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Too Old To Trick Or Treating

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Just how old is too old to trick or treat? Should the government place an age limit on teens for trick-or-treating , or should teens be able to get free candy? There was a conflict on social media over “how old is too old because people don't want a sixteen year old coming to their doors saying trick-or-treat, demanding for candy when they are at the age to get a job and buy their own. ” and “can't these children find something else to do then get candy that is for the younger kids in the neighborhood “. As the parents and non-parents argued all over facebook and blogs, they all had different opinions about it all and even one town in Candia banned trick-or-treating According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . The new policy would forbid those over the age of sixteen from trick-or-treating, and have a curfew of 8 p.m. in Bathurst, New Brunswick. There shouldn't be a age limit for the non troubled teens trying to get some free candy, but there should be a curfew because if they are knocking on people's houses the owners of the houses are going to want to see who is 5 foot tall and not a child standing at their door before mistaking them for an intruder. …show more content…

If the government wanted to pace a law like Canada but switched the age limit for an curfew instead than the home owners and the teenagers that are going to get candy conflict will be solved with this reasonable well grounded solution . That the government can create to both be equal to both parts playing on this disagreement that is buzzing all over the world , should

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