Cong Corrales LAST week, a curious group of minors who call themselves “Spark” went before the Supreme Court hell-bent on scrapping what they call as the “repressive” curfew on minors. The group--Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan--through their legal counsel Atty. Jesus Falcis III argues that the curfew ordinances against minors across the country is “vague, unjust, and repressive.” They further argued that the curfew ordinances are unconstitutional on grounds that these result in the arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement of the ordinance, hence should be considered under the doctrine of void for vagueness. Weeks before President Rodrigo Duterte sat at the helm of the Republic, local government units across the country enforced a curfew ordinance on minors (aged 17 years old and younger) from loitering public places from 10 pm to 5 am. Here in Cagayan de Oro, a similar ordinance is in place. Its serious enforcement, however, remains to be seen. Well, at least in our barangay unit. Spark spokesperson Joanne Lim said the curfew ordinances hinder the minors their “right to be contributing members of society.” I ask this group: Pray tell what contribution to society could you possible do from 10 pm to 5 am? I can only think of contribution to the population. Like in Barangay Consolacion, where the concept of governance under Dante Roa is hardly noticeable, many minors roam the barangay unhindered. They hold drinking sprees on the side of the road, heckling adult passersby. This is another violation, by the way, the public drinking that is. They only go “silent” when they collapse into pairs. One time, after an excruciatingly noisy night and the subsequent hushed tones after, my ex-girlfriend saw drops of semen on our staircase! That incident gave us the idea why they go silent after hours. Back to the “hindering their to contribute to society,” these misinformed youths should understand that under the law their only contribution to better society is to prepare themselves to be responsible adults. It’s called going to school. One pilosopo kid argued to me, “What about the Sangguniang Kabataan? Isn’t it proof that we contribute to governance?” For me, the SK was designed by overexcited traditional politicians who cannot wait to “hand over” the power to their progeny. One doesn’t even need to look far of the examples. Just look at how our SK leaders turned out when they entered “regular” polity. Pfft.