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More or less official curfews seem to become more common in some countries. Even shopping malls in the United States are forbidding young people to come shopping without their parents (See article of The Times).

In the shopping mall mentioned in the article people under 16 are not allowed to come in the shopping mall after 3 pm on Saturdays and Sundays if not accompanied by parents.

To me it sounds like discrimination and a limitation of the freedom of movement. In the society nowadays shopping malls are such an important place to spend time that it is hard to accept such curfews especially with the starting time as early as 3pm. That’s in the middle of the afternoon(!)

By denying some people the right to come to normal stores based solely on their age is just plain discrimination.

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As I checked the news on google today this news draw my attention.

Basically an Austrian court is going to decide whether or not a certain Chimpanzee have human rights. I have to welcome this debate. It’s a great thing that it is debated if Chimpanzees’ should have human rights. I believe they do, as well as other animals too. An old post about the subject.

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