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Anonymous wrote:We went to many homes (around 7:15-7:30) that had candy bowls out that-- STILL HAD CANDY in them! I can't believe people think this is OK.

It is OK. Unless you have a sign next to your bowl saying "Take one piece only" its safe to assume that you can help yourself. And 7:10-7:30 is more of the beginning of trick or treating so that is not surprising.

This is what you teach your children? If so, that's not right.

Of course it is not o.k. to empty out the entire bowl. There are people who, for whatever reason, (mobility/hearing issues, in the middle of cooking, feeding a baby, etc) can not get to the door every time it is knocked on so they leave a bowl of candy out for the trick or treaters - not for THE trick or treater.

Anonymous wrote:it's not OK, but hardly worth any outrage. It's a little outrageous that the incident was videotaped, and that they video was shared -- why get that mad??? You come back, and the candy bowl is empty. Why would you need to see how the bowl got emptied? that's a little creepy.

No, a little creepy is parents who excuse bad faith actions in their sparkly little snowflakes.

Isn't this something kids have been doing since time immemorial? I'm no spring chicken and kids were emptying the candy bowl back in my day. Is it nice? No. Is it surprising? No.

Anonymous wrote:Hello??!? They have the video!!!

How is this anything other than blatant larceny?

It's not larceny if the candy is MEANT to be taken.

Sheesh people. Do you not recall being 11? On Halloween?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only idiots leave a whole bowl of candy on their front step. Drunks who are too busy drinking to actually hand out candy. Just turn off you lights for goodness sake.

This is CC, did they hire lawyers yet... that is my favorite part of CC.

Doesn't CC "own" the police department, have they blamed the police for not doing their job.

Oh, CC, I miss living there... not!

The article said they were trick or treating with their kids. I suppose it's possible they were also drinking but seems unlikely.

Send 1 parent or turn off the lights until you return. This is not rocket science.

Sorry if my being 40 weeks pregnant and exhausted after three weeks of prodromal labor isn't a good enough reason for me to stay home and not answer the door while DH takes the kids out, but you can go piss up a rope.

Hello??!? They have the video!!!

How is this anything other than blatant larceny?

it's not OK, but hardly worth any outrage. It's a little outrageous that the incident was videotaped, and that they video was shared -- why get that mad??? You come back, and the candy bowl is empty. Why would you need to see how the bowl got emptied? that's a little creepy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We went to many homes (around 7:15-7:30) that had candy bowls out that-- STILL HAD CANDY in them! I can't believe people think this is OK.

It is OK. Unless you have a sign next to your bowl saying "Take one piece only" its safe to assume that you can help yourself. And 7:10-7:30 is more of the beginning of trick or treating so that is not surprising.

So you think it's OK for your kid to empty the entire bowl into his bag?

Trick or treating in our DC neighborhood tends to be 6:30-8, so 7:15-7:30 is right in the mid way point. We went to a lot of homes that still had candy in left-out candy bowls.

Anonymous wrote:We went to many homes (around 7:15-7:30) that had candy bowls out that-- STILL HAD CANDY in them! I can't believe people think this is OK.

It is OK. Unless you have a sign next to your bowl saying "Take one piece only" its safe to assume that you can help yourself. And 7:10-7:30 is more of the beginning of trick or treating so that is not surprising.

We went to many homes (around 7:15-7:30) that had candy bowls out that-- STILL HAD CANDY in them! I can't believe people think this is OK.

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Anonymous wrote:Link?

+1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/11/02/greedy-halloween-kids-empty-an-unattended-candy-bowl-and-divide-a-d-c-neighborhood/?postshare=5241478105551732&tid=ss_tw

I'm in CCMD and we had our candy bowl emptied, but it was much later in the evening and we were psyched about it - fewer calories lying around the house!

Anonymous wrote:Stupid of them to leave an entire candy bowl out for anyone to take from...not the kids fault in any way. The problem is with the adults that think kids should have the moral compass of someone that is 20 years older than they are.

Seriously....what outcome where they expecting leaving a bowl of candy unattended...at least they weren't TP'ed for their stupidity.

+1. Was it those kids best moment? No. Was it to be expected by the owners of the house? Absolutely.

Stupid of them to leave an entire candy bowl out for anyone to take from...not the kids fault in any way. The problem is with the adults that think kids should have the moral compass of someone that is 20 years older than they are.

Seriously....what outcome where they expecting leaving a bowl of candy unattended...at least they weren't TP'ed for their stupidity.

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Doesn't CC "own" the police department, have they blamed the police for not doing their job.

Are you thinking of Chevy Chase Village in Maryland? The article is about Chevy Chase DC.

yes i was... different side of the same coin