"Unfortunately, in light of these menacing antics, the city council has begun to consider placing a curfew on the youth of the town. That means that anyone under the age of eighteen who's caught on the streets after dark will be taken into the station. Once there they will then be charged with disorderly conduct." continued the sheriff.
Almost in unison the entire student body of Salt Bay High collectively raged in protest. Shouts of accusations of fascism and various swear words were issued from random students throughout the hall. Try as they might, the teachers couldn't console them. One student even called the sheriff a pig and a mutha fucka. That student was promptly removed from the hall by a very angry teacher though. The general murmur of the crowd was even louder than it was before. So loud that not even Principal Stern could be heard. Those in the front row could see a vein popping out of the side of his head. The sheriff himself though, calmly assessed the situation. He realised that the crowd has just received some rather shocking news. Perhaps, he surmised, it would've been more prudent to wait for the commotion to die down a little. But seeing as how he was dealing with high school students, that didn't seem likely. The sheriff knew all too well that if you gave a teenager an inch, they would take a mile. And so he decided to contain the situation the only way he knew how.
"SHUT THE HELL UP YOU MAGGOTS! shouted Sheriff Waxley. The ferocity he gained from his days as a commanding officer on the front line served him well when it came to crowd control. The assembly quickly fell silent.
"That's better. Now don't y'all fret now ya hear? Because the city council doesn't have the power to pass such a motion on a mere whim. They have to put it through a ballot first. So ya'll better be on your best behaviour now. That is, if you want to keep your night time privileges. The motion goes to ballot at the end of the month. I hope I've given y'all a lot to think about." explained the sheriff.
Almost at once the murmur erupted once more. This time around, it was a lot less tense. Many of the students felt that the city council didn't have the balls to go through with such a measure. Others though, were slightly more pessimistic about the whole situation. Both Rolo and Switch felt way too tense to say anything. Chets head spun from the anxiety he was experiencing at the time. All Divo himself could do was feel forlorn.
"Shit" he said quietly to himself once more.