JayRob303 Posted October 22, 2005 #1 Share Posted October 22, 2005 With Halloween coming up, has anyone heard of any stories in reference to such... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLLiZ Posted October 22, 2005 #2 Share Posted October 22, 2005 urban legend... 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayRob303 Posted October 22, 2005 Author #3 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Hence the reason it's in the Urban Legends section... However, it seems that most urban legends are at least 'loosly' based on an actual event... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shambles Posted October 22, 2005 #4 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Heres what snopes has to say about the subject. http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/hallowee.htm I personally beleive that the "Urban Legend" is true because halloween has been around for years and there has to be some madmen out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Kratos__ Posted October 22, 2005 #5 Share Posted October 22, 2005 I hear reports of it every year. Last year it was some guy sticking broken blades in the apples he was giving out and sewing needles through the wrappers of the candy bars. Always good to check your (or kids ) candy before you eat it (or they eat it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle Battlefront Posted October 22, 2005 #6 Share Posted October 22, 2005 there was actually a recall on mars bars and snickers bars because a note was sent to the company saying that some of the candy bars had been poisoned. i'll try and find an article on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLizardQueen Posted October 22, 2005 #7 Share Posted October 22, 2005 The last time us three kids went trick or treating, our mother found that some of my brother's candy had been tampered with. She took all our candy and threw it out, so we couldn't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arranoth Posted October 24, 2005 #8 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Here's a list of Rumors. http://www.religioustolerance.org/hallo_ap.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_danger Posted October 25, 2005 #9 Share Posted October 25, 2005 There isnt much worry today about halloween candy because of the store bought candy. They make it pretty hard to tamper with it. and as to the razor in the apple myth, if i get an apple in my bag, that house is getting egged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecInca Posted October 25, 2005 #10 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Well down under we really don`t have to wory about this as Hallowen is near non-existant around our parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivel Posted October 25, 2005 #11 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I only eat things that are clearly sealed by companies, the rest I just don't eat. I think it's just common sense not to eat a baggy of cookies given to me by a stranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad Posted October 25, 2005 #12 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I think this urban legend was based on something one person did then when wierd people on the net heard about it they started doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanax Posted November 30, 2005 #13 Share Posted November 30, 2005 the begining of this legend was a fact. there was a man putting razor blades in candy, store bought, and a littel kid was rushed to the hospital because he ate a piece and his throat was all tore up. iforget where it happened but as far as i know there was only like two acual happenings of this kind. hospitals in PA, OH, and OK still open the x-ray section so that the candy can be checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertigoflow Posted November 30, 2005 #14 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I saw on the news a woman was arrested for passing out poisoned candy last halloween in massachusetts. Screwed up stuff like this happens alot. I don't think you can blame urban legends or the internet as much as the fact that some people are just sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted November 30, 2005 #15 Share Posted November 30, 2005 You can't really ever say something like this is an urban legend. There's no doubt it has happened or atleast will happen one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fawkes2 Posted December 1, 2005 #16 Share Posted December 1, 2005 You can't really ever say something like this is an urban legend. There's no doubt it has happened or atleast will happen one time. yes that is true , unfortunately this is not an urban legend. here is a link that proves it is not an urban legend . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyMeAPony Posted January 2, 2006 #17 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Acutally when I was young and went on holiday to vist some cousins overseas during Halloween holiday there was an offer for parents to bring their childrens candy to their local casualty to have it x-rayed. This was years and years ago and had forgotten about it until I read this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jk57j Posted January 3, 2006 #18 Share Posted January 3, 2006 I can't remember exactly where I read it but I did read about one case where this did happen but it was done by a family member to the child, not by a stranger giving out candy, and it was found before anything happened (similar to the tylonel (sp?) posionings), besides that one case I don't think it ever happened again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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