sjc Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 No laughing matter - French police warn off 'clown-hunters' Two 'fake clowns' in front of the main police station in the town of Beziers. Credit: EBU/France TelevisionsA disturbing phenomenon of aggressive 'clowns' has hit France in recent weeks, leading to a counter-wave of social media aggression aimed at the clowns themselves. Police think the phenomenon stems from a rash of YouTube videos that originally started in the US. While these are often simply pranks designed to frighten bystanders, the French phenomenon seems altogether more worrying. On Saturday 14 youths were arrested in the town of Agde dressed as clowns and carrying guns, knives and baseball bats. The French authorities believe videos such as this one, filmed in the US, are behind the new 'scary clown' phenomenon. In the southern town of Montpellier a man was recently sentenced to 12 months in jail after beating a passer-by with an iron bar and stealing his mobile phone. The victim told a judge trying the case that he was "still having nightmares" about the incident. Further north in the town of Bethune, not far from the Belgian border, a 19-year-old man got a six-month sentence for frightening children. Not that the aggression ends there - those who have had enough of the clowns have now started a movement of their own to take on the masked miscreants. The police are now so concerned about vigilantism they have warned the 'clown hunters' not to try to take matters into their own hands. In a statement they said that social media 'clown hunter' groups were "worrying the population" and threatening to disturb public order. Instead they have tweeted urging people to dial the 17 emergency phone number if they come across a clown. Police Nationale @PNationale [#clowns] #internet Ne diffusez pas de fausses informations. #SiJeCroiseUnClownJe fais le 17! http://t.co/TCJb2ikhRF http://t.co/vXC7deTf8A 10:34 - 24 Oct 2014 Retweet Reply Favourite The police's tweet urges people not to publish "false information" about clowns and to call the emergency 17 number if anyone comes across a 'scary clown'. Last updated Tue 28 Oct 2014 Who else would give the cnuts a kick in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Bon jour, Davide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Who else would give the cnuts a kick in? Try it and you'll be getting a kick up your arse from my size 25s. And a pie in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Try it and you'll be getting a kick up your arse from my size 25s. And a pie in the face. Lol.....they really are creepy fcukers those clowns though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Lurker Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Never saw anything like this in France, back when I used to live in France. #france Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 C'mon, someone post a picture of their getaway cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 C'mon, someone post a picture of their getaway cars. "Wanna ride?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Try it and you'll be getting a kick up your arse from my size 25s. And a pie in the face. I've got an electric hand buzzer and a lapel flower that squirts water. 'MON THEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Never saw anything like this in France, back when I used to live in France. #france return of the mhak! welcome back mucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Always disliked Clowns. The one is Stephen King's IT was terrifying. Strongly suggest you stay away from the new season of American Horror Story then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 There is a common phobia for people about clowns and its a simple trick of the mind as you can tell its a person but because there is an emotion painted on their face you can still not tell what that person is thinking or how they feel because of the make up so your brain doesn't know what to do so your scared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 There is a common phobia for people about clowns and its a simple trick of the mind as you can tell its a person but because there is an emotion painted on their face you can still not tell what that person is thinking or how they feel because of the make up so your brain doesn't know what to do so your scared I'm now scared of Renee Zellweger for the same reasons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Racist c***s the lot of you. Le gendarme is on the case..... Edited for dreadful use of plurals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Lurker Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Racist c***s the lot of you. Le gendarme are on the case..... Sellers_pinkpanther7.jpg Plurals, brah. Plurals. #french #grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I went to France in 1982. Could have been me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I went to France in 1982. Could have been me. Yes, but do you lift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Plurals, brah. Plurals. #french #grammar Good shout, chap. Thanks for correcting me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Do we not have machine guns? Do we not have flame throwers? Baths of acid? Alligator pits? Clowns are a fixable problem people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotlandGer Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 The French have a struggle on their hands with these clowns. This is Remi Gaillard's take on things: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1974h Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Shaun ryder once wrote a song about clowns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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