Will you call 911 or the police if some kids steals candy?

[Anonymous]

I think people who call the cops o eat crap like this should be fined.

[Anonymous]

Maybe next year install a red lamp and horn. Then watch your ToTers via webcam. If any take more than requested, spring the trick on them with the red light flashing and horn blaring. Notify the next door neighbors ahead of time. That should be some good video.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how naive some adults and especially older people are when it comes to leaving a large bowl of free candy on their porch. Emptying the bowl is terrible and something all parents hope they raised their kids not to do when tempted. But the fact is, groups of kids (mostly older kids), trick or treating unsupervised by an adult will sometimes behave badly - especially when their is peer pressure from one of the kids to do it. We've seen this play out on our porch camera videos several years. We only leave the bucket out briefly so we can walk our kids around - and 50% of the time its empty when we get back... and the video shows the cuplrits. Sometimes kids we know from down the street even - whose parents we speak with at BBQs and forth of July parties...

It's unfortunate, but a reality, not worth troubling the police over.

"We"? Why doesn't one parent stay home to participate in the ToT ritual. Thats boring, right?

It’s weird that both parents go so much now without someone stationed at home to distribute candy.

[Anonymous]

I live seeing the kids, especially the ones I know, in their costumes. I feel part of the neighborhood. I was thrilled when our kids were old enough to go on their own and we could chill and hand out candy!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how naive some adults and especially older people are when it comes to leaving a large bowl of free candy on their porch. Emptying the bowl is terrible and something all parents hope they raised their kids not to do when tempted. But the fact is, groups of kids (mostly older kids), trick or treating unsupervised by an adult will sometimes behave badly - especially when their is peer pressure from one of the kids to do it. We've seen this play out on our porch camera videos several years. We only leave the bucket out briefly so we can walk our kids around - and 50% of the time its empty when we get back... and the video shows the cuplrits. Sometimes kids we know from down the street even - whose parents we speak with at BBQs and forth of July parties...

It's unfortunate, but a reality, not worth troubling the police over.

"We"? Why doesn't one parent stay home to participate in the ToT ritual. Thats boring, right?

It’s weird that both parents go so much now without someone stationed at home to distribute candy.

Why is it weird to want to watch your kid do a very fun and very cute activity? Plus seeing all the decorations and ToT setups is great too! But I’m not one of those people who cares if one kid takes the whole bowl while we are gone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how naive some adults and especially older people are when it comes to leaving a large bowl of free candy on their porch. Emptying the bowl is terrible and something all parents hope they raised their kids not to do when tempted. But the fact is, groups of kids (mostly older kids), trick or treating unsupervised by an adult will sometimes behave badly - especially when their is peer pressure from one of the kids to do it. We've seen this play out on our porch camera videos several years. We only leave the bucket out briefly so we can walk our kids around - and 50% of the time its empty when we get back... and the video shows the cuplrits. Sometimes kids we know from down the street even - whose parents we speak with at BBQs and forth of July parties...

It's unfortunate, but a reality, not worth troubling the police over.

"We"? Why doesn't one parent stay home to participate in the ToT ritual. Thats boring, right?

It’s weird that both parents go so much now without someone stationed at home to distribute candy.

Why is it weird to want to watch your kid do a very fun and very cute activity? Plus seeing all the decorations and ToT setups is great too! But I’m not one of those people who cares if one kid takes the whole bowl while we are gone.

So you'd be perfectly fine going with your kids to watch them have fun trick or treating only to find empty bowls at each home? Ok.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how naive some adults and especially older people are when it comes to leaving a large bowl of free candy on their porch. Emptying the bowl is terrible and something all parents hope they raised their kids not to do when tempted. But the fact is, groups of kids (mostly older kids), trick or treating unsupervised by an adult will sometimes behave badly - especially when their is peer pressure from one of the kids to do it. We've seen this play out on our porch camera videos several years. We only leave the bucket out briefly so we can walk our kids around - and 50% of the time its empty when we get back... and the video shows the cuplrits. Sometimes kids we know from down the street even - whose parents we speak with at BBQs and forth of July parties...

It's unfortunate, but a reality, not worth troubling the police over.

"We"? Why doesn't one parent stay home to participate in the ToT ritual. Thats boring, right?

It’s weird that both parents go so much now without someone stationed at home to distribute candy.

Why is it weird to want to watch your kid do a very fun and very cute activity? Plus seeing all the decorations and ToT setups is great too! But I’m not one of those people who cares if one kid takes the whole bowl while we are gone.

Bc it usually leaves fewer houses for ToT. Bowls on the porch don’t count. One parent can go down one side of the street and the other can take the second shift and do the other side. Then everyone has stories to share when you’re all settled back home. When they are older, they should go with their friends and maybe one chaperone for the group.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how naive some adults and especially older people are when it comes to leaving a large bowl of free candy on their porch. Emptying the bowl is terrible and something all parents hope they raised their kids not to do when tempted. But the fact is, groups of kids (mostly older kids), trick or treating unsupervised by an adult will sometimes behave badly - especially when their is peer pressure from one of the kids to do it. We've seen this play out on our porch camera videos several years. We only leave the bucket out briefly so we can walk our kids around - and 50% of the time its empty when we get back... and the video shows the cuplrits. Sometimes kids we know from down the street even - whose parents we speak with at BBQs and forth of July parties...

It's unfortunate, but a reality, not worth troubling the police over.

"We"? Why doesn't one parent stay home to participate in the ToT ritual. Thats boring, right?

It’s weird that both parents go so much now without someone stationed at home to distribute candy.

Why is it weird to want to watch your kid do a very fun and very cute activity? Plus seeing all the decorations and ToT setups is great too! But I’m not one of those people who cares if one kid takes the whole bowl while we are gone.

Bc it usually leaves fewer houses for ToT. Bowls on the porch don’t count. One parent can go down one side of the street and the other can take the second shift and do the other side. Then everyone has stories to share when you’re all settled back home. When they are older, they should go with their friends and maybe one chaperone for the group.

Meh. There are always going to be plenty of houses with no kids, older kids that went out without parents, or a parent who preferred to stay behind.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how naive some adults and especially older people are when it comes to leaving a large bowl of free candy on their porch. Emptying the bowl is terrible and something all parents hope they raised their kids not to do when tempted. But the fact is, groups of kids (mostly older kids), trick or treating unsupervised by an adult will sometimes behave badly - especially when their is peer pressure from one of the kids to do it. We've seen this play out on our porch camera videos several years. We only leave the bucket out briefly so we can walk our kids around - and 50% of the time its empty when we get back... and the video shows the cuplrits. Sometimes kids we know from down the street even - whose parents we speak with at BBQs and forth of July parties...

It's unfortunate, but a reality, not worth troubling the police over.

"We"? Why doesn't one parent stay home to participate in the ToT ritual. Thats boring, right?

It’s weird that both parents go so much now without someone stationed at home to distribute candy.

Why is it weird to want to watch your kid do a very fun and very cute activity? Plus seeing all the decorations and ToT setups is great too! But I’m not one of those people who cares if one kid takes the whole bowl while we are gone.

So you'd be perfectly fine going with your kids to watch them have fun trick or treating only to find empty bowls at each home? Ok.

DP
No, that's ridiculous. I don't care if my bowl is empty. Of ocurse I care if my kids don't get to get candy. My kids matter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I dont know but I wish the police would do something about the candy thieves who take all of it. These kinds of videos are infuriating

Public shaming used to be pretty prohibitive, so i guess we’ll see

What else can be done?
There no law against this

Of course there is- theft.

It’s not theft. It was left out for someone to take and they decided to take it all. It’s not stealing.

It absolutely is theft. Someone saying "take one" is not permission to take everything. If a bank is giving away free wallets to promote the bank and you ran off with the the whole box of em, you could absolutely be arrested. Same here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how naive some adults and especially older people are when it comes to leaving a large bowl of free candy on their porch. Emptying the bowl is terrible and something all parents hope they raised their kids not to do when tempted. But the fact is, groups of kids (mostly older kids), trick or treating unsupervised by an adult will sometimes behave badly - especially when their is peer pressure from one of the kids to do it. We've seen this play out on our porch camera videos several years. We only leave the bucket out briefly so we can walk our kids around - and 50% of the time its empty when we get back... and the video shows the cuplrits. Sometimes kids we know from down the street even - whose parents we speak with at BBQs and forth of July parties...

It's unfortunate, but a reality, not worth troubling the police over.

"We"? Why doesn't one parent stay home to participate in the ToT ritual. Thats boring, right?

It’s weird that both parents go so much now without someone stationed at home to distribute candy.

Why is it weird to want to watch your kid do a very fun and very cute activity? Plus seeing all the decorations and ToT setups is great too! But I’m not one of those people who cares if one kid takes the whole bowl while we are gone.

So you'd be perfectly fine going with your kids to watch them have fun trick or treating only to find empty bowls at each home? Ok.

Sigh…that’s not what’s going to happen because not every parent will go out with their kid. It’s really okay, your kid will get their candy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dont know but I wish the police would do something about the candy thieves who take all of it. These kinds of videos are infuriating

Public shaming used to be pretty prohibitive, so i guess we’ll see

What else can be done?
There no law against this

Of course there is- theft.

Dumba$$. You left a bowl of candy out for people to take. But it’s theft to take more than one??

Are both of your brain cells not firing today?

I can see yours isn't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My friend is a 911 operator and I guarantee you the entire room of 911 operators heard about this idiot calling on Halloween about stolen candy and LAUGHED.

Ditto carjackings, amirite?

Yeah, I wouldnt be bragging about it. 911 operators are kind of renowned for being callous a-holes and total idiots. Nearly everytime one gets released people ask in the comments "how did someone this stupid get hired?" They clearly arent hiring the best people.

[Anonymous]

I'm actually annoyed at people not being home on Halloween. DH and I take turns taking the kids trick or treating. I think it's important to be home and for kids to be able to knock. (I understand if you're a single mom and your kids are too little to go by themselves). So many of my neighbors have both parents following the kids around and just leave a bowl on the porch. It's hypocritical. They want someone to hand their kids candy, but they aren't home to do the same.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how naive some adults and especially older people are when it comes to leaving a large bowl of free candy on their porch. Emptying the bowl is terrible and something all parents hope they raised their kids not to do when tempted. But the fact is, groups of kids (mostly older kids), trick or treating unsupervised by an adult will sometimes behave badly - especially when their is peer pressure from one of the kids to do it. We've seen this play out on our porch camera videos several years. We only leave the bucket out briefly so we can walk our kids around - and 50% of the time its empty when we get back... and the video shows the cuplrits. Sometimes kids we know from down the street even - whose parents we speak with at BBQs and forth of July parties...

It's unfortunate, but a reality, not worth troubling the police over.

"We"? Why doesn't one parent stay home to participate in the ToT ritual. Thats boring, right?

It’s weird that both parents go so much now without someone stationed at home to distribute candy.

Why is it weird to want to watch your kid do a very fun and very cute activity? Plus seeing all the decorations and ToT setups is great too! But I’m not one of those people who cares if one kid takes the whole bowl while we are gone.

Bc it usually leaves fewer houses for ToT. Bowls on the porch don’t count. One parent can go down one side of the street and the other can take the second shift and do the other side. Then everyone has stories to share when you’re all settled back home. When they are older, they should go with their friends and maybe one chaperone for the group.

Meh. There are always going to be plenty of houses with no kids, older kids that went out without parents, or a parent who preferred to stay behind.

This. I did feel a little guilty and I'm sure a couple times we left a bowl of candy when DH and I both went to ToT with our kids in the 2-7 age time frame. Now that they are both in college I have the perspective that parents with little kids should do that, enjoy the night, and not feel like someone has to stay home. It is such a short period of time. We have years to be the people at home handing out candy.

I guess this doesn't work so much if you live in a newer housing development where nearly everyone has young kids. But we live in an old, established neighborhood with people in all life stages. There were always plenty of houses to ToT at even if the families with young kids were all out.