Just to put things back on track, I've read that some local authorities are planning to 'get tough' this Halloween with 'trick or treating'.
Most people have no objections to 5 - 10 year olds knocking on your door . . . (accompanied by the parents, ofcourse) . . . but there is nothing more intimidating than to open the door and see a pack of 18 - 25 year olds with ill-fitting costumes asking for money!?
What kind of mentality produces this infantile behaviour in people that are, virtually, adults?