L.C. 7.10: Youth Curfew Abolition Act

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Hey ho spiritual nay vote on the amendment from me

At first, I was thinking I would oppose this bill because I do think it’s necessary to have curfews for youths so they’re not roaming the streets at all hours of the night, but then I considered that not all kids have a good living situation...or have a living situation at all. So maybe this isn’t a bad idea. I’m leaning towards supporting this.

[Lambsbread]

It does raise an interesting point that I hadn't considered--how the police will respond to anyone out after a certain time of night. Just because they can't be detained for being out late at night doesn't mean that an excuse won't be manufactured.

[Lambsbread]

Nay on the amendment

As much as I want to trust that the police won’t harass young kids who are out late at night, they do it to legal adults who have the right to be out at any time they choose under the pretense of “looking” or “acting” suspiciously. I think we can pass this in some form, but it needs to be coupled with serious criminal justice reform so that this doesn’t ultimately have no impact.

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Abstain

We've got to get this to a final vote, because at this point, it has just dragged out too long and we've got to put this to rest. I still have no idea how I'll vote on the final bill.

[Lambsbread]

Oops, sorry. FWIW, I still hadn't made up my mind on how I would vote for this so I probably would've abstained.