# i thought that needles and ect in halloween candy was bs but here it is ...... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 18, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910 "2016-10-18T01:46:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/1 "2016-10-18T01:46:13Z")
[http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-most-horrifying-things-found-in-halloween-candy/ar-AAiXnVw?li=AAeKimm](http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-most-horrifying-things-found-in-halloween-candy/ar-AAiXnVw?li=AAeKimm) The pot thing is I think the guy was a dealer and just using Halloween as an excuse but got too high himself … ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/2 "2016-10-18T19:36:27Z")
Well, this click-bait listicle doesn’t really prove anything. I suppose it may have happened at some point in history, but I’d venture that the odds of your kid getting a needle in a candy bar this Halloween are negligible. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/3 "2016-10-18T19:58:43Z")
Needles in Halloween candy are needlessly cruel, though ECT might be a treat for dealing with ones autumnal blues. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/4 "2016-10-18T22:16:39Z")
Yeah, I don’t recall getting “ect” in Halloween candy. Guess I was in the wrong neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/5 "2016-10-18T22:23:43Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > **i thought that needles and ect in halloween candy was bs…** Quoth Snopes: [many cases of tampered trick-or-treat loot involving the insertion of pins, needles, or razor blades have been documented.](http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/needles.asp) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/6 "2016-10-18T22:54:24Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Quoth Snopes: [many cases of tampered trick-or-treat loot involving the insertion of pins, needles, or razor blades have been documented.](http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/needles.asp) “(In those instances where such an insertion could be traced back to a specific person, it was almost always some kid intent on freaking out either his little brother or his parents or getting the community in an uproar as his version of a cute Halloween “trick”…nearly all such reports of such rumors proved to be hoaxes…” So, yeah, it appears that it started as a hoax, then was copied by some kids looking for a reaction, then there was a real case of it. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/7 "2016-10-21T13:05:14Z")
There was a comedian who suggested buying only apples and razor blades at a supermarket near Halloween to see the cashier’s reaction. I cannot remember who it was. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/8 "2016-10-21T13:11:21Z")
Why did you think it was b.s.? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/9 "2016-10-21T13:25:47Z")
I’ve always wondered how one would insert a razor blade into an apple. It would probably be a wasted effort in the first place, as the kid would be more likely to throw it than eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910/10 "2016-10-21T21:07:53Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Why did you think it was b.s.? 😕 Because, as a whole, it is. The snopes article cited earlier in the thread mentions exactly one documented case of actual tampering with random candy, rather than hoaxes, that if they did include tampering, was a one-off after the treat had been received. In 2000.