Anger mounts over selective US curfew rules: 'A license to decide who to arrest'

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Anger mounts over selective US curfew rules: 'A license to decide who to arrest'
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Orders give police leeway to decide when to arrest someone for violating curfew, creating situations ripe for abuse, experts warn

Cities across the US have enacted curfews in an attempt to quell the unrest over the killing of George Floyd in police custody. But the selective enforcement of the curfew orders only underscores the demonstrators’ message about law enforcement abuses, civil liberties experts warn.

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