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"Municipalities crafted anti-loitering laws and curfews to keep young people from congregating alone. New neighborhoods had fewer public spaces. Crime rates plu
by minikites 13y ago
"Municipalities crafted anti-loitering laws and curfews to keep young people from congregating alone. New neighborhoods had fewer public spaces. Crime rates plummeted, but moral panic soared."
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/12/ap_thompson-2/ http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/12/ap_thompson-2/
- josefresco 13y agoWhile this is an important and valid general concern, the article was specifically talking about only a few teen brands that up until very recently were doing quite well. I don't see any general trend or problem with teen purchasing, only a handful of dinosaurs about to be left behind by newer more agile competitors. That and it's a new game console year which probably puts dent on expendable teenage income.