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To lose a child or young friend on Halloween | To lose a child or young friend on Halloween to being struck and killed by a car is tragic in the extreme. The number one thing you can do is write in to your local government to stop fear mongering over imagined threats and use police and political resources to create safe areas for kids to trick-or-treat by blocking off areas to traffic between dusk and 10 pm. Set up tables or Halloween carnivals in local parks, so the kids can go from table to table instead of house to house. | ||
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Revision as of 20:50, 3 October 2022
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by Staff Writer - October , 2022
It’s almost Halloween, which means that law enforcement and news agencies around the country are warning parents about "stranger danger" and individuals and families on the registry, completely overlooking the real danger again. Children are two to three times more likely to be hit and killed by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year. There has never been a case of a stranger abducting a child out trick-or-treating on Halloween. Other urban legends and myths such as poisoned candy and razor blades in candy still persist. Police recently have been warning of Marijuana based edibles that maybe package like regular candy and contain THC, though they have not cited any incidents where this has occurred. Like poison and razor blades, Halloween pot candy is a myth. Sex offenders in a number of states are required to post signs saying "No Candy", though there has never been a reported case of a registered sex offender taking sexual advantage of a child out trick-or-treating. There have been several instances where children have been abducted by their noncustodial parent on Halloween. In 2021, several young people lost their lives due to being struck by motor vehicles. There are some strategies for keeping kids out trick-or treating safe, such as:
To lose a child or young friend on Halloween to being struck and killed by a car is tragic in the extreme. The number one thing you can do is write in to your local government to stop fear mongering over imagined threats and use police and political resources to create safe areas for kids to trick-or-treat by blocking off areas to traffic between dusk and 10 pm. Set up tables or Halloween carnivals in local parks, so the kids can go from table to table instead of house to house. |