At least two things stand out:
- Replies supporting the original poster are modded up and posts disagreeing with the original poster are modded down and hidden from sight. It seems that this person really didn’t want a balanced view, but a justification to go ahead anyway.
- We’re likely to see a lot of those sort of people should we leave our lights on this Halloween.
My personal opinion is that regardless of the holiday’s pagan roots, in our area it’s thought of as a holiday for the kids. The kids will get dressed up and a parent or older sibling will take the little one(s) around to family/friends and nearby neighbor’s houses. It is as much about showing off the costumes as it is getting candy.
Personally I think the OP is just greedy, but at best the OP is trying to hang onto a childhood that is quickly slipping away.
Were I to leave my lights on this year, I would politely refuse to hand out candy to anyone that is not a kid (unless it’s someone supervising a crew of them). It’s not a holiday for them.
