T21:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=34898"},"modified":"2019-01-15T21:02:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T21:02:41","slug":"keep-the-curfew-dallas-city-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=34898","title":{"rendered":"Keep the curfew, Dallas City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/920x920-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34899\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/920x920-1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/920x920-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/920x920-1-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/920x920-1.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard it said that &#8220;nothing good ever happens after midnight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Dallas city officials are wrestling with whether to retain a 26-year-old curfew the city imposed against juveniles.<\/p>\n<p>They ought to do what they can to retain the curfew, which is set to expire Friday if the council doesn&#8217;t act.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a particularly harsh old geezer on this. I just believe that cities have an inherent duty to enact measures that maintain safety. Dallas&#8217;s curfew isn&#8217;t perfect, but it is a reasonable approach to seeking and keep the community safe.<\/p>\n<p>The ordinance requires youth younger than 17 years of age to be off the streets between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from midnight to 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday. They may be out in the wee hours if they are accompanied by an adult. Violating the ordinance could result in a $500 fine.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard the criticism from some who believe the curfew &#8220;unfairly&#8221; targets children who live in low-income neighborhoods. That&#8217;s a bit of a head-scratcher. Are these folks saying that children who live in low-income neighborhoods more inclined to be out past curfew than those who live in swankier &#8216;hoods? That doesn&#8217;t quite compute with me.<\/p>\n<p>The issue for retaining the ordinance seems to revolve on whether to lessen the penalties for violators. Some residents and activists want to &#8220;decriminalize&#8221; the act of violating curfew. Hmm. How does that work? If you are breaking the law, aren&#8217;t then, by definition, a <em>criminal?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cities enact curfew with one intention, to protect children from late-night mischief that too often produces tragic results.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas is no different. Keep the curfew.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a Dallas Morning News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/opinion\/editorials\/2019\/01\/14\/dallas-needs-continue-juvenile-curfew-despite-citys-failure-track-impact\">editorial <\/a>supporting the curfew. I stand with the newspaper editorial board on this one.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve heard it said that &#8220;nothing good ever happens after midnight.&#8221; To that end, Dallas city officials are wrestling with whether to retain a 26-year-old curfew the city imposed against juveniles. They ought to do what they can to retain the curfew, which is set to expire Friday if the council doesn&#8217;t act. 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