IndridCold@lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 months agoI can't believe they still push this fear narrative myth about "tainted" Halloween candy. It's the Satanic Panic that refuses to die.youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkI can't believe they still push this fear narrative myth about "tainted" Halloween candy. It's the Satanic Panic that refuses to die.youtu.beIndridCold@lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoQuick google search reveals multiple cases of items being inserted into Halloween candy. Usually needles. Theere were a couple this year in the US. They are isolated incidents, though.
minus-squareIndridCold@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI don’t usually call for a cite, but I’ll have to ask for a cite on this. Halloween Sadism is the lie that never dies. The very few cases we have of it is done by the family of the child. It’s targeted not random.
Quick google search reveals multiple cases of items being inserted into Halloween candy. Usually needles. Theere were a couple this year in the US. They are isolated incidents, though.
I don’t usually call for a cite, but I’ll have to ask for a cite on this.
Halloween Sadism is the lie that never dies. The very few cases we have of it is done by the family of the child. It’s targeted not random.