[arista]

Storm over city's night-time curfew on ALL under-16s: Police blitz on yobs is branded 'draconian'
Unaccompanied under-16s barred from the Welsh city of Bangor
Civil rights groups complain: 'This is North Wales, not North Korea'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1yAppEGyg



This was debated on ch5 Wright Stuff




Starts tonight for the next 6months.


So Get inside by 9PM tonight you Little Punks

[Ryan.]

Disgraceful violation of human rights.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ryan.

Disgraceful violation of human rights.

Do you live there?

[Ryan.]

No? Lol

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ryan.

No? Lol

Well some of the Little kids
are terrors.


If they need to go out
the Parent can take them
and pick them up.



Thats Fair Enough

[Marc]

I say put a curfew on everybody past 3pm

[Harry!]

What are they going to do to adults who look younger, ask for ID?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Harry!

What are they going to do to adults who look younger, ask for ID?

Yes

[Omah]

Excellent .....

Pick 'em up and bang 'em up .....

[Kizzy]

I remember a pilot of this in 2008/9 I think it was positively recieved as I remember...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/ju...crime.children

[arista]

Originally Posted by kizzy

I remember a pilot of this in 2008/9 I think it was positively recieved as I remember...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/ju...crime.children

Yes The Older Cornish Locals
were not happy with the under 16's.

[lostalex]

Sounds sensible. If the parents can't be bothered to properly parent someone's got to do it.

[Saph]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Sounds sensible. If the parents can't be bothered to properly parent someone's got to do it.

[Kate!]

I agree wholeheartedly with this and it should be enforced across the entire UK. Draconian my arse. It's the best thing I've heard for a while. Get it done.

[fruit_cake]

as long as some alternative form of entertainment is arranged for them to get involved in, sports, music whatever etc otherwise it's just draconian oppression imo

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by fruit_cake

as long as some alternative form of entertainment is arranged for them to get involved in, sports, music whatever etc otherwise it's just draconian oppression imo

alternative entertainment for kids under 16?? are you kidding? alternative entertainment = watch a video or read a book. be in the house by 9pm, brush your teeth, go to bed.

These are KIDS we're talking about.

[fruit_cake]

Originally Posted by lostalex

alternative entertainment for kids under 16?? are you kidding? alternative entertainment = watch a video or read a book. be in the house by 9pm, brush your teeth, go to bed.

These are KIDS we're talking about.

haha yeah I guess you're right. Lock 'em in

[Kizzy]

I hope these special measures are enforced also for children in local authority care, they are the ones who are in the 'most vulnerable' catagory I would say. It would be interesting to see how they intend to police that.
There are also those for whom home is not a safe place, I hope they are supported in this.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by lostalex

alternative entertainment for kids under 16?? are you kidding? alternative entertainment = watch a video or read a book. be in the house by 9pm, brush your teeth, go to bed.

These are KIDS we're talking about.

Spot on, and here's a radical idea, why don't the parents.spend some time with them, I play board games such as Scrabble and Cluedo with my son. He's also a keen reader, rather than having his eyes always glued to a tv.

[arista]

Originally Posted by *Kate*

I agree wholeheartedly with this and it should be enforced across the entire UK. Draconian my arse. It's the best thing I've heard for a while. Get it done.

It may expand after this 6months
has been done.

[MTVN]

Dumb, it's tarring all under 16 year olds with the same brush because a few are idiots, I would be out after 9 all the time when I was that age, not doing anything bad just going to the cinema or something like that, it's ridiculous that that you can now be a criminal for doing so

[Kizzy]

It isn't enforced like that, or the pilot wasen't, just gangs of a certain number loitering.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Dumb, it's tarring all under 16 year olds with the same brush because a few are idiots, I would be out after 9 all the time when I was that age, not doing anything bad just going to the cinema or something like that, it's ridiculous that that you can now be a criminal for doing so

yes unfortunately the good pay the price, but I would say it's more than a few, the area where I live is terrible for anti social behaviour and kids roam the streets till all hours, aged as young as 7/8 up to older teens. And they can still do these things (cinema etc) but would have to be escorted home by an adult.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Dumb, it's tarring all under 16 year olds with the same brush because a few are idiots, I would be out after 9 all the time when I was that age, not doing anything bad just going to the cinema or something like that, it's ridiculous that that you can now be a criminal for doing so

there's no reason to be out that late when yur a kid. you say you went out to see movies, well you could just as easily see a movie earlier in the day and still be home by 9pm, right?

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by *Kate*

yes unfortunately the good pay the price, but I would say it's more than a few, the area where I live is terrible for anti social behaviour and kids roam the streets till all hours, aged as young as 7/8 up to older teens. And they can still do these things (cinema etc) but would have to be escorted home by an adult.

I still don't like the idea of a blanket ban which assumes that someone under the age of 16 who's out after 9 must be causing trouble, it's all quite patronising really. They should be doing more work to try and prevent the genuine troublemakers, instead of bringing in sweeping legislation which punishes the innocent just as much as it does the guilty

Originally Posted by lostalex

there's no reason to be out that late when yur a kid. you say you went out to see movies, well you could just as easily see a movie earlier in the day and still be home by 9pm, right?

They're 15 not 5, you were tucked up in bed by 9 every night at that age?