Jeanine Pirro demands tougher curfew, warns DC teens and parents face prosecution after Navy Yard Chipotle brawl
Washington, D.C., US Attorney Jeanine Pirro stood before cameras and put the city on notice: teenagers involved in violent mob gatherings, and the parents who let them roam, will face federal prosecution, fines, and jail time.The warning came after a brawl tore through a Chipotle restaurant in the Navy Yard neighborhood, with video showing youths fighting and hurling chairs inside the business.
"What happened this past Saturday night at Chipotle in the Navy Yard, and what we're seeing increasingly across the district is not only unacceptable, it is violent, it is dangerous, and it is illegal," Pirro said at a press conference, the New York Post reported. "And I am here to tell you it's going to stop."
The incident at the Navy Yard Chipotle was not an isolated flare-up. Pirro described a pattern of "teen takeovers" spreading across the District, violent, chaotic gatherings that have resulted in assaults and property destruction. Her office's response marks a sharp escalation, one that targets not just the juveniles but the adults responsible for them.
Pirro made clear that her office views parental negligence as part of the problem, and intends to treat it as a criminal matter. She invoked federal statutes for contributing to the delinquency of minors, which carry penalties of up to six months in prison.
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There are things parents can do, but they are limited as to successful outcomes. This is a problem that grows exponentially, with the generations. Kids have too much time. They used to work. Now it is a status symbol for your kid to go to the best school, have the best clothes, have the biggest parties. All of these things, not to mention the internet, are contributing factors, and every generation gets worse. So life gets easier, and kids get worse. Maybe China has an answer for kids.
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