To think that trick or treating by teenagers and a week early is unacceptable?

[Creambun2]

Group of four teenage lads knocked on my door last night for trick or treat. Wearing normal clothes. Loved the jack Willis hoody and 99p mask combo.

Told them halloween was next week and aren't they a bit old. One of them retorted. "I'm in court next week".

Gave them nothing but saw them carrying on down the steet. Should I have called 101?

I hate this time of yesr.

op, sounds like you are overreacting! kids will be kids, and i dont see it as terrible that they ask for some sweets. yes that might annoy you and i can understand that, but 101? burglary? unacceptable? if it bothers you sooo much and you think you are being set up for buglary, dont answer your door

People are saying teens shouldn't trick or treat yes that's true but nothing illegal happened here.

I can't even imagine what 101 would say If you rang up about this but I imagine they'd be confused.

I really don't see how teenagers trick or treating is wrong. On Halloween I think it's fine for teenagers to trick or treat, I did at 15. It wasn't for causing trouble it was to have some fun.

Yes, they are cheeky chancers, but involving the police is nuts!

Personally, I don't care what age people are, when I run out of treats I take the pumpkin off the doorstep and turn the light off.

Good grief, could it be your Creampuff is stuck up your arse?

They were cheeky, and they went away when you said no.

Its not gonna be made into a true life movie anytime soon!

QueenInTheNorth26

My older ones T or T..... primarily so I don't have to put a coat on and go out in the cold myself, they take the younger ones lol. They like it too, as it gives them an excuse to keep doing it lol

Creambun2 Tue 24-Oct-17 08:48:18
"So everyone who is so cool with this you would be fine for your teenage ds to do this?"

I never allowed my teens to go trick and treating. But if they were the victims of a crime at this time of year and I found out that the reason I couldn't get through to the police was because they were being held up with non-threatening trick and treating I would be seriously angry. Just like I would be angry if they were kept waiting in A & E with a serious injury because of somebody else's head cold.

Rachie1973

My friends daughter is going out this year with a group of her friends. They're all sensible kids and understand that old people may feel threatened so they've took a younger sibling with them and they will choose the houses wisely.

I'm tired of teenagers all being branded with the same brush. If they sat at home on Halloween they'd be moaned at for staying in and not getting fresha air, if they trick or treat they're moaned at for being too old, if they hang around on the streets they're seen as a nuisance.

Rachie very mature post from you there.

OP I don't think you're going to get anyone agreeing that you should call 101 no matter which way you put it.

QueenInTheNorth26

Agreed! I feel sorry for them sometimes. My kids clean snow, do shopping for neighbours etc. Then if something 'bad' happens they're the first to be examined by the same people they help!

Creambun2 much the same as your hysterical ravings.

this is a thing?!!??! trick or treating a week early?!?!?! Since when!!!

This is why I don't open my front door! I can see whose on my drive with the camera and can decide if I open it or night.

I agree though OP. For Trick or Treat, I'd expect callers on the actual day or the nearest weekend not a week early.

I feel quite sad that we don't carol singers coming round anymore though, I quite liked them

Those poster which the police issue saying please don't trick of treat here just encourage eggs to to thrown at those houses

Evidence of where someone has said that on this thread?

Stop churning out cliches to justify yourself.
In all the years we have had guisers not once have I heard of one house being attacked in our town. Kids all go to houses with decorations up, they get stacks of goodies and have a fab time. Parents love seeing them all dressed up (as do I when they come to mine)

Why on earth did you post, you have not actually replied to anyone just one line sound bites from the 'I Hate Teenagers Manual' Cant you compose a cohesive and reasonable argument for your apparent hate of teens?
You are really scraping the bottom of the barrel to justify your skewed position here. If you get that uptight about someone knocking at your door, maybe a moat and a portcullis would be the way to go?

Bloody teenagers - they're all the same, why can't they stay in their own bedrooms playing computer games?
And bloody adults - a lot of them commit crimes, we should lock the lot up.

The trick bit of trick or treat is supposed to be for the giver. Give them a treat or trick them by giving them stones or something.
If teenagers turn up on Halloween I tell they’re a bit old, fake roll my eyes then give them sweets (their zits; their problem). If some feckers turn up before, I tell to come back on Halloween and there might be sweets. I am always tempted to tell them to feck off but always bottle it.
If the feckers dared to egg my property, I might complain to their school. Or every secondary in the area if the feckers were wearing masks.
Never give money. EVER.

Cheeky, but hardly criminal.
I've had a few hulking great teenagers on the doorstep well before Halloween - told them to come back on the night.
'Can't, we're going to a party.'
'Well, tough, then!'

Though 99% of T or T'ers round here are primary aged kids, dressed up and all excited, usually with a parent lurking at the bottom of the path.