![]() Let’s be honest: The lesson to learn from The Dangers of Trick-or-Treating isn’t, as the video claims, that “not all monsters will look scary this Halloween.” It’s that if there’s a dime to be made off parental fear, someone will definitely snatch it up, no matter how questionable the methods. More: Dad ‘blows up his kid’ in mean prank (VIDEO) On average, twice as many kids are struck by a moving vehicle on Halloween night than any other night of the year.Ī productive safety chat with your kids before the festivities begin should focus mostly on adding reflective tape to costumes and staying on sidewalks and crosswalks, not that they should fear every adult who opens the door to them during trick-or-treating. Sure, it’s important to talk to your kids about stranger safety when they’re out trick-or-treating (never mind that the streets will be crowded with tons of people, including parents), but the biggest danger your kids will face on Saturday is actually cars. There is something deeply unsettling about setting your children up to fail with an elaborate prank and then panicking when they meet your expectations. What’s more is that they really aren’t in danger. Why would they? Mom’s right outside, waiting in the car. Watching the videos, the only thing that’s clear isn’t that the children are gullible little naïfs it’s that they didn’t think they were any danger to begin with. ![]() The only problem is that the chances of that happening are practically nil. The video is being passed around with a pretty universal reaction: It could happen to your kids. More: Watch kids’ priceless reactions as their moms prank them on camera Image: Coby Persin/YouTubeĪfter that, the pissed moms confront their terrified children and chastise them for talking to strangers and going inside strange houses, clearly shaken that their children didn’t require much but the promise of candy to put themselves in danger. Then, for some inexplicable reason, murder clowns appear. ![]() Then they drive around the neighborhood for a tick, let the kids out at a decorated house and warn them to watch for cars and to “be careful.” Persin opens the door, tells the kids to come inside for candy and then breaks the bad news: There is no candy. The setup is fairly standard YouTube prank fare: The moms in the videos have managed to convince their children that they can go trick-or-treating early. More: Child abduction ‘prank’ shows how easily kids can be lured away It purports to show how easily kids are suckered into walking into predators’ homes as a warning to parents. All the videos have a message: Monsters are everywhere! No child is safe! No place is safe!Ī YouTube prankster who goes by Coby Persin released a trick or treating PSA video that’s making the rounds as Halloween approaches. We’ve seen kids “abducted,” kids being creeped on, kids being lured away from playgrounds. ![]()
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