Nanny Knows Best  Nanny Knows Best  Monday, July 14, 2008
Curfews R Us  Curfews R Us It seems that, if reports are
correct, Nanny is considering imposing a curfew on 16 year olds
being on the streets after 9PM.  Police would take the children
home or to a safe place, such as a community centre, where
parents could collect them.  On the face of it I would guess
that many people would raise a cheer to sweeping the streets
clean of the feral yoofs that are rumoured to infest every
corner of every town in the UK, striking fear into the hearts of
anyone over the age of 20.  However, let us look beneath the
surface here and see what Nanny really is proposing and really
can do.  For starters the proposal is only going to be used in
"hot spots"; ie where crime is considered to be above that which
doesn't cause the police too much bother with local residents or
the media.  Fine, except that this will simply disperse the
"feral yoofs" elsewhere.  One might ask why is that a curfew in
hotpsots is required, given that i