One day I was riding my scooter around Jacob Park at around 7:30, when I saw a police car pull up in the front of the park. I panicked, thinking that he was going to yell at me for not wearing a helmet, so I started to run away on my scooter, but I was stopped by a yell.
“STOP!!!!!!!” he yelled and I came to a complete stop, then I turned around and headed back toward the officer.
“Yes, officer? How can I help you?” I stammered and I could feel my legs had turned into jelly, which made so that I could barely stand.
“What are you doing out here?! Its 7:30 and the curfew is at 7:00 sharp!!” he yelled at me and I could smell he had bad breath.
“I never heard of that, since when did that curfew appear?” I said in a puzzled voice,” I never knew that!”
“Well, kid you better get inside before I ticket your parents!” he said and as he said that I scooted back home as fast as his car. When I got home I thought that this was a dumb idea and that it was no fair to jail kids after 7:00 and leave them with nothing to do until bedtime. I was going to write a letter to the mayor, begging him to change the curfew or get rid of it and to free kids from that jail cell. Three reasons why he should change or rid of curfew is that after 7:00 it’s much colder outside, making it the perfect time to exercise without getting sweaty, it is more relaxing after 7:00, and it allows kids have more freedom to roam around.
After 7:00 the temperature drops to about 65 degrees and that is a cool temperature, which allows people to exercise without getting sweaty. There are many advantages to that, such as using less water because you don’t have to shower right after you get back from exercising. If you want to get a simple workout without all the sweat you should do it after 7:00 because it is the simplest way to exercise. Another thing is that when you exercise after 7:00 your all tired and you can sleep as soon as possible and the earlier you sleep the better. Also people prefer to work out later in the night then day, because in the day you have more time to exercise and you can still get your exercise for that day.
Stress is the main cause of nervous breakdowns and can keep you up all night, but stress can be relieved by a late-night stroll. From my personal experience, I was very stressed from all the homework one day and I went outside (about 8:30) and took deep- breaths. I walked around the block and I felt like I could take on almost anything that came through my way. That day I finished my project and my essay all in 3 hours, working at a steady pace and when I slept, I slept like a baby. From that, I learned about how stress can be easily relieved by just strolling around the block, taking deep breaths.
Kids need freedom; it’s something they must have at least once in their life and letting kids just play is a very good way. Most parents make kids come in when it’s dark, but as long as they can see they can play right? By letting kids play longer they express their freedom in happiness and later they become less stingy toward their parents. My parents let me stay at my friend’s house until 10:00 one time and after that I never begged her to let me stay out longer. Kids need freedom to play and do things their parents wouldn’t let them do like, staying out longer and many other things.
On the other hand, it is dangerous to go outside after 9:00 or 8:00 because kids can be killed or kidnapped by strangers, who are criminals. Also shootouts tend to happen at this time and you could be hit by stray bullet and be rushed to the hospital. At this time people cannot see as well and they tend to trip over things or bump into walls and really hurt themselves, with broken bones and everything. One more thing is that late night exercising makes your muscles contract and you could get serious cramps with nobody around to help you. Also if you yell, you would be waking up some annoyed people who need their sleep and will throw stuff at you.
So to sum it all up it is better to stay outside after 7:00, then to go in at 7:00 because of all the reasons listed above. I hope this can persuade you to stay out longer every day.