This year, in preparation for Halloween, Maryland sent 1,200 convicted sex offenders this happy little fellow to post on the door to keep kids from knocking. Following uproar and mockery, authorities realized that a jack o’ lantern doesn’t say “we are not legally allowed to celebrate Halloween at this house” from a distance, and have sent out signs that still feature the message—but not the Great Pumpkin.
If they’re determined to put a spooky icon with the warning, maybe they could go with the one Scandalist came up with.
Now that will keep trick-or-treaters away.
