Talk:Devil's Night

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wow i didnt' know devil's night was a detroit-only thing... i knew about it in toledo and then i moved to michigan and i just figured it was the same everywhere. it's my birthday, too, holla

Shouldn't it be "T.P.ing" trees?

It is not a Detroit only Thing , Here in Greenwich Ct it has always been a blast in the past ( when I was a teenager) Egging , soaping car windows and Yes TPing houses!! Nice!

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Perhaps something could be added about Detroit-area cable tv providers offering free cable on Oct. 30th to keep the kiddies inside. Dunno if they still do that.

[edit] Statistics

Anyone have any links to official statistics of the increase in violent crime in and around Detroit? I heard vague stats about 20 fires on Devil's Night of this year. PolarisSLBM 21:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Devil's Night versus Mischief Night

Regarding the question of whether to merge the two articles, I vote no because the two events have different origins. Devil's Night originates from the observance of Halloween, while Mischief Night as celebrated in Yorkshire stems from Guy Fawkes Day, thus the two events, while similar, come from very different origins.

As a native (born in Henry Ford Hospital), I also agree that the two traditions are separate. Devil's Night remains one of my fondest memories of a deranged childhood. Thankfully, the statute of limitations has run out on some of the more destructive episodes....

Wanted to add my two cents. I'm from near detroit and have never heard of Mischieve night. But I rememeber houses going up in flames in Pointiac every Devil's night.. that junk is in the papers. But mischeive night? Not in the papers. --69.244.153.46 16:55, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

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my understanding was that it was a convinient (allbeit illegal and dangerous) way for people to get rid of the abandoned houses in their neighborhoods that can cause such problems with drugs and such.

so id say its a detroit only thing, and not the same as other mischeif nights.

[edit] Devil's Night Decline

Someone needs to be much more objective in the writing of this article. The number of arsons and crime on Devil's night in the past decade or so has plummeted. --Criticalthinker 07:30, 4 July 2007 (UTC)