>>The thing is, we had no fear of going into strange neighbourhoods and knocking on doors. Now you can't even do that safely on Halloween.
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>Really? Is Halloween really more dangerous than it was, or do we just think so? Do you know anyone who ever got adulterated treats on Halloween, then or now?
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>Now one thing has changed. When we were kids, only little kids trick or treated. By the time you were 13 or 14, you were done with that. The teens now go out as well, at least around here.
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>Tamar

They do around here too. But in fact, I also see far more teens escorting little kids around now. Most of the young kids I see now are accompanied by a parent. I only know of one kid getting adulterated treats. fortunately, the parents had the presence of mind to inspect the treats first and found the offending chocolate bars. But I wasn't even talking about adulterated treats. These days, I think anyone who lets their kid (under say 14 or 15) go out alone on halloween is asking for trouble.