On 2006-09-17, Dawn wrote:
Come to think of it, why not think of it that way? Wouldn't you
*prefer* she still wanted to trick-or-treat as opposed to the other
things teens do on Halloween?
In Santa Cruz, CA, Halloween is probably the biggest party night of
the year, with 25,000 people crowding into a few blocks downtown (the
city population is about 55,000 and the county about 250,000). Last
year the party got out of hand with 7 gang-related stabbings, with all
6 of the county's ambulances in use, plus the 2 LifeFlight
helicopters.
I'd much rather see the teens asking for handouts of candy, costumes
or not.
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