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wtf.... i never heard of this, till i moved here... only time halloween was celebrated early was if it fell during the week, then we trick-or-treated either the weekend before, or the weekend after, depending on which one was closer.... this... this is just effing rediculous... i swear... lol

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wtf.... i never heard of this, till i moved here... only time halloween was celebrated early was if it fell during the week, then we trick-or-treated either the weekend before, or the weekend after, depending on which one was closer.... this... this is just effing rediculous... i swear... lol

Celebrate...Devil's Night :rofl: :rofl:?

No Devil's Night is the night before Halloween, and if you participate in it it's highly illegal, most likely a felony.

It consists of burning down houses, setting garbage in garbage cans on fire, vandalism, egging, TPing houses, destroying private property, and my favorite...the flaming bag of shit.

It used to be that in Detroit that if you were out on Devil's Night back in the 90's it was BADDDD news. Take shelter or you're probably going to be killed kind of bad news.

Can't remember when it started, probably over 20-30 years ago, but I'm just guessing.

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Devil's Night is a long-standing tradition predating World War II, with anecdotal incidents occurring as early as the 1930s. Traditionally, youths in Detroit engaged in a night of criminal behavior, which usually consisted of acts of vandalism (such as throwing eggs at the homes of neighbors, scribbling on windows with bar soap, or stringing toilet paper in trees) . These were almost exclusively petty vandalism acts, causing little to no property damage other than perhaps a damaged mailbox or eggs hardening on windows. These acts still go on today.

However, in the early 1970s a dark side of this holiday emerged and the vandalism escalated to more severe acts such as arson. This primarily took place in the city but surrounding suburbs were not entirely immune. Property owners unable to sell in the rapidly declining Detroit city housing market would use this night as an excuse to burn down their homes to collect insurance money. These incidents were blamed on Devil's Night hooligans, greatly adding to the notoriety of the night.

The crimes became more destructive in Detroit's inner-city neighborhoods, and included hundreds of acts of arson and vandalism every year. The destruction reached a peak in the mid- to late-1980s, with more than 800 fires set in 1984, and 500 to 800 fires in the three days and nights before Halloween in a typical year. [1]

From Wikipedia.. :)

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Devil's Night is a long-standing tradition predating World War II, with anecdotal incidents occurring as early as the 1930s. Traditionally, youths in Detroit engaged in a night of criminal behavior, which usually consisted of acts of vandalism (such as throwing eggs at the homes of neighbors, scribbling on windows with bar soap, or stringing toilet paper in trees) . These were almost exclusively petty vandalism acts, causing little to no property damage other than perhaps a damaged mailbox or eggs hardening on windows. These acts still go on today.

However, in the early 1970s a dark side of this holiday emerged and the vandalism escalated to more severe acts such as arson. This primarily took place in the city but surrounding suburbs were not entirely immune. Property owners unable to sell in the rapidly declining Detroit city housing market would use this night as an excuse to burn down their homes to collect insurance money. These incidents were blamed on Devil's Night hooligans, greatly adding to the notoriety of the night.

The crimes became more destructive in Detroit's inner-city neighborhoods, and included hundreds of acts of arson and vandalism every year. The destruction reached a peak in the mid- to late-1980s, with more than 800 fires set in 1984, and 500 to 800 fires in the three days and nights before Halloween in a typical year. [1]

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Yeap, and this year for me I know a few people who may get a flaming bag of shit on their porches :laugh:.

I don't call it, "ridiculous", I call it tradition. So long as you're just doing small little pranks and not letting it get out of hand, I don't necessarily see it as that big of a problem. People need to get a grip when it comes to the little things. But yeah, in Detroit it used to get real crazy there for a minute, now in the city they call it "Angel's Night" and have a volunteer squad plus police force patrolling all night.

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DeadLine Thursdays at The Works WILL be having a special celebration for Devil's Night (flyer forthcoming)!!

Expect a Halloween celebration, including costume contest with prizes, which means another night to show off your costume!

I'm still ironing out details, so if anyone wants to pipe up with something they'd really LIKE to see or do at The Works for this night, let me know here or PM me or Wilhelm K with suggestions. This club night is for YOU, so please let us know!

Thanks; I'll update in this thread as soon as I can. =)

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Devil's Night is a long-standing tradition predating World War II, with anecdotal incidents occurring as early as the 1930s. Traditionally, youths in Detroit engaged in a night of criminal behavior, which usually consisted of acts of vandalism (such as throwing eggs at the homes of neighbors, scribbling on windows with bar soap, or stringing toilet paper in trees) . These were almost exclusively petty vandalism acts, causing little to no property damage other than perhaps a damaged mailbox or eggs hardening on windows. These acts still go on today.

However, in the early 1970s a dark side of this holiday emerged and the vandalism escalated to more severe acts such as arson. This primarily took place in the city but surrounding suburbs were not entirely immune. Property owners unable to sell in the rapidly declining Detroit city housing market would use this night as an excuse to burn down their homes to collect insurance money. These incidents were blamed on Devil's Night hooligans, greatly adding to the notoriety of the night.

The crimes became more destructive in Detroit's inner-city neighborhoods, and included hundreds of acts of arson and vandalism every year. The destruction reached a peak in the mid- to late-1980s, with more than 800 fires set in 1984, and 500 to 800 fires in the three days and nights before Halloween in a typical year. [1]

From Wikipedia.. :)

1984 was crazy. My first semester of college at Center for Creative Studies near Wayne State campus. We were on the roof of the 12 story building I lived in. We basically watched Detroit burn that night... There were soooo many fires. :ohmy:

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Celebrate...Devil's Night :rofl: :rofl:?

No Devil's Night is the night before Halloween, and if you participate in it it's highly illegal, most likely a felony.

It consists of burning down houses, setting garbage in garbage cans on fire, vandalism, egging, TPing houses, destroying private property, and my favorite...the flaming bag of shit.

It used to be that in Detroit that if you were out on Devil's Night back in the 90's it was BADDDD news. Take shelter or you're probably going to be killed kind of bad news.

Can't remember when it started, probably over 20-30 years ago, but I'm just guessing.

That should totally NOT be illegal!

Aren't they bitching about all the abandon houses in Detroit?

Aren't they bitching because there's no funds to train fire fighters?

What? Free garbage and human waste management? You don't say?

I should run for mayor! Think of all the available realestate there would be! And..... I would spread the wealth.... I really would.

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That should totally NOT be illegal!

Aren't they bitching about all the abandon houses in Detroit?

Aren't they bitching because there's no funds to train fire fighters?

What? Free garbage and human waste management? You don't say?

I should run for mayor! Think of all the available realestate there would be! And..... I would spread the wealth.... I really would.

Well since Kwamie iz out you may have a chance.....If your diamond earring is big enough.....

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My dad and I just got done watching Event Horizon. Now I need to chug an energy drink and try to stay awake as late as possible. That's my Devil's Night.

I'll sleep tomorrow, party at City Club tomorrow night, try to stay awake all night, sleep on Saturday, then Saturday night and the next three nights following I work 11pm-7am to set Christmas. Ugh. Two days off, then back to work at 7am to continue my day shifts. I hate retail during the holidays.

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