This is one of those subjects that has been eating at me for like... ever, at least until I moved into the muck of this frostbitten hellhole I call Pennsylvania.

Now, anybody who isn't familiar with my area, the police have actually had the BALLS to enforce curfews in private residential areas. My community is one of such things. Last night, two people were arrested, literally five feet off of their own properties, and they were around 30 years old. Apparently, pedestrians are not allowed out after a half hour past nightfall. Many people have complained about the matter, and a lot of them are strongly opposing this matter. I can dig up more details if that's an order, but I want to know how the rest of you feel about it?

Uhg; that's crazy. That's literally taking rights away there x: Also, loosing freedom for safety. Sounds like someone needs to do something about that.
I live in P.A. for a while, so I know how bad it can get x_x Dang conservative as hell. D; What time is the curfew? 12?

*waves* I live in neighboring Ohio XD

So, if I may ask, is this curfew state imposed or local government(county, city, etc.) imposed? I know that the city I live in has a curfew for those under 18 but aside from that I've never seen any thing for people of all ages. They don't even really enforce our curfew unless your out wandering the street or some thing or disrupting the peace. You should write to your local counsel men about the issue and get some signatures of people who share your opinion.

Curfews are idiotic.
Yeah, loss of freedom, illogical, conservative, retarded.

Yeah.

It's gotten out of hand, I was literally just taking the trash to the edge of the property, having a cigarette before bed (YES, I'm a smoker, sue me.) and I see cops pull up. My first impulse was to actually provoke them because I was just THAT pissed off. It's getting to the point where I'm gonna take this bone I have to pick with the idiot who made the curfew, shine it up, sacrifice a small infant to it and run through hordes of them, beating them to death with this bone... and be the laughing Kemosabe of moron beatdown. Coolbaugh Township FUCKED up with that stupid law. I can't WAIT to see it pull.

The petition thing was a good idea, Hollis thought of it, but it's too much of a hassle to go running around picking up signatures because I have a HORRIBLE reputation in my community.

Personally that early is stupid, but this is my personal opinion.

We need to do such laws by neighborhoods, or by city, county. Put it to a vote, do it the democratic way.

But that must be annoying.

That is the dumbest thing that I have ever heard of, not to mention a bit disturbing. What if it's an emergency, or you really need to leave? What, are they going to arrest you for looking for a dog that ran away or for rushing to the aid of family members in another house/city?

I think police curfews are extremely stupid. It's like taking away the point of freedom and it makes no sense. I think most people have enough sense and maturity to take responsibility for their own actions and they shouldn't have to bend to a police curfew? You should definitely do something about it, policemen should not have the to take away your rights to do as you wish at night.

I think curfews are lame. My parents have decided that although I'm in college more than 4 hours away from home that I still have a midnight curfew. They say that every place has a curfew. I know they have one back home but there isn't anything like that here. Besides, I'm turning 20 in a few weeks...it's not a big deal anymore. xP

• That is utterly ridiculous in my opinion. Quite frankly, if I want to go out after dark then I'm going to go out and I don't care what they say. If I wanted to be prohibited by a curfew, I'd go back to my preteen years.

Wow that is completely crazy! I think that curfews should only apply if you don't have a drivers license (so basically if you are a teenager).

I think we have a curfew here (in Canada) for 12:00 for anyone without a drivers license but it is not enforced like many other rules.

Around here if the cops see you they just generally ask what you are doing and where you are coming from and going too. Then off you go.

I could see if it was like at 2 o'clock in the morning, and set to an age limit. Because in my neighbour hood we have like packs of teenagers who wear all black wondering around all night, sometimes they are smoking drugs. So that I can see. But NOT that close to sun down, thats bull. :?

Bam. There goes the night life. :[

Personally, I don't stay out that late, so I'm not too bothered by police-enforced curfews. But an all-age curfew is cutting it a little too much. I can sympathize if the government is concerned about the safety of minors running about late at night, but aren't adults supposed to be old enough to take care of their well beings (most of them, anyway)?

Is your area a minefield or something? I don't think it's justifiable if the only danger on the streets after sundown is the occasional traffic. I'm sure someone else will get around to organizing a petition with enough persuasion.

Um...what if someone is pregnant and needs to go to the hospital? Would the cops chase after you when you are driving out to the hospital? Also what if your moving into a house when you get there at night? Would that mean they would give you a ticket? Okay well, that rule is strictly stupid and I never lived in a community that is like that, thank goodness. Well, I wish you luck of just with how things are. I hope they will ban that stupid rule soon for you.

Now that sounds horrible.

It is a good thing that over here in England, that we do not have one of those.

We have a type of people over here which are called Chavs and they normally get very drunk and act like morons. If a curfew was to be put on to where they live, then I respect that there would be alot of fighting going on with the police.

It does sounds very stupid and I do not really see the point in the police wasting their time with a curfew when they could be doing something more productive with their time.
I mean, what is better for the police to do? Moan to a old lady because she went outside to get her cat when the curfew has started or take down someone who is selling drugs to little kids.

I suggest a phone call to the ACLU. It is lawful to enforce curfew on minors, but curfew for adults should only be enforcable under marshall law. Are there a lot of soldiers around your house, because I haven't heard of marshall law being declared anywhere in the states!

Oh wow, that is insane! I understand having curfews for young children(for their safety)...but 30 year olds?? I'd hope that they'd know how to take care of themselves by then.

Are you sure that they were just standing there? Right by their house? Because honestly it seems like arresting them for something like that would be...illegal.

Police curfews are a good thing, but they should only be limited to minors.

It's not really enforced here though.

I see no problem with the police actually enforcing the law. It's their job, what they are paid for doing with your (or your parents') tax money.

I do see a problem with the law itself. Is there any way for the people in your area to challenge the law legally? Maybe through a committee or town/village meeting (thats usually how this type of thing gets worked out in my area anyway).