Friday, November 16, 2012

everything will be put to a stop


In the article “Curfew imposed on teens to combat crime in East St. Louis” an article written by KMOX, CBS St. Louis. This article is about children that live in EAST ST. LOUIS the talk is about kids loitering outside basically not going to school so the mayor Alvin Parks says if you’re on the street during school hours you will automatically be arrested, minors are to be off the street by ten o clock pm on weekends and weekdays, and the police will be performing I.D checks on street corners and they are doing gun searches. In the article it also says they plan to arrest men and young men who are wearing gang colors parks said “No royal blue, no bright red to be worn by our men or our boys in this community,” Parks said. He also said “Vehicles that are moving will be stopped and searched for guns, weapons, drugs, and open alcohol and any other violations that are taking place.” In my opinion I think all that you can’t wear this color or that color is dumb because if you want to wear red or blue you should be able to wear red or blue. And the other quote like vehicles will be stopped if moving and searched you cannot search any one’s car without a warrant so that will probably be put to a stop. Also I think it’s a good idea to get the kids off the street by 10 o’clock because things always happen to children after dark.


1 comment:

  1. You've done a good job summarizing and including details. I do wonder, however, what you think of the curfew itself. It's one thing to say that kids should be off the street, and it's another thing to say that we should pass laws making it illegal to be on the street. Also, include the link to the article. 85

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