WASHINGTON — A woman in Washington says she has been repeatedly harassed by neighborhood kids who objected to her Halloween decorations and a rainbow flag displayed outside her home. The confrontation, which included a group of young girls knocking on her door and speaking into her Ring camera, escalated a years-long feud between the resident and some neighbors and prompted the family to file a police report.
In video shared with social media, a cluster of teenage girls approaches the front porch and begins lecturing the homeowner through the camera. One child says, “Jesus loves you. Read the Bible. Stop celebrating Halloween,” while another tells her to “turn away from your sins.” The group also attacked the homeowner’s Baphomet skull wreath and the rainbow flag, calling the decorations “wrong” and demanding she remove them. At one point the children say, “Jesus loves you but he hates the things that you do.”
“That’s Actually So Scary”: The Harassment and Context
The woman’s sister, who posted the footage and context, said the homeowner has faced harassment from neighbors for more than two years — and that animosity spikes every Halloween. According to the sister, the harassment moved beyond verbal requests and into vandalism, with decorations damaged during previous seasons. The latest incident stands out because young children were the ones confronting a stranger at her door, and the family felt threatened enough to involve police.
Several of the girls targeted the homeowner’s rainbow flag, calling it immoral. One told her, “That’s ugly — take that off.” Another demanded the homeowner remove a wreath with a skull image, referring to it as an “ugly rat” and accusing the resident of celebrating Satan. The family says the repeated nature of these encounters — and the fact that the children recorded themselves talking to the Ring camera — made the home feel unsafe…