Banning Teens Research Paper

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Human rights; according to enlightenment thinker John Locke humans are born with natural god given rights to “life, liberty, and property.” Therefore, should businesses have the right to ban teenagers? Yes, businesses should have the right to ban teens from their establishment; aside from the fact that it is part of human’s natural rights to property, when holding the rights to ban teens from their business this can benefit the business’ reputation, economy, and community.

Holding the right to ban teens can benefit a business’ reputation when the situation calls for it. Mr. Jones owner of Munchy’s for example bans teens from his establishment from “noon to 3 pm, Monday through Friday” (source 1). This benefits the reputation of a business because according to source 4 “Jones realized that many of his faithful, adult, wealthier, customers—mostly business people from the offices that surround his restaurant downtown—were staying away from Munchy’s due to the havoc high school students cause every day at lunchtime.” By banning teens from noon to 3 pm Mr. Jones “wealthier” and “faithful” customers will be more likely return to his establishment during that interval of
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This right can benefit the economy because in these times of “economic uncertainty” businesses have to do what they can to make money (source 4). Using Munchy’s Monthly Sales chart from Source 2 as an example, Mr. Jones receives a huge margin of his profits from adults, which declines as the amount of teens starts using his establishment. If banning teens increases the profits of a business this can in turn rejuvenate the economy by making that area a thriving business district. This in turn benefits the community because if the area becomes a thriving business district, more people would be more attracted the community, which would increase property values since more people are spending more money of services and