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What are the clown sightings all about?

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Virginia Lou Profile
Virginia Lou answered

Dear Anonymous,

I did some Googling for your question...and it does appear this is becoming another "fad" of terrorism...

France had an outbreak of clown terrorism in 2014; police put some of the blame on social media. Also, at least one of the clown episodes in France seemed to copy the American movie, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.

I followed one of the YouTube links to a trilogy of clown "pranks;" all very threatening...along with a link for you to purchase your own clown costume. One of the videos got 74 million hits in 18 months, another 46 million hits... training films in terror.

Aldrich Ames Profile
Aldrich Ames answered

There have been sightings of creepy clowns frightening children in Carolina and the UK. That's all I've heard but I've never encountered one.

Yin And Yang Profile
Yin And Yang answered

Rumors around public schools is that these creepy clowns are suposedly going to high schools on Friday (10/7/16) kidnapping the kids and shooting the teachers on their way to their cars..... Police said it was a hoax but the schools went on "extra precaution mode" and of course there was more patrol of the schools. Also places like Home Depot are pulling their clown costumes cuz stupid people are dressing up as clowns and jumping out at people. As far as I know, nothing happened on Friday.

Danae Hitch Profile
Danae Hitch answered

They showed up in a few schools in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska and they were NOT AMUSED. They were apprehended and charged as they were making threats against the school.

I'm going to put this out there - where have all the good pranks gone? You know, the kind of prank that was funny but didn't hurt anyone? Why is the goal now to hurt and/or kill?

PJ Stein Profile
PJ Stein answered

I think it all started with YouTube. There were  few videos of people scaring people while wearing  a clown costume, and now we are seeing all the copy cats. In Florida it is illegal to wear a mask while intimidating (a) person(s). They have already arrested some middle school kids.

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