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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY HOUSTON."
HOUSTON."
HOUSTON." TAKING YOUR CHILDREN TRICK-OR-
TREATING DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
SCARY.
SCARY.
SCARY. RODNEY IS THE CEO OF
CRIMESTOPPERS OF HOUSTON.
SHE IS HERE WITH HALLOWEEN
SAFETY TIPS.
SAFETY TIPS. I HEAR PARENTS SAY OVER AND
OVER AGAIN THAT IT IS SCARY
THESE DAYS.
THESE DAYS. I REMEMBER BACK WHEN I WAS A
KID GOING TRICK-OR-TREATING
SOMEONE PUT DRUGS AND THINGS IN
CANDY.
CANDY.
CANDY. THE THREAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE.
IT IS A WEIRD NIGHT.
KIDS ARE RUNNING AROUND
NEIGHBORHOODS AT NIGHT GOING TO
STRANGER'S HOMES.
STRANGER'S HOMES. YOU ARE OPENING YOUR KIDS AND
FAMILIES UP TO ALL THESE THINGS
YOU DON'T NORMALLY.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING
PARENTS NEED TO WORRY ABOUT AND
THINK ABOUT.
THINK ABOUT. IT IS STILL FUN FOR FAMILIES IF
YOU TALK AND THINK IT THROUGH.
>> YOU PICK OUT YOUR COSTUME.
THEN MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T CAUSE
OTHER PROBLEMS.
OTHER PROBLEMS. >> I REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY
WE HAD PLASTIC FACE MASKS.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE KIDS CAN
SEE AND BREATHE THROUGH THEM.
THAT THE COSTUMES DON'T CATCH
ON FIRE EASILY.
REFLECTIVE TAPE IS IMPORTANT.
ONLY 18% OF PARENTS PUT
REFLECTIVE TAPE ON THEIR
CHILDREN'S COSTUMES.
CHILDREN'S COSTUMES. >> IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE
STREET, PLEASE LOOK OUT!
KIDS AREN'T NECESSARILY PAYING
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. IF YOU USE SOME OF THE COSTUME
MAKE-UPS, SOME IS NOT GOOD FOR
OUR SKIN.
OUR SKIN.
OUR SKIN. >> IT IS TOXIC.
YOU HAVE TO WASH IT OFF
CAREFULLY.
CAREFULLY. GETTING BACK TO THE PEDESTRIAN
AND DRIVERS.
AND DRIVERS. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER HALLOWEEN
IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST NIGHT
FOR KIDS.
FOR KIDS.
FOR KIDS. THEY ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO GET
HIT OR INJURED OR KILLED BY A
CAR ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT.
THEY ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT THE
RULES OF THE ROAD.
THEY ARE SO HAPPY TO BE RUNNING
AROUND GOING FROM HOME TO HOME
TO GET CANDY.
>> THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO
HAVE SOMEBODY ACCOMPANY THE
YOUNGER KIDS.
YOUNGER KIDS. AND TRUST WHO YOU HAVE
ACCOMPANY THEM.
ACCOMPANY THEM. I REMEMBER ONE NIGHT WE ALL
WENT.
WENT.
WENT. I
WENT. I KEPT COUNTING.
I KEPT COUNTING MY GROUP AND
ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD AN EXTRA.
WHAT IS WORSE?
HAVING ONE LESS OR AN EXTRA?
HE SAID I JOINED YOUR GROUP
BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND MY
BROTHER, A TEENAGER THAT WAS
TAKING HIM.
TAKING HIM. HE GOT CAUGHT UP DOWN THE
STREET AND AROUND THE CORNER
WITH A GIRL.
TRUST THE PERSON WHO IS TAKING
THE GROUP OF KIDS.
>> AND THE GROUP OF PARENTS.
I LOVE PARENTS GETTING TOGETHER
AND HAVING WINE AND WALKING
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. IT BECOMES A SOCIALIZATION FOR
THE PARENTS AND NOBODY IS
WATCHING THE KIDS.
YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR KIDS.
IT IS FUN AND IT IS YOUR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU HOPEFULLY HAVE AN IDEA OF
WHO YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE, BUT YOU
DON'T ALWAYS.
DON'T ALWAYS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO WATCH.
>> MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS HAVE
THAT CELL PHONE AND YOU CAN
LOCATE THEM WITH THE GPS.
>> WITH THE OLDER KIDS, YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT
WALKING AROUND WITH THEIR FACES
IN THEIR HOMES SNAPCHATING AT
EVERY HOME.
EVERY HOME. THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR PHONES
WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR CHILD IS
NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE A PHONE,
THEY ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO GO
TRICK-OR-TREATING.
TRICK-OR-TREATING. IF THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
A PHONE, THEY ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE TO TRICK-OR-TREAT
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. >>
ALONE. >> TURN DOWN HOME-BAKED GOODS.
I'M SORRY MISS WILSON.
I LOVE YOUR CANDIED APPLES AND
CHOCOLATE COOKIES.
CHOCOLATE COOKIES. >> WE ARE NOT BIG TRICK-OR-
TREATERS.
TREATERS.
TREATERS. WE TELL OUR KIDS IF IT IS
OFFERED, YOU CAN SAY EITHER NO
THANK YOU OR YOU CAN TAKE IT
BUT DON'T EAT IT.
WE TELL OUR KIDS NOT TO EAT
ANYTHING UNTIL THEY GET HOME.
>> HALF MY BAG WAS GONE BY THE
TIME I WALKED IN THE HOUSE.
>> THE DAY BEFORE, WE'LL TAKE
OUR KIDS TO GO BUY WHATEVER
CANDY THEY WANT.
IT IS NOT ABOUT THE CANDY.
THEY HAVE WHAT THEY WANT.
HALLOWEEN IS ABOUT HAVING FUN
WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
>> SOME PEOPLE DO GREAT SETUPS
AT THEIR FRONT DOOR.
HAVE STUFF WHERE KIDS ARE NOT
TRIPPING.
TRIPPING.
TRIPPING. >> IF YOU HAVE DOGS AT HOME
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CONTROL OF
YOUR PETS AND THERE IS NO LOOSE
CHOCOLATE.
CHOCOLATE. >> THIS IS THE CRAZY THING.
BEFORE WE WERE GOING TRICK-OR-
TREATING AS KIDS, WE WERE NOT
SURE WHO WAS BEHIND CERTAIN
DOORS.
DOORS.
DOORS. TODAY WE ARE NOT QUITE SURE BUT
WE HAVE A GUIDELINE.
WE HAVE THE SEX OFFENDER'S
REGISTRY.
REGISTRY.
REGISTRY. TELL FOLKS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
>> YOU CAN LOOK UP YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEE WHERE SEX
OFFENDERS LIVE.
OFFENDERS LIVE. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THIS, EVERY
PARENT WILL DECIDE HOW TO
HANDLE THIS WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
IF YOUR CHILDREN ARE GOING
ALONE, MAKE THEM AWARE.
>> LOW, MODERATE OR HIGH CIVIL
COMMITMENT.
COMMITMENT. IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED SEX
OFFENDER, YOU ARE NOT TO HAVE
YOUR LIGHTS ON.
>> YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE
INVITING KIDS INTO YOUR HOME TO
GET CANDY IF YOU ARE A
REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER.
>> STAY AWAY FROM HOUSES WITH
NO LIGHTS ON.
JUST AVOID ISSUES.
NOT EVERYBODY WILL TELL THE
TRUTH ON THAT.
STAY WITH YOUR KIDS.
USE COMMON SENSE.
>> IF YOU ARE A PARENT AND YOU
DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOUR
CHILD IS OLD ENOUGH TO GO OUT
ALONE, IF YOU ARE NOT GIVING
THEM A CELL PHONE OR YOU DON'T
FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT HOUSES
TO AVOID AND WHY, AGAIN, THEY
ARE NOT MATURE ENOUGH TO GO OUT
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. >>
ALONE. >> THE OTHER THING WE USED TO
THE AT THAT TIME IS WE WOULD GO
TO AS MANY HOUSES AS POSSIBLE.
WE WOULD GO TO STREETS WE WERE
NOT FAMILIAR WITH.
WE WOULD GET LOST COMING HOME.
THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT
HAPPEN PRIVATELY.
HAPPEN PRIVATELY. MY SON IS GOING TO SEE A MOVIE
FOR HALLOWEEN.
FOR HALLOWEEN. THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT. IT IS BECAUSE HE IS 14.
I DON'T THINK HE NEEDS TO GO
TRICK-OR-TREATING.
TRICK-OR-TREATING. THANK YOU.
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