OT UM-Dearborn PSA: Beware of Clowns
SECURITY BULLETIN
October 6, 2016
The University of Michigan-Dearborn Police Department received a report of a Clown sighting on our campus. The Clown was observed close to the trees, in the field between the University Center and the Mardigian Library around midnightOctober 4, 2016. The following description was given:
• Male
• Height approximately 6 foot, with average build
• Wearing dark clothing and a white clown mask
Please use caution if you observe any Clowns, due to the recent activity around Southeast Michigan. Please contact our department immediately.
It has begun.
October 6th, 2016 at 1:47 PM ^
What is the long game for this? To make clowns less appealing and scary to everyone forever? Because I'm already in that boat
October 6th, 2016 at 1:51 PM ^
October 6th, 2016 at 2:04 PM ^
And well played!
October 6th, 2016 at 2:08 PM ^
has a witty reply.
October 6th, 2016 at 3:41 PM ^
Who'd ever be scared of a clown?
October 6th, 2016 at 3:42 PM ^
Interestingly enough, Stephen King has chimed in on this issue and said enough is enough, let's go back to clowns being funny and cute for kids to make them laugh.
October 6th, 2016 at 4:10 PM ^
Proms should be fun, too. And St. Bernards should make great pets. And hotels in the Colorado mountains should be relaxing, quiet places to stay and write a novel ...
October 6th, 2016 at 5:15 PM ^
October 6th, 2016 at 1:47 PM ^
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October 6th, 2016 at 2:20 PM ^
May be they're trying to learn how magnets work...
October 6th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^
What the hell is Dave Brandon doing back on any UofM campus? YOU DON'T WORK HERE ANY MORE, DAVE!
October 6th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^
Hey look! Someone desparately seeking attention, let's all make a big deal out of it! Wait, what? There's other people copying them now?
October 6th, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^
And get out of here
October 6th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^
Why is FauxMo in Dearborn?
October 6th, 2016 at 1:53 PM ^
Sometimes the free hugs come to you, but sometimes you've got to go out and get the free hugs.
October 6th, 2016 at 3:01 PM ^
I got an email from my son's school warning us about a clown hoax. The email linked to a story about this new clown menace and one of the six photos at the top of the page was FauxMo's avatar.
October 6th, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^
Punch them in the nut sack.
October 6th, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^
I got this notice and was texting other friends who work there asking am I supposed to not be laughing at this??
October 6th, 2016 at 1:56 PM ^
I don't get it either and have made the same joke about it just being a spike in Juggalo sightings.
Tell you what though, mask or no mask if you tried accosting me I would do whatever I had to ...
step on your big, clown shoes..
punch you in the nutsack..
choke you out with that scarf that comes out of your sleeve..
drown you with your carnation ..... whatever it would take.
October 6th, 2016 at 2:01 PM ^
problem is that, as of right now, it is basically just people dressed in clown suits. That is not illegal. Somebody is eventually going to enact some form of violent counter-measure on one of these clowns and then they are going to like WTF when they are charged with a crime for it. Heads up, dressing up like a clown may be really, really stupid but it is not in and of itself illegal. So, before people are all "I will kick a clowns ass, etc. etc." remember that you are not protected by the law with the "clown defense."
October 6th, 2016 at 2:03 PM ^
That's been my concern about this. Someone is going to defend themselves because they are so frightened by the encounter and be prosecuted because the clown was unarmed or something. It's all just dumb and dangerous.
October 6th, 2016 at 2:12 PM ^
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October 6th, 2016 at 2:28 PM ^
Take off your costume once you leave the party.
October 6th, 2016 at 3:17 PM ^
October 6th, 2016 at 3:37 PM ^
no, kids don't like clowns.
really, nobody likes clowns. That whole subtopic from Seinfeld where Kramer was afraid of them ...the depiction in movies like Uncle Buck.
Now ...someone dressed up as Darth Vader or a Stormtrooper -- that would be a hit! But not a clown.
October 6th, 2016 at 2:19 PM ^
I still don't get it....
A sudden uptick in the number of people expressing their Constitutional Right to dress like a clown..?
Some weird social media phenomenon where (younger) folks are just dressing like clowns (or at least with masks) just to mess with people?
Because wasn't there a real threat in South Carolina of some man dressed as a clown trying to lure kids away from an apartment complex? I mean, if I see some jackass at a bus stop dressed as a clown, more power to him. But if some dude dressed as as clown walks up to me in my alley while I am in the garage, all bets are off.
October 6th, 2016 at 2:45 PM ^
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October 6th, 2016 at 3:04 PM ^
I saw a law enforcement officer say it was illegal in his jurisdiction to wear a mask outdoors. So maybe the laws are different in different areas. I don't think that gives you the right to attack a clown. Let's not forget that the laws concerning justifiable self-defense vary greatly from state to state.
October 6th, 2016 at 3:13 PM ^
It's illegal to wear a mask in public in a lot of places. The laws were passed to stop the Klan from wearing their silly hats.
October 6th, 2016 at 3:44 PM ^
Banks ...can't be dressed like a clown in a Bank.
Nothing funny about banking to begin with ...bank robbery even less funny.
October 6th, 2016 at 1:57 PM ^
I want to go clown hunting with my baseball bat. I think that would be really funny cuz I'm sure these idiots dressing as clowns are a bunch of pussies
October 6th, 2016 at 2:05 PM ^
Shit, wait until the end of the month. There will be a whole bunch of people dressing as all sorts of things. You could probably kick all of their asses even without a baseball bat--I bet most of them will be pretty small--and I can see you're dying to go hunting.
October 6th, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^
Haha that gave me a good laugh! Well done Franklin. LOL! +1 for you
October 6th, 2016 at 2:36 PM ^
"Well done Franklin." That phrase has yet to be heard in Happy Valley.
October 6th, 2016 at 1:58 PM ^
October 6th, 2016 at 1:58 PM ^
the site, but I did see a video of a clown trying that scare shit outside a public venue and a group of five dudes set off after him to beat his ass. These clowns are taking some risk in their dumb fun.
October 6th, 2016 at 3:48 PM ^
Disappearing around the corner, chasing after the clown completely unaware that it was all a clown trap!
October 6th, 2016 at 1:58 PM ^
I don't know if these bozos realize how dangerous their actions are. They are causing so much concern and fear that people honestly see them as a threat. If someone is armed when they leave their home, and one of these clowns "pranks" them, people could very easily be harmed or worse. Hopefully this all just goes away after Halloween.
October 6th, 2016 at 2:00 PM ^
October 6th, 2016 at 2:04 PM ^
Glad somebody did!
October 6th, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^
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October 6th, 2016 at 2:25 PM ^
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October 6th, 2016 at 1:58 PM ^
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October 6th, 2016 at 2:00 PM ^
gonna have to revisit it now!
October 6th, 2016 at 7:40 PM ^
It's one of my kids favorite too. May be time to watch it again