Editorial: Don’t let this weekend haunt you forever

By the time this issue of The Daily Eastern News goes to print, a large part of Eastern’s student body will already be gallivanting around town, covered in ridiculous outfits, drinking and partying under the cover of relative anonymity.

With their faces concealed, they will discover a new standard of unruly, the weekend ready for their unrivaled debauchery, all under the cover of night and costume.

If, by now, you haven’t noticed, this weekend is Halloween.

And with this weekend comes an inevitable influx of stupid decision-making, the idea being that, because one is wearing a mask or costume, their identities and actions are concealed from the world.

Judging by things we’ve all seen in the past, some seem to think dressing like Walter White apparently makes you police-proof.

Apparently, wearing a faux-horse head is a viable argument in court against, say, a misdemeanor for public intoxication (on second thought, we actually would love to cover that story).

Every year, our staff braces for the post-Halloween police beat, and we’re usually treated with some great treats. It’s entertaining for us, sure. But for the students listed, those decisions will haunt them for a long time—the Ghost of Felonies Past forever present in job interviews (sspppoooookkkkyyyyy!)

With that in mind, we feel it necessary, however corny, to remind students of the grave consequences that come with acting like idiots, mask or no mask.

It’s easy to get swept up in the Halloween brouhaha, the idea being that if we can’t see your face, we can’t judge your stupidity.

But we know you’re not zombies. You have brains of your own. Use them, please.

We don’t want you to have to spend the next week RIPping newspapers out of your friends hands as they taunt you for making stupid, rash decisions.

In fewer words: don’t let this Halloween haunt you forever.