It actually takes me back to a memory I thought I forgot long ago.
I was...what 5? 4? Anyway, I, for some reason, put a penny in my mouth and swallowed it. And immediately, my dad grabbed me and had to do the Heimlich maneuver. But you have teens, even grown people, doing something a small child would do.
Exactly!! Like, I'm with you -- I don't count people who might not have the mental capability to know it's not candy: they just don't know, and someone needs to be there to keep them safe. But a lot of these people most definitely know better and still do it.