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Post by chaosisapony on Oct 6, 2016 2:39:59 GMT
This has hit my teeny tiny town now too. Yesterday a Facebook post was being shared that said creepy clowns would be attacking the local high school in my town and several nearby towns. There was a clown sighted outside the elementary school across the street from my house and now a photo of a clown "lurking" at a park this afternoon is making the rounds. I don't know how serious I should be taking this, it just seems like a stupid prank that's exploded.
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Post by Peamac on Oct 6, 2016 4:34:50 GMT
I just saw this come across my facebook feed-
"Just got off the phone with a friend who is at (hospital) with her husband that was attacked pretty badly by a clown by (very famous public park in town)! Just advice, stay inside tonight."
Seriously? This is getting ridiculous. And considering this is Colorado and lots of people conceal carry, that clown was risking his own life! I can't wait to hear the update on the news tomorrow morning.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Oct 6, 2016 5:07:34 GMT
is getting out of hand! Stupid Teen. A 13 year old contacted someone with a clown image on their Facebook to kill one of her teachers. She was only 13!! Hell I was still playing Barbies at 13.
I was 14. And would have kept playing with her but our dog chewed her head off.
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Post by utpea on Oct 6, 2016 5:14:00 GMT
Our elementary school had indoor recess today because of the clown crap. We're even an hour away from the town that had the most recent sighting. It was a beautiful day here too. :sigh:
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Post by Peamac on Oct 6, 2016 13:11:05 GMT
I wish people would stop making a big deal about it. Their clowns. People think they are being funny and others are blowing it up likes its a serious crime. People are literally calling the police saying, "this person dressed like a clown was looking at me." Seriously people, stop it. A local school went on lock down over a "clown-siting". I get what you're saying, but I understand some of the concerns from the other side, too. If a clown is stalking or threatening you and you tell the police, what can they do? All it takes is for the clown to go home and wash his makeup off, put on normal clothes, and <poof> the suspect you just described to the police has disappeared. How are the police to know the true identity of the guy? How can they find him if the next time he stalks or threatens someone, he's wearing different face paint or hair or costume? And if he's wearing a typical clown costume, it's probably quite poofy and loose allowing ample room for hidden pockets in which to hide a weapon. Add to that the fact that most young kids like clowns and are attracted to them, so a child could be lured away by a fun-looking clown and abducted. And no one knows what the guy really looks like.
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Post by Anne-Marie on Oct 6, 2016 16:51:55 GMT
I pick up three 6th grade girls from school daily (DD and two of her good friends) and all they talk about when they get in the car in the afternoons is the clown mess. The latest rumors about who saw one where, what threats clowns are posting on social media, etc. Our kids are out of school tomorrow and Monday and I am so glad. Hoping it settles down a little before they go back next week. DD told me this morning she is kind of scared waiting outside in front of the school in the afternoons because what if a clown grabbed her. I reassured her that I think that being in a crowd of kids in front of the school, with staff members keeping an eye on things and the school resource officer's car right there in the front lot is likely the safest place to be. But I'm a combo of sad and pissed that she's scared.
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Post by Kelpea on Oct 6, 2016 17:03:00 GMT
Just had a posted clown photo in our neighborhood this week. Of course a few middle schoolers have been freaking out for the last couple of weeks here...I wish parents would have that conversation with their kids about how not a single clown has actually hurt a child. Parents really need to empower their children; some of the local social media sites I frequent show parents acting like children.
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Post by lbp on Oct 7, 2016 14:39:56 GMT
Well it looks like the police caught one of the "Clowns" nearby making threats about the school. This kid is facing a felony charge now because of his stupidity!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2016 14:57:43 GMT
Someone made a clown profile on Facebook and threatened to shoot up two area high schools. A 17 year old student of one of the schools was arrested this morning.
This shit is getting old.
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Post by anonrefugee on Oct 7, 2016 16:41:59 GMT
Someone made a clown profile on Facebook and threatened to shoot up two area high schools. A 17 year old student of one of the schools was arrested this morning. This shit is getting old. My lower school teen read us a social media clown post last night. The writer was hoping to shut down his school today, so far it's been a hoax. Local police and school district security have bee quick to shush out other threats, hope they stay on top of this. It wouldn't have the legs it does without social media
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Oct 7, 2016 16:44:58 GMT
My daughters school was on lock down briefly this morning due to clown threats....of what nature I don't really know and it doesn't seem to have lasted very long, but thats not a text I wanted this morning
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Post by finaledition on Oct 7, 2016 16:51:10 GMT
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Post by pierkiss on Oct 7, 2016 17:04:25 GMT
I wonder if the clown hysteria will die down or completely go away after halloween?
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Post by lbp on Oct 7, 2016 17:08:47 GMT
Are you serious??? I don't know anyone in their right mind who would be a clown for Halloween! Especially in my neck of the woods where you would likely be shot sneaking around wearing a clown costume.
Some people have lost their minds!
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Post by Grom Pea on Oct 7, 2016 18:29:35 GMT
Are you serious??? I don't know anyone in their right mind who would be a clown for Halloween! Especially in my neck of the woods where you would likely be shot sneaking around wearing a clown costume.
Some people have lost their minds!
I'm guessing purchased by copy cat teenagers who want to do more hoaxes
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Post by LuvAgoodPaddle on Oct 7, 2016 19:32:20 GMT
Yesterday they arrested a 16yr old in the next town over for making threats to the local HS on Twitter account with a clown photo. Arrested for making terrorist threats and causing a false emergency.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Oct 7, 2016 21:00:34 GMT
...hearing the news anchor say, "There have been numerous clown sightings around the Chicagoland area" just made me laugh. {Warning: I'm about to indulge a lifelong newscaster pet peeve...}The clown part wasn't the only amusing part of that newscast. ~AmeliaBloomer The Chicagoland Area
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2016 21:16:16 GMT
...hearing the news anchor say, "There have been numerous clown sightings around the Chicagoland area" just made me laugh. {Warning: I'm about to indulge a lifelong newscaster pet peeve...}The clown part wasn't the only amusing part of that newscast. ~AmeliaBloomer The Chicagoland Area
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Post by Caylor123 on Oct 7, 2016 21:19:17 GMT
There's a whole world of people out there not getting enough attention. Hysteria.
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Post by mlynn on Oct 8, 2016 1:55:51 GMT
If someone is dumb enough to dress up like a clown and then go chasing people or stalking them or making threats to schools, well, they deserve whatever it is they get. I'm pretty sure no-one will be upset if a clown gets shot while acting like an asshole. ...unless he is black. Then all hell will break loose.
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Post by mlynn on Oct 8, 2016 2:02:04 GMT
Some schools in Yakima are closed today because of this. I didn't realize you are from Yakima. I live there, too!
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Post by oaksong on Oct 8, 2016 2:31:12 GMT
It has reached critical mass in our area too. Parents are getting calls from the schools informing them of threats. There was supposedly a sighting of a clown with a knife who threatened someone near DN's middle school. It's all the kids were talking about at SIlL's Girl Scout meeting. One of my employees called in sick today, but I'm betting she stayed home because her DD was too scared to go to school.
Hopefully, the phenomenon has peaked, and we can all get back to business as usual soon!
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Oct 8, 2016 2:57:21 GMT
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 8, 2016 3:14:38 GMT
A city near me had the threat and the hoax and the high school students made it get even further out of hand. The 15 year old has been arrested, will probably be expelled, and will face serious criminal charges. I I think parents and teachers need to explain to these kids that it isn't a joke or a prank, but instead is considered a threat and in some areas is a felony. Seriously? This is getting ridiculous. And considering this is Colorado and lots of people conceal carry, that clown was risking his own life! I can't wait to hear the update on the news tomorrow morning. I didn't watch the news last week, but this part of your statement is true for me. If I carried (I don't, but I could), I would shoot a clown that I felt was threatening me. You come at me with a baseball bat and I have a gun, I'm not waiting for you to hit me with it.
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Post by pierkiss on Oct 8, 2016 3:15:29 GMT
My daughters 2nd grade class had a discussion on boundaries and good touch vs bad touch today. She said they spent a lot of time talking about clowns. Good clowns vs bad clowns, where to find the good vs bad, trustworthy or not clowns, etc. We do not have clown sightings here!!! The kids are all freaked out from everything they've heard on the news.
We had to explain to our kid, who loves to hug (we're working on decreasing that), that clowns should not be hugged. If she must touch a clown, only hi-5s are acceptable and only when mommy and daddy are nearby. But not to touch clowns otherwise.
Such a weird freaking conversation!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2016 4:14:48 GMT
If someone is dumb enough to dress up like a clown and then go chasing people or stalking them or making threats to schools, well, they deserve whatever it is they get. I'm pretty sure no-one will be upset if a clown gets shot while acting like an asshole. ...unless he is black. Then all hell will break loose. Save
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Post by anniefb on Oct 8, 2016 5:52:25 GMT
We've started getting copy cat clowns in New Sealand as well. A woman was just assaulted early this morning by 2 men dressed as clowns. Happened in a city called Hamilton south of where I live.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Oct 8, 2016 13:15:03 GMT
I've always seen clowns as creepy rather than humorous. This simply reinforces that.
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Post by secondlife on Oct 8, 2016 13:16:24 GMT
If someone is dumb enough to dress up like a clown and then go chasing people or stalking them or making threats to schools, well, they deserve whatever it is they get. I'm pretty sure no-one will be upset if a clown gets shot while acting like an asshole. ...unless he is black. Then all hell will break loose. Not cool.
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Post by peasapie on Oct 8, 2016 13:20:27 GMT
And considering this is Colorado and lots of people conceal carry, that clown was risking his own life! I've been wondering when a clown will be shot. If that happens, I certainly hope it isn't an innocent clown on their way to a child's birthday party. Can we go back to fads like streaking or swallowing goldfish? Those seemed so much more entertaining. SaveSave
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