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

[Anonymous]

In a functional society, no one would be making apologies or LAUGHING at the idea of people following the "take one" rule. Go to Japan or Korea, for instance, or even England 50 years ago, and that would absolutely be the standard. Unfortunately, America is no longer functional in any way, as proven by many of the commentators here.

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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.

I hear the propellers whirring already. This is where it all starts.

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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.

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.

Sigh...you're missing the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In a functional society, no one would be making apologies or LAUGHING at the idea of people following the "take one" rule. Go to Japan or Korea, for instance, or even England 50 years ago, and that would absolutely be the standard. Unfortunately, America is no longer functional in any way, as proven by many of the commentators here.

We should definitely bring back lashing, like Singapore does with people who chew gum.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never understood why people just leave a bowl of candy sitting outside. Other than I guess they are looking for videos they can post of either people who took a lot or some kid who was very gracious and only took one. Both can go viral.

Trick or treat is about handing out candy and ringing doorbells. If you aren't home, you turn the lights off.

The pandemic changed Halloween, just like it changed other things. Where before there would be one or two houses with a bowl of candy left out, now it's half the houses.

Are you sure it’s covid related? Our street used to be like this and it was when most of the kids were young. Both parents went out since kids were in different directions or with different groups. A few years later everyone is back to handing out our own candy. No one leaves bowls out.

[Anonymous]

While I decry greedy inconsiderate kids, I cannot imagine calling the police over a kid taking too much candy, which I left out in a bowl for anyone walking by to take. It would never enter my mind, because that's absurd. They are not your personal manners enforcement squad.