Texas city becomes moment largest in country to drop nighttime banPolice chief changes his mind after reviewing dataAustin’s council has voted to end the city’s youth curfew amid concerns that it targets racial minorities and adds to the so-called school-to-prison pipeline.
Despite backing the law earlier this year,Brian Manley, police chief in the liberal Texas city, and changed his mind after reviewing data. “My recommendation is to not coast forward with the curfew at this point,” Manley told the city council early on Friday.
Manley said that in 14 stops by police of young people in the past three months that involved a curfew infraction, the curfew was not the reason for the initial interaction. “The ordinance did not fill any impact on our ability to handle those instances, or ” he said. Related: Life under curfew for American teens: ‘it’s insane,no other country does this’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com