But there are some times when people draw a line, even during Halloween.
A video of such an occurrence infuriated quite a lot of people this Halloween.
And they take all the candy and even go back to see if they took everything.
Cody Tateis a member of an American Southern rock/country band calledWhiskey Myers.
Cody plays lead guitar, and rhythm guitar and is vocals of theband.
Soon, the video was found by Redditors and gotpostedon r/PublicFreakout.
And, well, it could be said that it caused quite a freakout among people online.
But before you freak out like the rest of people online did, do you know why trick-or-treatingbecame popular?
Well, its popularity started after the Second World War.
The rationing of food ended and candy was available again.
This way candy became the staple of this event.
Children only wanted candy.
They can embody their alter-egos through costumes, engaging in a form of culturally sanctioned make-believe.
For them, the pleasure is in seeing their children learn and participate in this tradition.
Older teens and college-aged students may participate to relive some of the fun they experienced as children.
Then she shared her knowledge about guidelines for trick-or-treating events.
Most communities limit the times during which it can occur.
Then she talked about informal and formal rules that are in place for trick-or-treating events.
Of course, as with all rules and laws, there are always those who violate them.
She also thinks that to avoid all candy being stolen, people should not leave it unattended.
Trick-or-treating involves interacting with kids who come to your door and doling out the candy yourself.
Its quite effective: you maintain full control of how much to distribute.
If youre not willing to do that, turn off the lights and dont participate in the custom.
Coming back to the freakout on r/PublicFreakout, lets look at what people there had to say.
Folks were freaked out by the entitlement of these people.
Others joked that these people chose tricks with which they would get treats as well.
They picked trick: people online were not fans of candy-stealing behavior
