The powers to return young people home have stimulated people to think.
The Daily Telegraph quoted 30-year-old merchant seaman Michael Dawson: "It's all wrong, this curfew," he insisted angrily. "They talk about Brussels, human rights ... This is not Baghdad, mate. This is Wigton."
In The Independent, Lynn Healey, manager of the local Youth Station project, accused the police of double standards. She points out that Wigton is still counting the cost of its traditional booze-up during racing's Cheltenham Gold Cup week, which this year resulted in a number of windows being smashed - by adults.
According to The Independent, Inspector Dave Barr relishes the street debate with the young people. "People are going to test the boundaries and see if we are ready to take them on and arrest them," he said. "But if the message is getting through, young people will realise they are a part of Wigton and responsible for it."
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