« on: October 26, 2014, 05:08:15 PM »
This ain't nice! (Then again, clowns can creep people out in a big way.)
(Don't we have a clown emoticon?)
No laughing matter: Clown terror spreads in France
AFP By Fran Blandy
4 hours ago
People dressed as zombie clowns take part in the Zombie Walk on September 13, 2014 in the eastern French city of Strasbourg (AFP Photo/Frederick Florin)
Saint's note--the above picture might have something to do with people thinking clowns are creepy!
Paris (AFP) - A wave of panic sparked by evil clowns stalking French towns has spread to the south of France where police on Saturday night arrested 14 teenagers dressed as the pranksters, carrying pistols, knives and baseball bats.
A police source said Sunday the group of teens were arrested in the parking lot of a high school in the Mediterranean port town of Agde, as several other complaints poured in about "armed clowns" in the region over the weekend.
In the nearby city of Montpellier a man disguised as a clown was arrested after beating up a pedestrian with an iron bar, while three motorists in different towns complained about "scary clowns" threatening them.
The phenomenon of dressing up as an evil clown and terrifying passers-by -- a trend which has also been seen in the United States and Britain -- cropped up in the north of France in early October.
In the northern French town of Bethune, a 19-year-old received a six-month suspended jail term Monday for threatening passers-by while dressed as a clown.
The rest is here:
http://news.yahoo.com/no-laughing-matter-clown-terror-spreads-france-005440754.htmlI suppose that it could be worse--it could be the Islamic State . . .
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