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    Trick or Treaters Over Age 12 Face Potential Jail Time in Chesapeake, Va

    October 8, 2018
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    The scariest part about Halloween? The laws in Virginia! Chesapeake is just one of the places there making it illegal for anyone over age 12 to trick or treat. Trick or treaters over age 12 face up to 6 months’ jail time. Join the howling over at Let Grow!

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    4 Comments

    1. Allistar Banks on October 9, 2018 7:37 pm

      A trick or treater over the age of 12 is too old to be trick or treating.
      They should participate in Halloween parties and give out candy to the little kids.
      I’m a child at heart, but I can’t see myself trick or treating in high school.
      The important thing is to keep the spirit of the holiday in your heart and spread it to others.

    2. April K on October 10, 2018 12:28 am

      Why on Earth would you set an age limit for that? My friends and I trick or treated when we were in high school. Now I live in Scottsdale, AZ and get older trick or treaters all the time. Another ridiculous law that wasn’t needed.

    3. Jordyn on October 11, 2018 3:15 pm

      Let kids be kids! Why is everyone so trying to make kids grow up so fast these days? I loved trick or treating until the age 16. These kids could be out doing way worse things that they shouldn’t be doing! Why stop them from doing something so innocent?

    4. Kara on October 11, 2018 3:33 pm

      Would we rather be drinking and doing drugs?

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