With Halloween next week, thousands of youngsters will be on the streets and those teenagers who cause trouble while out trick-or-treating face fines of

What are they doing?Streaking?Painting people's lawns?

"A bunch of hooligans knocked over a dustbin in Shaftsbury!"
--Bill Hicks
;D

I can appreciate the cops trying to keep a lid on the mischief, but isn't 80 pounds a bit steep?  Maybe it's a good idea.  It gives the kids an incentive...an incentive to not get caught!

What are they doing?Streaking?Painting people's lawns?


The most minor thing they do is throw eggs at peoples houses.  I've heard of them putting fireworks through letter boxes, spray painting grafitti on houses/walls/cars and smashing wondows.

Yup cars get set alight, garbage gets set alight, lit fireworks get throw, bricks get thrown.Some idiots last year stood on a motorway(freeway) flyover dropping rocks on the cars below. So I think

Some animal shelters are holding off the adoption of any black cat until Nov.1.  they are afraid for these cats welfare and in some cases their lives. 

Ummm....our Halloween mischief involved eggs, shaving cream, and t.p.  We wouldn't do anything that could maim or kill a person, geez that's no fun!  Or is it?  80 pounds might be a disincentive to throwing bricks through the windscreen!
:o

Didn't a British magistrate just fine 100 pounds an 8-year-old for telling his mate to "sod off" or something?  That seemed excessive!

As predicted this is the leader story from my local paper's website yesterday.

Halloween? it was just hell
By Emma-Kate Lidbury

Oxford's top policeman hit out at malicious yobs who made Halloween night less of a treat after a score of problems in the city.

Pumpkins were thrown through windows, car tyres slashed, at least one car overturned and rubbish set alight in Barton, Blackbird Leys, Rose Hill and Temple Cowley on Tuesday.

Police chief Jim Trotman said newer Halloween traditions, such as trick or treating from America, were attracting a "more malicious element" looking for an excuse to cause mayhem.

There were 20 reports of vandalism or antisocial behaviour and although it was a 20 per cent drop on last year, Mr Trotman said activities such as trick or treating can cause fear and distress, especially among the elderly and vulnerable.

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He said: "I'm pleased this year there were less incidents and crimes attributable to Halloween, but nonetheless there were still victims of crime.

"Halloween presents a big challenge for the city. While many of the traditional, and arguably not so traditional, activities such as trick or treating are seen as enjoyable, for many they can cause fear and distress.

"In the States trick or treating is peacefully carried out with parents and young children. Here it seems we are seeing more rowdy, older groups of people going out trick or treating.

"Inevitably there are more malicious elements to it.

"In the run-up to Halloween we worked hard in areas where there have been problems before where, for example, the throwing of eggs and flour at properties has been an issue.

"Officers asked youths to think about what it might be like to be on the receiving end of such behaviour."

Police officers, police community support officers and street and park wardens were on patrol to help prevent and deter Halloween pranksters.

As predicted this is the leader story from my local paper's website yesterday.

Halloween? it was just hell
By Emma-Kate Lidbury

Oxford's top policeman hit out at malicious yobs who made Halloween night less of a treat after a score of problems in the city.

Pumpkins were thrown through windows, car tyres slashed, at least one car overturned and rubbish set alight in Barton, Blackbird Leys, Rose Hill and Temple Cowley on Tuesday.

Police chief Jim Trotman said newer Halloween traditions, such as trick or treating from America, were attracting a "more malicious element" looking for an excuse to cause mayhem.

There were 20 reports of vandalism or antisocial behaviour and although it was a 20 per cent drop on last year, Mr Trotman said activities such as trick or treating can cause fear and distress, especially among the elderly and vulnerable.

continued...
He said: "I'm pleased this year there were less incidents and crimes attributable to Halloween, but nonetheless there were still victims of crime.

"Halloween presents a big challenge for the city. While many of the traditional, and arguably not so traditional, activities such as trick or treating are seen as enjoyable, for many they can cause fear and distress.

"In the States trick or treating is peacefully carried out with parents and young children. Here it seems we are seeing more rowdy, older groups of people going out trick or treating.

"Inevitably there are more malicious elements to it.

"In the run-up to Halloween we worked hard in areas where there have been problems before where, for example, the throwing of eggs and flour at properties has been an issue.

"Officers asked youths to think about what it might be like to be on the receiving end of such behaviour."

Police officers, police community support officers and street and park wardens were on patrol to help prevent and deter Halloween pranksters.



Isn't Blackbird Leys the national centre for joy-riding?

"A bunch of hooligans knocked over a dustbin in Shaftsbury!"
--Bill Hicks
;D

I can appreciate the cops trying to keep a lid on the mischief, but isn't 80 pounds a bit steep?  Maybe it's a good idea.  It gives the kids an incentive...an incentive to not get caught!
They'll need to have a job if they decided to do any mischief!