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IndependentCode8743 t1_iymndmu wrote

Reply to comment by MrMcFunStuff in Philadelphia City Council approves permanent 10 p.m. curfew by mjsisko

Wouldn’t there need to be some sort of punishment for the kids and their parents for this to matter? I mean taking the kid to an after hours center to play Xbox while waiting for their parents to come get them isn’t really an incentive to not roam the streets at night….

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chefmarksamson t1_iymzecw wrote

The point isn’t to punish kids. The point is to give cops probable cause to harass, search, and/or detain anybody they don’t like the look of after 10:00. Curfews are basically stop and frisk by a different name.

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IndependentCode8743 t1_iyn89vp wrote

I disagree. This is the same city council that passed a bill that prevents cops from pulling cars over for minor infractions such as expired tags because in their view it gave cops probable cause to harass black folks.

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giantcucumbergrower t1_izbs88l wrote

Either way this new law that is unrelated to expired tags lets cops literally stop anyone they want demanding proof of age

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