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Curfew for minors: after Pointe-à-Pitre and Béziers, the measure soon to be implemented in Nice
Curfew for minors: after Pointe-à-Pitre and Béziers, the measure soon to be implemented in Nice
(France 2)
In order to stem violence among young people, a curfew for minors has been in place since Monday April 22 in Pointe-à-Pitre, in Guadeloupe, and since Tuesday in Béziers, in Hérault. The mayor (Horizons) of Nice, Christian Estrosi, wants to implement it from May in his city.
A curfew for minors has been in place in Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) since Monday April 22. Another was introduced on Tuesday in Béziers (Hérault), and soon, a similar measure will be put in place in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes). Behind these serial decrees, there is the desire to stem violence among young people. In Nice, the mayor (Horizons) Christian Estrosi wants to put in place a curfew for those under 13 from May.
The measure rather well received by residents
A measure rather well accepted by the inhabitants of Nice. Same reaction in Béziers, where a curfew was introduced Tuesday evening throughout the city. But if its defenders assure that it has proven itself, the device would be counterproductive, according to Hérault child psychiatrist Daniel Marcelli. “They’re going to go out, and they’re going to play cowboys and Indians. So, very quickly, there will be the police running behind them, that will excite everyone”, he believes. In Béziers, the parents of refractory minors may be subject to criminal prosecution.
