Can there be a law or ordiance passed in a town to prohibit trick or treating on Halloween.?

Question

I think I was misunderstood, I live in a town where it is illegal to trick or treat and I am totally against it. I guess my real question is what can I do about changing it.

Answer 1

not sure...just turn off your light

Answer 2

I'm not sure that a city can actually prohibit trick-or-treating but there are probably ways to limit it to almost nothing by setting a town cerfew or something of that nature.

Answer 3

Yes, there can, and in many places there are. The rules usually cite the dangers of children running around the streets at night, or point to the vandalism that can be a part of the tradition. A few towns have even banned it on religious grounds. To me, they all seem like poor reasons at best to deny children their fun.

Answer 4

confident, my city has a parade all up and down significant highway on Halloween night. Then if the parade walks by potential of a house which you incredibly prefer to resign at to get candy, then you incredibly purely walk out of the parade, get the candy, and get lower back interior the parade. Then the parade stops close to city hall and everyone is going their separate approaches. some human beings bypass to the pizza place for loose pizza. and then some human beings proceed trick-or-treating. and a few human beings bypass into city hall for the haunted domicile and the gown contest. there is likewise coffee, apple cider, and donut's on the hearth station. Our city does plenty for Halloween yet we don't do trick-or-treating greater effective than one night.

Answer 5

Where I live.......metropolitan area......A lot of the different cities will have "Begger's Night" on different nights. I still don't understand it. Halloween is Halloween.

Theoretically, a kid could go Trick or Treating 3 nights in a row around here.

Answer 6

Sure, towns pass all kinds of curfews and local ordinances regarding congregating on the street all the time.

Whether they have any realistic hope of enforcing this prohibition is another question.

Answer 7

Yes.

Often it is done in the form of curfew. Holding something fun for kids to do all togerther in a public hall can tame trick-or-treating too if a town is getting out of hand.

Answer 8

If you don't want Trick or treaters...put a sign up saying "I do not participate" and keep your lights off. You sound like a poor sport and if the kids in the neighborhood know you as a grump...then you may get a treat yourself.

Answer 9

Hi Oddball

Read the following Aticles to the constitution and show me one that the goverment has not done away at least in part.....Yes Goverments do the thing they desire to do... Public nuance....Public harassment...Public disturbance, ect... Should prove reason to do away with trick or treating. Like all Christian holiday's the Catholic and Protestants call it a Holy day....Halloween like all Catholic and Protestant holiday's is PAGAN to the core. It is directly from Satan.

Article [I.] (See Note 13)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Article [II.]
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Article [IV.]
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Article [V.]
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Article [VI.]
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have

Article [VIII.]
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

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Answer 10

If they have sufficient legal evidence, such as; extensive vandalism or dangerous traffic. If it's based on religion, then they could do it, but they are then subject to a law suit by the citizens affected.

Answer 11

why? if you are for that then your probably just one of those old ladies that just gives away small bags of pennis. halloween is one of my favorite times as a child. why would you want to take that away? no child shares the same views you might, wether you see it as unholy or whatever. kids just do it because its fun. not because its satanic. they arent hurting anyone. adults ruin stuff with their wacky views and forget they were a kid once too.