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Oh come on now!!!

I heard this story today on the radio:

Kids in Belleville, Illinois could face a fine or even jailtime if they're found to be too old to go door-to-door.

The rule seemed too tough to the people 22News spoke with say it's just in the spirit of the holiday. "I would definitely still give them candy but I would just think it was a little too old," said Jennifer Muscaro of West Springfield.

Louis Siano told 22News, "I don't think any age is really too old because I mean parents go with children, it's all just a good time."

The fine for over-age trick-or-treating in Bellville, Illinois is 100 dollars for kids over the age of 12.

  Isn't that insane??  I trick or treated even in high school (I was covered in shaving cream usually, but still)  I don't think 12 is too old!

 I personally love when I get trick or treaters - do you???


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  • we really dont' get trick or treaters at all and it depresses me - i want some!!!

    that is totally ridiculous.... what if a 12 year old's best friend is 13? they can't go together??

  • Someone posted on FB today that they are fining kids over 12 here as well, and a fine if you are out after 8pm.  Such BS imo.

    I love getting trick-or-treaters!  It is so much fun, but we dont get too many kus we live on a cul-de-sac, and most kids stick to the main road.

  • That should be included as one of the dumb laws.  
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  • That's ridiculous.  I stopped trick or treating after 8th grade but we still get tons of high school kids, and wehn I was a sophomore we took the boys we baby sat around the 'hood - and dressed up and carried bags and got candy!!!
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  • Haha that's a town near where my grandma grew up! That is going over and above reasonable to FINE kids! We stopped ToT when we were in HS and not very many in HS ToTed in my area so it would be unusual, but I was 14 when I was in 8th grade (we started Kindergarten at 6 and I was one of the older kids in the class) so I would've had to stop in 6th per that rule. YIKES.
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  • That's a little over the top! I think it should be up to each individual house to decide of they want to give candy out to older kids. I welcome pretty much any trick or treaters!
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    Haha that's a town near where my grandma grew up!

    Where did she grow up? I used to live about 10 min from Belleville until I moved in with H.  We now live about 30-45 min away.  I agree that it's a pretty dumb rule.  I went trick-or-treating all thru grade school.  I've never had trick-or-treaters, since I've always lived in a apt and it makes me sad.

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  • THAT is Illinois politics at its best!!!!! 

     They want all of IL to go to that rule.

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