- Halloween was yesterday, and this morning's newspaper said kids found poisoned candy! Should I add it to the article?
- Not yet. In almost every case so far, the news article has turned out to be wrong. It usually turns out that the "tampered" candy is a kid playing a prank, rather than a stranger trying to kill innocent kids. Please wait until the investigation is completed and the alleged event is fully reported.
- What recent incidents should be included in this article?
- Please remove recent incidents unless they meet all of these criteria:
- The incident involves a stranger, rather than a friend, a family member, or the "targeted" child.
- The sources are about someone convicted of a crime (not merely suspected, arrested, or charged).
- There are multiple sources (and they are not merely saying that another newspaper recently reported an alleged incident).
- The sources were published substantially after the alleged criminal incident. In particular, do not cite sources published on November 1st or in the days around Halloween. These are Wikipedia:Breaking news sources, and they are almost always wrong. There has not been a single proven news report of a stranger giving poisonous substances to trick or treaters in decades.
- Shouldn't we include police warnings?
- Please remove all warnings or advice being given to parents, such as "Police in Cityville recommend that parents check candy" or "Captain Chris warns about illegal drugs that look like candy".
- What about accidental distribution, like someone giving away cannabis edibles because they thought it was ordinary candy?
- This article is about intentional poisoning attempts, not mistakes.
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