When Teen Chaos Meets a Country Afraid to Say No
A mother taking her kids to fireworks shouldn't have to wonder whether the boardwalk, downtown square, or fast-food counter will become the next flashpoint.
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When Teen Chaos Meets a Country Afraid to Say No David Manney | 5:08 PM on July 03, 2026 AP Photo/Eric Thayer A mother taking her kids to fireworks shouldn't have to wonder whether the boardwalk, downtown square, or fast-food counter will become the next flashpoint.Yet here we are, heading into the Fourth of July weekend with police departments preparing for “teen takeovers” with drones, curfews, extra patrols, and social media monitoring. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); America turns 250 with the same old question dressed in new clothes: Do adults still have the will to tell children no? From the Washington Times:Police departments across the country are deploying…
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