A CURFEW FOR KIDS? NOT SO FAST WOULD A CURFEW MAKE SENSE IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO? THE MAYOR AND 3 STAR Edition

In Orlando, talk of a curfew ordinance has centered on downtown, where every Friday and Saturday night hundreds of young people mill about the streets. Many are pre-teenagers, much too young to enjoy the clubs, while others are not looking for entertainment at all. They are downtown to cause trouble...

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Published inThe Orlando sentinel
Main Author Glenda E. Hood and Thomas Hurlburt, Special To The Sentinel
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Orlando, Fla Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 19.12.1993
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Hood, Glenda E
Hurlburt, Thomas
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Summary:In Orlando, talk of a curfew ordinance has centered on downtown, where every Friday and Saturday night hundreds of young people mill about the streets. Many are pre-teenagers, much too young to enjoy the clubs, while others are not looking for entertainment at all. They are downtown to cause trouble: drinking in private parking lots, damaging property, preying on those who are enjoying themselves within the law. This kind of behavior is already criminal and unacceptable. A curfew could weed out some of the younger potential offenders, but not solve the overall problem.