City staff are creating a report on whether a youth curfew is feasible. Councillor Andrew Foulds describes the proposed youth curfew as "using an elephant gun to swat mosquitoes". Foulds feels it's not an effective tool, and it's a waste of our police resource. Meanwhile, Councillor Mark Bentz says a feasibility report on a youth curfew doesn't mean that they're going through with it; they just want to gauge the community's support. Finally, Councillor Ian Angus feels the Crime Prevention Council should be in charge of whether or not to put a curfew in place. Mayor Keith Hobbs reiterated he never said the curfew wouldn't be discussed with youth.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Youth Curfew heavily discussed
City staff are creating a report on whether a youth curfew is feasible. Councillor Andrew Foulds describes the proposed youth curfew as "using an elephant gun to swat mosquitoes". Foulds feels it's not an effective tool, and it's a waste of our police resource. Meanwhile, Councillor Mark Bentz says a feasibility report on a youth curfew doesn't mean that they're going through with it; they just want to gauge the community's support. Finally, Councillor Ian Angus feels the Crime Prevention Council should be in charge of whether or not to put a curfew in place. Mayor Keith Hobbs reiterated he never said the curfew wouldn't be discussed with youth.
