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According to an online statement Tuesday, the County Sheriff’s Office and ----- Police Department commented that the Halloween season is a time that allows for children to dress up in costumes as different characters and people, have fun and go throughout the neighborhoods collecting treats from their neighbors.
That said, the statement also noted that, “Anyone caught using this opportunity to use these costumes with only the intent to scare people and cause disturbances in the community will be arrested.”
The Flora PD explained that such actions are no different than disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace if it’s done in a malevolent manner to purposely disturb another or disrupt the peace.
The statement mentioned similar activity has been reported to local law enforcement, and that the subjects involved in those incidents were juveniles attempting to play pranks on their friends, but they are still being investigated.
Residents were cautioned that when dealing with any suspicious activity and immediately report it to their local law enforcement agency.
Can someone explain how this is even constitutional? The key word here is INTENT.
They failed to mention that for ADULTS the souls of the dead were supposed to revisit their homes on this day and the autumnal festival acquired sinister significance, with ghosts, witches, goblins, black cats, fairies and demons of all kinds said to be roaming about. It was the time to placate the supernatural powers controlling the processes of nature.
