Questions Arise Over Expanding Bay Area Curfews

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🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Cities around California have set curfews in the wake of protests over the killing of George Floyd. Officials in favor of a curfew argue that it helps maintain public safety. But civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, have criticized these measures for lacking clarity and scope as well as violating first amendment rights. San Francisco--which had been operating under an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew-- changed tack on Wednesday, with Mayor London Breed tweeting that the city will lift the curfew and “continue to facilitate any and all peaceful demonstrations.” In this hour, we talk about how effective, practical, and constitutional curfews really are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.1	Last night in downtown Oakland,
1:29.8	some 8,000 people protested the city's 8 p.m. curfew.
1:33.6	Cities and counties set curfews to maintain public safety,
1:37.0	but critics say they can keep away law-abiding protesters,
1:39.6	effectively silencing those wanting to be heard.
1:43.3	While Mayor London Breed lifted San Francisco's curfew yesterday,
1:48.2	after local businesses were eluded, Walnut Creek police have issued a curfew for tonight.
1:52.1	Coming up on forum, we examine just how effective curfews really are.
1:57.2	But first, we get the latest in the investigation against the police involved in George Floyd's death. Join us after this news.
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