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Forget Poisoned Candy and Razor Blades. Here's the Real Halloween Horror

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday October 30 2019, @12:39PM   
from the look-both-ways dept.

Freeman writes:

Though fear still lingers over toxic treats and boobytrapped apples, researchers separate fact from myth. As pediatrician Aaron Carroll notes today in The New York Times, researchers haven't been able to substantiate a single case when a child was seriously injured—let alone killed—by Halloween treats made hazardous by strangers.
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A JAMA Pediatrics study from January of this year found that 4-to-8-year-olds have a tenfold increased risk of getting hit by a car on Halloween than on any other night of the year.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/forget-poisoned-candy-and-razor-blades-heres-the-real-halloween-horror/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2711459^[$]

Verdict: Boogey Man not likely to exist.
Actual Problem: Getting run over by a car when crossing the street.

Stay safe out there.

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Original Submission

• Invisible Pedestrian (Score: 3, Interesting) by srobert on Wednesday October 30 2019, @09:18PM

  by srobert (4803) on Wednesday October 30 2019, @09:18PM (#913889)

  I wish I could find the link to the SNL skit from the 70's where Dan Aykroyd was a toy manufacturer defending a halloween costume called "Invisible Pedestrian" consisting of a head to toe black outfit and ski mask. LOL.

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