advocate 2, the last one is the one that really bugged me.

a general run down on laws, a debunking on the needed extra restrictions, a list of general safe guards and then at the very end.... how to check for sex offenders in the area. gods, how sickening!

and i just love the so called 'experts' that attribute no increases in sex offenses to the added laws and restrictions...... are their states and communities the "only" ones who are safer? wasn't it someone on this forum who posted an article saying that there is no reported actual sex offender attack or something of that nature to be found that happened on halloween????

Yes in the first 2 articles (I think it may have been the second one) it actually says there has never been a report of a sex offender attacking a child on Halloween

We're in PA and my son has never been approached to do any of those things. Just another reason to not live in Floriduh .. glad we moved.

Actually Nako FL is pretty liberal on this issue (so far) once you are off paper

Here's a good link for our Virginia people:

http://restoringintegritytovirginiaregistry.blogspot.com/2014/10/assumptions-myths-and-fear-2014-edition.html

Myth #1:

All Registered Sex Offenders in Virginia are prohibited from participating in Halloween activities.
- Decorating their home
- Porch Lights on
- Handing out candy
- Wearing a costume

Fact:

Registered Sex Offenders who are NOT under VA-DOC supervised Probation (the majority of them) can decorate their home, have their front light on and give out candy to trick-or-treaters. So can their spouse, parents, room-mates or children at that same address.

The same applies to South Carolina...(so far....)

Here in NY last Halloween my son was out awaiting sentencing, he was told no decorations, no candy, keep lights off, don't answer the door, stay inside. He was living with me at the time. We are out in a rural area so we don't get trick or treater's.

You know... really... Trick or Treat for children is mostly dead. Parades,m costume contests and parties have replaced it except maybe for close friends and relatives. I remember many years ago when people used to bus kids into developments to get the most candy. That certainly doesn't happen anymore....

What I fear is that this hysteria will grow to involve all of the holidays which is ludicrous. I read somewhere last year that a half dozen kids "Trick or Treating" were killed nation wide by drunk drivers while law enforcement were checking up on registrants. People forget that grown-ups still celebrate Halloween and not in a safe manor....

Great news did research and talked to a lawyer and NE currently has no rules against SOs for Halloween. Yay! I am very excited to decorate :-)

Trick or Treat is still pretty big here, especially in many neighborhoods. But I've always been more worried about kids getting hit by cars than anything else

vywien, that is great news! i love halloween and all the decorations! i so hope that all the bull crap and the restrictions die down by time my daughter gets out of prison. halloween is her very favorite holiday!

trick or treating is still big around here too, at least in highly residential neighborhoods. A lot of churches also do trunk or treats.

Around here, Halloween restrictions are only for those on paper. For the past 2 years, my son has been given a no candy sign by his PO to be placed on the door on Halloween. The first year he was just told he had to be indoors that day, not told any specific hours. Last year he was given a formal letter that was addressed to all so's on paper that stated they only had to indoors from the hours of 6-10pm. Of course, also no porch light on and no answering the door to any trick or treaters.

I remember when I was first on parole and couldn't do this for three years the first time I was pissed the other times I either played video games or went with friends dancing so I was never home

Unless he's working, my son has to be home.

@skybloopnk - I have been on probation in AZ. And I have had to abide by the Halloween restrictions for almost 10 years. (This is my first halloween where I am free to do anything, I already have my place decorated.). The PO might certainly come by so be careful. There might even be the Federal Marshalls with them as well. Once probation is over and you are off-paper in Arizona then it is a cake-walk here. No crazy laws here like other states.

Just remember that probation is free to add any rules they want. But those are "rules" only. Once you are done with probation then you only have to follow the "laws".