Why Being Creative for Halloween is Safer

By Morgan-Rae Ciani on October 24, 2014

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When you’re picking out your Halloween costume your first thought is probably “This is PERFECT!” (hopefully). But how about this: “Would I be targeted in this?”

It sounds weird and even scary but it’s true and something that everyone, especially college students, should be thinking about.

East Carolina University is known as one of the top Halloween party schools and they are more than proud of it. Their downtown area on Halloween night is crowded with people going in and out of bars, heading home, or to another party.

But you don’t just find students down there on Halloween weekend; you’re also going to find the majority of the Greenville Police Department stationed at almost every corner.

This isn’t because they want to hand out drinking tickets or break up bar fights between Batman and a lumberjack. It’s because they want to keep their students safe.

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Every year on Halloween, the local Greenville gangs have their initiation night. What does this consist of? They’ll tell their new guys what costume they want, and the new guys go out and get it, and by costume they mean person.

They will kidnap you and unfortunately, most likely murder you, just to prove themselves to the rest of the gang.

This doesn’t just happen at ECU; it happens almost everywhere and that doesn’t necessarily mean just at colleges either.

Two common costumes they go after is Waldo and Mario. A lot of people like to chose those costumes because they’re easy and cheap to make, but what they don’t realize is that they could be putting themselves at risk.

BE CREATIVE! There are millions of ideas out there, and the majority of them you could most likely throw together for cheaper than what you’re paying for at the costume store, where everyone else is also getting the same thing as you.

Stand out and stay safe. Never travel alone, stay in well lit areas, and be smart!

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