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Neil Cotter’s policy on youth curfews

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Should police be given the power to enforce night-time curfews on children in high-crime towns?

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Very strongly agree

No

The party platform consistently rejects youth curfews, viewing them as ineffective and a violation of the rights of children and young people. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No, locking kids up criminalizes them; fund youth centers and social workers instead

This is the core of the Greens' justice policy: reinvesting money from the criminal justice system into community services, youth centers, and social support. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No, curfews are a lazy authoritarian response that punishes innocent kids without fixing root causes

This aligns perfectly with Greens policy, which argues that curfews ignore the root causes of crime like poverty and systemic disadvantage while punishing innocent youth. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, but only as a temporary emergency measure, not a permanent law

Even as temporary measures, the Greens generally view curfews as an inappropriate use of state power and would prefer immediate social service deployment over police-enforced lockdowns. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes

The Greens strongly oppose the expansion of police powers and punitive 'law and order' measures targeting children, preferring social interventions instead. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, take kids off the streets to protect the community from rampaging youth gangs

The Greens reject the framing of youth crime as 'gang rampages' and argue that such rhetoric demonizes marginalized youth and promotes discriminatory policing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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