In a perfect world, a midnight walk would be harmless. But alas, this is NOT a perfect world. And the problems lie not with the by-laws, but with deviants in the world who have forced us to create such by-laws. In the eyes of a peace officer, ANY person out walking the neighborhood at midnight is cause for suspicion, regardless of gender or age. Had it been a 40 y/o woman, I'm sure the officer would have stopped her and thoroughly questioned her. Too bad we all don't have neighborhoods that are being protected by such concerned public servants. I'm thankful he made it safely home, and that he was approached only by an officer, and not some maniac. IMO there is no such thing as showing healthy "disrespect"...toward anyone or anything...that's why the world is in the shapes it's in! If we don't like a particular law or ordinance, then we must convey our reasons as to why/when/how it should be changed with those whom we've hired or voted in to make those laws.
Shona :0) > > T*** Curfew laws? A 16-year-old can't take a night-time walk > around his own neighbourhood? > Do you live in Afghanistan or what? I would suggest that the > problem lies with your local > by-laws, and not your son, who is walking off his teenage issues. > At that age, they're > seething with existential issues. Walking sounds like a healthy > enough response to a > restless, churning mind. And showing a healthy disrespect for > dumb local bylaws that seek > to treat youths like animals, sounds even > healthier!!! > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
