Drunken Irishman
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Fri Oct-08-10 06:50 PM
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The city of Norfolk, Virginia makes it a Class 4 misdemeanor to trick-or-treat over the age of 12. |
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Edited on Fri Oct-08-10 06:51 PM by Drunken Irishman
http://www.norfolk.gov/halloween/Oh and they also only allow it until 8:00 in the evening. :wtf:
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Manifestor_of_Light
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Fri Oct-08-10 06:57 PM
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1. Yet another No-Fun Zone. |
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Fri Oct-08-10 07:10 PM
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2. Works for me, 18 year olds at the door at 9pm doesn't sound entertaining |
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Fri Oct-08-10 07:16 PM
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3. I don't recall anyone saying anything about 18 year olds... |
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Fri Oct-08-10 07:22 PM
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5. And if you don't want people at your door beyond 8:30, turn off your lights... |
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But by your posting, I can only assume you probably give out lousy candy anyway, so...:P
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Sat Oct-09-10 12:36 AM
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14. They're talking about 13 yr olds at 7 o'clock. |
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Fri Oct-08-10 07:19 PM
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4. So, they're gonna charge 13-year-olds with Class 4 misdemeanors? |
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Doesn't the City of Norfolk have anything better to do?
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Fri Oct-08-10 07:26 PM
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Halloween is sheer pandemonium every year in my village--people travel from all over to trick or treat here (seriously--they bus 'em in--okay, in minivans, but still). It's The. Biggest. Thing. Evar. We only have four police officers (two on a shift at a time), but somehow we manage to have NO violence, NO chaos, and NO vandalism (and believe me, the kids around here are NOT saints). Plenty of teens trick or treat and I don't mind giving them candy as long as they're enjoying themselves and are in the spirit of the holiday (pun intended). And things peter out around 8:30 of their own accord.
I guess I'll be extra grateful I live where I do when Samhain comes around this year. :shrug:
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Fri Oct-08-10 10:06 PM
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7. Wow! People must give out really good candy where you are. |
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Fri Oct-08-10 10:15 PM
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8. That's just dumb. I went trick-or-treating for the food bank when I was in junior high. It was a |
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blast.
If an 18-year-old without a mask shows up demanding candy, tell him to fuck off.
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Fri Oct-08-10 10:33 PM
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9. I wonder what the history is and what local "tradition" may have caused this sort of reaction... |
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. . . ...I doubt it came solely from a "It should be for CHILDREN only" mentality. . . . Vandalism? Violence? Underage alcohol-related emergencies? . . . Or are the authorities just dicks? . . . And I would probably NOT tell an 18-year-old to "fuck off" at my door -- not unless my car's paint job could withstand an 8-hour soaking in egg yolk and my house could be SLUICED off and my windows were brickproof and my double-walled electric fence were patrolled by vicious guard dogs 24/7. . . . MAYBE then. . . .
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Fri Oct-08-10 10:40 PM
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10. How will they know your age if you're in costume? |
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Fri Oct-08-10 11:07 PM
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11. sheesh, that's just silly. |
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I don't mind a few high schoolers trick or treating. No harm done, really, as long as they wear a costume.
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Sat Oct-09-10 08:58 AM
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17. That's what I do... If you're wearing a costume, you're getting candy. |
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Sat Oct-09-10 04:21 PM
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20. yeah, but a misdemeanor seems a little extreme |
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Must be a place with a lot of teens with no costumes. If they don't have a costume on, I just tease em. There are only a few usually.
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Fri Oct-08-10 11:27 PM
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12. That is really stupid! What's wrong with teens trick or treating |
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with younger kids?
I used to babysit groups of young kids when I was a teen, and I used to dress up and trick or treat right alongside all of them.
Other kids should be able to do that still.
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Sat Oct-09-10 01:29 AM
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15. I remember trick or treating with our babysitter |
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Sat Oct-09-10 12:29 AM
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My rules are simpler: Knock on my door. Say "Trick Or Treat." Get candy.
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Sat Oct-09-10 08:53 AM
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16. So do twelve-year-olds need to bring their Birth Certificates? |
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I mean, since they're not old enough for Drivers' Licenses...
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Sat Oct-09-10 09:13 AM
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19. they made that rule in case Obama comes Trick or Treating |
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He has to bring his birth Cert. :hi: :banghead: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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