A youth curfew goes into effect in Baltimore as Memorial Day weekend kicks off. The city released new details about the curfew, but city leaders admit there is little they can do to ensure that the city's youngest residents abide by the curfew.
Yuripzy Morgan, a spokesperson for community group P.E.A.C.E, joined Fox 45 Morning News to talk about how she thinks the city should enforce the new curfew.
Morgan discussed about how she is worried that the curfew will not be enforced because it relies on consent from youth.
"A mechanism like this that has zero enforcement capability I think is just setting us up for failure," said Morgan.
Morgan said she agrees with the mayor that police should not be the ones enforcing the curfew, but adds that she does not think this means the curfew is unenforceable.
"I agree that police should not be the first interaction that these young people encounter. However, this might be a good place for an organization like, perhaps, Safe Streets, that has received millions of dollars in funding, particularly from this mayor, to step in and do this type of enforcement."
She also mentioned how she believes the mayor should work with parents to help enforce the curfew and keep kids safe.
"I think if the mayor were to focus more heavily on what parents can do, and the role that parents should take, and the enforcement of parents taking that role, then we might actually get somewhere."
The youth curfew goes into effect tomorrow.