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Mayor defends proposed juvenile curfew, says curfews mostly disperse crowds
Summary
The Mayor described a proposed summer juvenile curfew to the council and told reporters that prior curfews, including at the Wharf, led to dispersal rather than mass arrests; he framed the measure as a response to destructive behavior by some youths.
Mayor (name not specified) explained that his request to the D.C. Council for a juvenile curfew this summer is in response to what he described as “pretty aberrant behavior” by groups of young people rather than routine youth activity.
"We're not just talking about activity. We're talking about, some pretty aberrant behavior," the mayor said, adding that some incidents involved groups taking over…
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