They would lose there childhood How many people commenting in this site didn't break curfew. It's kind of like a right Of passage. It builds confidence and independence and even helps teach use right from wrong . However if we do allow kids not to have curfew then we must also teach them to be street smart . Being out late taught me things school couldn't teach me and my parents wouldn't teach me it made me a smarter about What I should and shouldn't do in the street and there for aloud me to make better choices and feel safer at night