Ban on Trick-or-Treating for older teens?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Absolutely not.  A straight up curfew would be legal, but to ban older kids from trick-or-treating is discrimination.  And the ban on masks and disguises is asinine.  That would make costume parties the day before Halloween illegal.  And what about some Star Trek convention?  They can't wear masks?  And what's the definition of disguise?  Is a Santa outfit illegal?  The ordinance had good intentions, but it went WAY too far.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/48AABFF99999FFE8862574E9005AF722?OpenDocument

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[Wakie]

It is ridiculous to legislate such things.  Personally I keep 2 baskets of candy.  1 (the good stuff) for the real kids and/or their parents.  But I keep a 2nd one of stuff like "wheat thins" for kids I think are too old.

[© tweed]

age-discrimination is very, very legal, Inks.  I doubt that you feel that cigarettes and alcohol should be legal to purchase for all ages.

whether or not this is stupid and undesirable is a completely different issue.  how is this to be enforced?  cops roaming the streets on Halloween asking kids for ID?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Legal but incredibly idiotic. Though yes, basically unenforceable.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

age-discrimination is very, very legal, Inks.  I doubt that you feel that cigarettes and alcohol should be legal to purchase for all ages.

whether or not this is stupid and undesirable is a completely different issue.  how is this to be enforced?  cops roaming the streets on Halloween asking kids for ID?

But buying cigarettes and buying alcohol isn't a right.  You MIGHT be able to argue that ageism isn't a factor when it comes to trick-or-treating (it's public property, I think you have right to walk around, and then walk up to houses with lights on, since that's their invitation to you), but the ban on disguises is clearly a 1st Amendment violation.

[MODU]

Stupid legislation.  Totally unnecessary.

[© tweed]

age-discrimination is very, very legal, Inks.  I doubt that you feel that cigarettes and alcohol should be legal to purchase for all ages.

whether or not this is stupid and undesirable is a completely different issue.  how is this to be enforced?  cops roaming the streets on Halloween asking kids for ID?

But buying cigarettes and buying alcohol isn't a right.  You MIGHT be able to argue that ageism isn't a factor when it comes to trick-or-treating (it's public property, I think you have right to walk around, and then walk up to houses with lights on, since that's their invitation to you), but the ban on disguises is clearly a 1st Amendment violation.

but you said a curfew would be ok, which is the same thing.   what makes it legal for the govt be able to tell kids not to be out at 1am but not at 10pm?  I don't see that anywhere in the first amendment.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

age-discrimination is very, very legal, Inks.  I doubt that you feel that cigarettes and alcohol should be legal to purchase for all ages.

whether or not this is stupid and undesirable is a completely different issue.  how is this to be enforced?  cops roaming the streets on Halloween asking kids for ID?

But buying cigarettes and buying alcohol isn't a right.  You MIGHT be able to argue that ageism isn't a factor when it comes to trick-or-treating (it's public property, I think you have right to walk around, and then walk up to houses with lights on, since that's their invitation to you), but the ban on disguises is clearly a 1st Amendment violation.

but you said a curfew would be ok, which is the same thing.   what makes it legal for the govt be able to tell kids not to be out at 1am but not at 10pm?  I don't see that anywhere in the first amendment.

I don't think we should have curfews, but when the do curfews, it's everybody who's a minor can't be out past ______ P.M.  With this it's saying, well, only 14-18 can't be out because this something young kids should do (as the Mayor himself said - not quite word for word).  They're not regulating crime or anything there.

[DownWithTheLeft]

This will probably be my last time trick or treating, if they try and stop me fuck them

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

This will probably be my last time trick or treating, if they try and stop me fuck them

Candy whore.

[Stranger in a strange land]

What about parents who wear costumes to go trick-or-treating with their children?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Moronic idea.

[Хahar 🤔]

LOL fascists. But parts of this are certainly legal (while others are not).

I haven't trick-or-treated since I was 8.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

LOL fascists. But parts of this are certainly legal (while others are not).

I haven't trick-or-treated since I was 8.

This has nothing to do with fascism.