Posted on 10/14/2014 7:09:22 AM PDT by Bettyprob
It's like a scene from a horror film.
Residents of a California city are being terrorized by people dressed as clowns, some reportedly wielding machetes or baseball bats, police said.
"There's a natural phobia of clowns," Sgt. Joe Grubbs of the Bakersfield Police Department told ABC News today. "And, clearly, if someone is dressed up as a clown and holding a weapon in a threatening manner, that's going to frighten people."
There have been 20 sightings in a week, but only one clown has landed in cuffs. Bakersfield police arrested one juvenile last week for allegedly chasing other juveniles while in a clown costume. The 14-year-old suspect, who wasn't armed, told police he was participating in a hoax he had seen online.
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Creepy dolls and creepy clowns.....yikes!
Democrat convention?
Killer Clowns from Outer Space ?
> “There’s a natural phobia of clowns,” Sgt. Joe Grubbs of the Bakersfield Police Department told ABC News today. “And, clearly, if someone is dressed up as a clown and holding a weapon in a threatening manner, that’s going to frighten people.”
I bet they wouldn’t pull that crap in Texas. There’d be a clown hunting season declared...
I wonder why no one has made a video game where you kill clowns like you kill zombies. I think a lot of people would enjoy blowing away a lot of clowns.
Obola & Dems out fund raising ? How close to a golf course were the sightings?
Huh? When I was a kid clowns were part of a circus act and made you laugh. And then there was Bozo. I have have never associated clowns with scary or creepy.
Can’t sleep, clowns may eat me.
The fact these clowns are so elusive is another indication of the sparsity of cops, “when you need them.” Consider the number of cop/clown contacts so far (1) with the number of citizen/clown contacts (many) and apply this same ratio to criminals. This is why concealed carry is a good thing.
They meet in Sacramento and serve 2 and 4 year terms.
Except for Austin, which would be a Clown Preserve.
Me too. There used to be a former professional clown in my Church (he passed away several years ago). He's in the clown hall of fame or some such. Had a ton of memorabilia in his house. Stereotypical nice old grand-dad type guy. Quick wit, even in his advanced years. You could see how he could use that quick wit to play off the crowd instantly. Now his wife... Sweet little old lady that drank this clear stuff from Greece like it was water. I think I could use it to clean engine parts! She was scary! ;-)
> “There’d be a clown hunting season declared...”
Except for Austin, which would be a Clown Preserve.
City Hall in particular with the pansexual mayor ...
“Except for Austin, which would be a Clown Preserve.”
I thought is was already.
Feral Juggalos.
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