Clown Costume Wearers Will Be Arrested, Charged on the Spot Warns North Carolina Police

[brooklynite]

HeatStreet:

Masked figures have reportedly been spotted in North Carolina this week, with several separate incidents being reported since the weekend.

The latest incident involving a clown allegedly occurred on Tuesday morning, when police say a man wearing a “scary clown mask” and “red curly wig” disappeared into the woods after being chased by another man wielding a machete in the Greensboro, North Carolina area.

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Local police warned residents “although it is lawful to dress as a clown, given the heightened tensions about these entertainers, officials are discouraging ‘copycat’ behaviour by individuals who may find it humorous to mimic suspicious behaviour.”

The only way to stop a bad person with clown shoes is a good person with clown shoes?

[d_r]

1. or a machete

[Buzz Clik]

2. The populace must be armed with clown suits! It is our right!

[sarcasmo]

3. What's the charge?

Being in a clown costume?

[ck4829]

4. Clowning around.

[sarcasmo]

5. Red nosed tomfoolery.

[trof]

15. Assault with a slapstick.

[ck4829]

6. Are there no camera phones in North Carolina, no buildings with cameras?

That being said, I remember this, and there is definitely a parallel here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey-man_of_Delhi

[GOLGO 13]

7. Ban all Bozos!

Thanks Obama!

[cwydro]

8. I know this was happening in SC, but now it's here?

Seen nothing in my local paper on it as yet.

[B2G]

10. Winston Salem last week

If it starts in Wilmington, my daughter is moving home. Lol.

[masmdu]

9. I'm in an elementary school teacher in Greensboro and my students are scared!

I had a 2nd grader come up to me today and tell me he was scared that there are clowns in the woods near school and that he would be "taken" by the clowns.

If it is a joke it is stupid and it is having a bad effect on kids.

[Lint Head]

11. It's the rumours and media who are stirring this pot.

If there were a killer or molester I think he or she would want to blend in as opposed to be as obvious as a clown. Are there any missing children or murders?

[MineralMan]

12. Freaking Juggalos....

Just joking. Drink your Faygo and relax...

[Thor_MN]

19. Unless they are Green Bay Juggalos...

http://milwaukeerecord.com/city-life/green-bay-juggalo-cuts-off-womans-finger-drinks-blood/

Green Bay Juggalos. I hate Green By Juggalos. (with apologies to Jake and Elwood...)

[liberaltrucker]

13. So....

Trump can't campaign in NC? Cool!!

[nolabear]

14. Halloween's going to get interesting this year.

I can't help but wonder if a little hysteria is at play but for safety's sake I'll assume these are real sightings. But it's really, really stupid if it is.

[Lee-Lee]

16. It is in fact illegal to go about wearing a mask in public in NC

Thanks to the laws passed aimed at stopping the Klan.

There are exceptions for cold weather, safety, and costumes worn "in season". But none of the exemptions would fall in place here.

[superpatriotman]

17. This is a PR stunt

Possibly by Warner Bros. for the 2017 release of 'It' by Stephen King.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. Wait, when's the next time Trump's going to be in North Carolina?

Should the campaign be saving up bail money?