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Post by Juliet Long on Oct 24, 2019 8:15:21 GMT -5
abc13.com/4450933/Children over 12 face jail time for trick-or-treating in some towns Let's start in Chesapeake, Virginia where anyone over the age of 13 who is caught trick-or-treating can be sent to jail for up to 6 months, and fined! In Newport News, Virginia, kids can trick or treat until 7th grade or until they turn 12. After that, it's a misdemeanor. Several North Carolina cities have similar legal restrictions for 12 or 13 year olds, as well as 9 p.m. curfews for all. In parts of South Jersey the curfew is 7 p.m., with kids in Upper Deerfield Township also being told 12 is the official cut off.   
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Post by nishansweeps on Oct 24, 2019 8:19:56 GMT -5
CNN clears it up www.cnn.com/2019/10/23/us/chesapeake-halloween-punishment-trnd/index.htmlNobody gets arrested In the past 49 years, since the original ordinance was put in place, Chesapeake has not arrested, fined, or jailed a single person for trick or treating. "Anyone over 14 who trick or treats in Chesapeake will not receive anything but candy," Covey said, as long as they're not causing trouble. According to Covey, the law's single purpose is to give police the ability to take action if someone were to do "something malicious", such as smashing pumpkins on the streets. Police do not patrol neighborhoods or "card people" to confirm their ages. On Halloween, Chesapeake law enforcement focus on ensuring no one is speeding through the streets and doing what they can to protect wandering trick or treaters. "Say for example a 17-year-old kid and his 12-year-old sister both go trick or treating," said Covey. "The only problem that 17-year-old is going to have is deciding who's going to get to keep the Snickers." |
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Post by mynameisfred on Oct 24, 2019 9:51:14 GMT -5
I’ve heard about that law before. It’s good to know what it’s actual intent is for.
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Post by nishansweeps on Oct 24, 2019 9:58:37 GMT -5
Yeah it would be wrong to go out and ruin Halloween. Also good that I can ask for candy as an adult.   |
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Post by Kevin Kurson on Oct 24, 2019 11:43:08 GMT -5
The unruly kids should be arrested.
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Post by Crazy Crow on Oct 24, 2019 18:45:44 GMT -5
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Post by abbybaby on Oct 25, 2019 6:49:38 GMT -5
At least it's not quite as vile as we originally thought.
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Post by Blexrude on Oct 25, 2019 6:50:01 GMT -5
I was about to say that the cops are wasting a massive amount of resources. Jeeze.
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Post by Queen of Hearts on Oct 25, 2019 6:50:27 GMT -5
So are people finally being arrested for eggs and TP? Doubtful.
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Post by Vladimir Kortensky on Oct 25, 2019 6:50:53 GMT -5
I just leave the candy outside. Adults can take it for all I care.
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Post by Queen of Hearts on Oct 25, 2019 6:51:04 GMT -5
Vlad,
have you ever had anyone take the whole bowl?
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Post by Vladimir Kortensky on Oct 25, 2019 6:51:18 GMT -5
Nope. There's always candy left by the end of the night.
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Post by wowposter on Oct 25, 2019 6:51:42 GMT -5
Please crack down on all the valdalism. But who cares who wants candy? I surely don't.
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Post by George WB on Oct 25, 2019 6:52:38 GMT -5
If it was the former, how would they even enforce that? Ask every kid to see a birth certificate? Or just be all "you LOOK a little too old for this." SMH
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Post by mamafrito on Oct 25, 2019 13:16:03 GMT -5
Well then i'm going and I'm not dressing up.
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