Governments should not mandate teen curfews, it takes away the parents’ rights. Also, they are mostly ineffective tools for crime deterrent and they waste police time. They don’t help reduce any crime and in some ways make things more dangerous. Government mandated curfews create many problems. Government mandated teen curfew violate parents’ rights. If a parent is okay with their child being out late with the rules they have set, then that’s up to them. It’s their right to control their children and what they do. When the government puts up a curfew on minors, it’s taking away the teens and the parents’ rights. Now others may argue that “curfews help reduce juvenile crime rates.” While this is a good point, it is un-true. If a minor really
