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HALLOWEEN FIRES?!
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HALLOWEEN FIRES?!

In this part of detroit, on halloween there is something called "devils night" where punks set buildings on fire on halloween. I remember last year the building next door was set afire at midnight on halloween. I am frekin scared shitless because of this. The building I libe in os one of the larger buildings. I am thankful for that, because smaller buildings are more targeted. But, sometimes large gangs all come together and burn a big one. And afterwards there are posters on the debris that say stuff like "$100 reward for finding those responsable for the burning of this building". I am already scared of halloween. I am thinking of hopping on a bus woth my valueables that day and going to a nice part of detroit because if the building is burnt I will have a hard time getting out because of my broken ankle and ruptured achilles. Anything like this happen to any of you?
10-12-2012 10:12 AM
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That's scary. O_o I hope you make it out safe.

Where I am, there are no fires. People throw toilet paper at houses, as well as eggs. My dad used to fill socks with butter and hit people with it, I think. My uncle chased a bunch of teenagers for throwing eggs at his house, but he didn't catch them.

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10-12-2012 10:22 AM
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You seriously need to relocate.

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10-12-2012 10:24 AM
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Butter socks??????? People here do the eggs and toilet paper too, bjt never socks full of butter. And people stuff me in cabinets and trash cans ... wait, they aleays do that!
10-12-2012 10:38 AM
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They should at least have the decency to at least kill you until you give them drugs and nude in their trunks first! Maybe you should of relocated for your birthday, also you're mom has to get out at some time so...

Congratulations humanity,because you refuse to let go of the old and evolve you actually make people believe in 2012. Not only that, but you're the only species on Earth that were able to make it possible, now we get to sit until we die because we couldn't get to Mars. We have failed as a society and don't deserve our gifts to survive for this long. Maybe this is why dinosaurs are extinct, we sure aren't any better than the dirt you say we're created from. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...DvwSOFto#! Noo

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10-12-2012 10:57 AM
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Yeah, it's best you flee the state.

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10-12-2012 11:00 AM
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(10-12-2012 10:57 AM)WaterHealerOfBurns Wrote:  They should at least have the decency to at least kill you until you give them drugs and nude in their trunks first! Maybe you should of relocated for your birthday, also you're mom has to get out at some time so...

I hope she never gets out! I really cant relocate, I am not allowed to untill I am 18! And I cant make a quick getaway, I have a ruptured achilles and broken ankle!
10-12-2012 11:03 AM
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RE: HALLOWEEN FIRES?!

Yes, but they mostly burn ABANDONED buildings and the occasional cop car. People are not about to just up and torch a building that people live.

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RE: HALLOWEEN FIRES?!

come to indiana for halloween...there aren't any fires, but people do love to throw TP and eggs...occasionally there can be graffiti though, but that's only on vehicles...there's also always a bunch of parties full of girls who dress up as strippers (but i'm going for candy with a lady friend lol)

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RE: HALLOWEEN FIRES?!

(10-12-2012 04:03 PM)Alucard483 Wrote:  Yes, but they mostly burn ABANDONED buildings and the occasional cop car. People are not about to just up and torch a building that people live.

They burned the building next door where people live last year! But I guess you could say that most of the buildings with peiple living in them are semi abandoned because only half the apartments are occupied in nearly all buildings.
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