In Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an emergency order on Friday to reinstate a mandatory teen curfew for the next 15 days until the D.C. Council‘s long-term measure to crack down on unruly youth takes effect in mid-July, pending congressional review.The order implements a citywide curfew for teenagers under 18 at 11 p.m., starting Friday night. It also empowers the Metropolitan Police Department chief to designate teen curfew zones, beginning at 8 p.m., when at least nine youths gather.The curfew, which comes right before Memorial Day weekend, will last until June 6. The last time Bowser authorized a 15-day emergency order for teen curfews was in mid-April after the council let it expire.
The latest measure comes days after a group of young boys attacked each other in the middle of a Chipotle restaurant in Navy Yard, a neighborhood notoriously known for its “teen takeovers” and rampant petty crime in general. Footage of the brawl quickly spread online, prompting the Trump administration to weigh in.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, doubled down on her call to prosecute parents who do not supervise their troublemaking children. If their children engage in delinquent acts, the parents will be subjected to six months in prison and a minimum $500 fine per curfew violation under D.C. law.
