domingo, 2 de novembro de 2014

Terrible Halloween


  Halloween is one of the most traditional festivals in the United States  where people dress up and go to the streets to enjoy a good time. The costumed children go to the houses of the neighborhood asking for candy and sweets, some people go to parties to have fun with friends, but not everything always ends well. On Friday night October 31st, three girls were ran over and killed by a speeding car in a residential area in Southern California. This accident was one that happened in this Halloween. According to the article by Faith Karimi and Todd Leopold, CNN, the Halloween is one of the most dangerous nights, due to the large number of people in the streets and a lot of drunk drivers. Sometimes people act irresponsibly and do not measure the consequences of his acts, causing serious damage to the community. Usually people ask for more oversight of the police, but what should change are the attitudes of some people. It is easy to prevent accidents like that happen involving drunk drivers, only depend on the driver. If you consume alcohol, take the route of public transport, taxi or by foot. Many problems like accidents, deaths, financial losses, or problems with the police are prevented just by changing a few simple steps.The main advice here is for people to be more responsible and conscious of any disaster that may happen on this eventful holiday.

www.cnn.com/2014/11/01/us/halloween-deaths/index.html?hpt=us_c2

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  1. I read about this incident as well. What a horrible tragedy. As a child my friends and I wandered all over our neighborhoods going from house to house without a thought to safety. I cannot imagine allowing my own children that freedom today.

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