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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: CLKD on October 10, 2016, 06:27:34 PM
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Any one come across these weirdos ? dressed as clowns they are apparently wasting resources by upsetting others: chasing, shouting, screaming, silently …….. what should we ladies 'of a certain age' do if we see these weirdos? A hat pin where it hurts?
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Son and I watched this on news tonight and son said "imagine saying - I know I'll go out and buy a clown outfit and a wig and jump out on people tonight". There are some absolute nut cases out there I'm afraid.
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Started in America earlier this year apparently ...... :(
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Apparently it began in Northamptonshire several years ago ::).
So how will each of us deal with these cretons without getting arrested?
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This happened last year in a village about 10 miles from us x
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Yes putting it on the six o'clock news.......Great idea ::)
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"A creepy clown craze which first gripped Northampton in 2013 is back, and is now sweeping the USA and UK.
"The phenomenon first went viral three years ago when a prankster dressed up as a clown and stood on street corners in the town.
"He would stare at passers-by, before disappearing and popping up in another random location a few days later. But after being unmasked as University of Northampton film-making student, Alex Powell, the craze came to an abrupt end".
Read more at http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/northampton-clown-phenomenon-is-back
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Just read this that a Premier League Football player's son has been caught posting messsages scaring people concerning these Clowns and may be expelled from his Private School!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3831944/England-star-s-teenage-son-faces-expulsion-private-school-making-killer-clown-threats-pupils-forcing-eight-schools-evacuate.html
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What is it with these youngsters :bang: :bang: :bang: every day's a learning curve but some don't learn!
I am preparing a large hat pin ……. and hopefully will be able to go 'BOO' if confronted. I shall shout "I'm menopausal and I know how to use it!" ;)
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That made me laugh CLKD! I've got to leave now to pick my son up as he's scared a clown is going to jump out on him walking home from school!!
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I think that Heads of School should tell parents/children what they are doing to avoid their children being scared. They have a Duty of Care after all.
Apparently real clowns are up in arms :cuss:
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I think the walk from my sons school is very open. There is nowhere for them to hide and jump out at them but I think the kids are talking about it so much at school that they've all ended up scaring themselves!
I've just noticed on Amazon that clown masks are on the bestseller list. They should withdraw them from sale. The amount of clown sightings seem to be hotting up.
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So what is your son's school suggesting?
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It's happening here in Australia too. I live near a lake and there was a clown there late the other night running on to the road threatening people by swinging a chain over his head. There are also lists showing up on FB of all the local schools they are going to target.
If one of these f**k wits gets beaten up by someone they have no one to blame but themselves. The problem is that is might not be the clown that gets hurt or worse - unfortunately. This will probably calm down soon, but I doubt it will happen before halloween, so we've still got a couple of more weeks.
This current trend is said to be a American publicity stunt gone wrong for an upcoming remake of the film "It".
America has a lot to answer for at the moment - in more ways than one......
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So what is your son's school suggesting?
Nothing has been mentioned!
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I would be asking ……….. the School has a Duty of Care to students.
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What do you suggest the schools do, CLKD - outside the school gates they have no authority. All they could do would be advise the kids not to walk home alone - but then there would be a danger of them reinforcing the fear.
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Why does it reinforce any fear? Once issues are brought into the open and once children know that adults are aware of potentially scary situations, they usually deal better. If necessary the School can call a meeting of all parents and give advice. I am not sure that Schools 'don't have any authority' outside of the school gates because they are supposed to make sure that pupils remain safe until they reach home.
Years ago we had 'safe houses' along some routes between school and through villages - all pupils either walked to/from school or were bussed in - when I think of the possible opportunities for abuse it leaves me cold though I'm sure that most families who had a safe house sign in the window were OK.
Fear breeds fear? I have my hat pin ready ;-)
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Several clowns have been swung at apparently ……. and in some areas the Police are handing out warnings or arresting them.
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People aren't just swinging at them. I saw a video of a guy literally beating the living daylights out of a clown. I think it was somewhere in America. Someone is going to end up getting killed.
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I am preparing a large hat pin ……. and hopefully will be able to go 'BOO' if confronted. I shall shout "I'm menopausal and I know how to use it!" ;)
I think this approach could be very useful in other situations, not just confronting nasty clowns! ;D