Talk:Poisoned candy scare

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I remember a kid finding a razor blade in his Snickers bar last year... it was on the news around here.

Around where? Who are you and where do you live and what news source reported the story?

--Faith Likewater 19:47, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Ok, I definitely remember being told over and over to check candy and not take anything open when I was a kid. I have never heard of anybody X-raying candy. Can we get a reference for this part of the article? Until we get a source, I am moving it here. "To this day, fire departments and hospitals still encourage parents to bring their Halloween candy to be x-rayed or scanned by metal detectors for inserted razors or needles." PhatJew 08:26, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I have added a source. -- MisterHand 14:23, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. The idiocy really is amazing, though...You would hope that professionals would be a little more careful with resources. PhatJew 20:37, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

The moral of the story is: don't get sick on halloween—the X-ray machine is in use. Sorry folks, there's too much potentially mutilated candy ahead of you. Tomer^talk 05:05, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

>This collective fear also served as the impetus for the "safe" trick-or-treating offered by many local malls.

can someone please tell me what ist meant by <"safe" trick-or-treating>?

[edit] Poisoned candy snare in 1930's Spain

This phenomenom is probably more international than the article portrays. In Spain in the 30's, during a demonstration a rumour spread that nuns were giving poisoned sweets to children and the demonstration turned into a mob sacking and burning a couple of churches. This happened in Malaga and is õften cited as an example of anti-clericalism during Spain's 2nd Republic, prior to the civil war. 88.11.56.36 20:33, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Snopes says "True"

I just wanted to add that I clicked the Snopes link you sited and it says the Status is True, not False. I wonder if they changed it recently due to new information?

Shaeryn 22:15, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, that must have been an error, because it clearly says "false" again now. SteveJ2006 05:12, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Easily fixed.

Dear god, how STUPID can people get? Just check the damn candy before feeding it to kids and don't take them to strange neighborhoods! jeeez! SilentWind 20:01, 31 October 2006 (UTC)