Gathering tonight objects to curfew

Posted: August 20, 2011

THE CORNER of Broad and South streets has long been a popular spot for Philadelphia's teen mobs, whose activity has led to a 9 p.m. weekend curfew for those under 18.

But members of several community groups hope to turn the tables tonight at 8:30 in a demonstration against the curfew.

Diop Olugbala, an independent mayoral candidate, says the curfew infringes on the rights of youth to assemble freely. It also fails to get to what he describes as the heart of the problem: economic conditions.

"The money going to the police and courts," he said, "should be going toward economic development and education programs that can provide a long-term solution."

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