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In some areas of the US, a curfew is imposed in which teenagers are not allowed to be out of doors after a particular time at night unless they are accompanied by an adult. What is your opinion about this?

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The debate around whether it is beneficial to prevent
teenagers
 from going out of home at
night
 without an accompanying person has raged on recently. I, for one, approve of
this
 idea for numerous reasons.
This
 essay delves into the issue and provides logical reasons before drawing a conclusion.
To begin
 with,
teenager’s
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 safety is their basic right which both the government and parents are responsible for, so imposing strict rules like
this
 could act as a catalyst to diminish probable risks.
In other words
, in some situations
teenagers
 really are not aware of the potential danger of
a
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behavior
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, so the guard or their parents could inform them of the risks.
Moreover
, due to the lack of police on the streets,
crime
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 rate is tremendously higher at
night
.
Therefore
,
teenagers
 should not be allowed to stay outdoors. According to recent statistics concerning the crime rate, approximately 80
percent
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 of pickpocketing and mugging happen throughout the
night
.
Hence
, it is reasonable that the government even assign hefty fines or harsher punishment for
teenagers
 who are wandering around alone at
night
.
Finally
, not only are
teenagers
 not mentally mature enough to make up their
mind
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 when they are in danger, but
also
 they are not physically powerful enough to advocate for themselves in case of a problem.
Thus
 if something happens to them, it would
ach
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act
 on their mind for long-term, even over the course of old age and in some
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 it causes damaging effects
such
 as committing suicide or using drugs. Having taken all into consideration, as far as I am concerned, enacting
such
 rules could be an advantageous preemptive action to protect
teenagers
 from various happenings.
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  • enforce
  • juvenile
  • repercussions
  • autonomy
  • adolescence
  • paternalistic
  • delinquency
  • municipality
  • ordinance
  • authoritarian
  • peer pressure
  • social dynamics
  • civil liberties
  • community policing
  • preventative measures
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