Police in Utah Recommend Against Shooting Random Clowns

[packman]

"Police in Orem, Utah would like to make it clear that neither they, nor you, can legally shoot random clowns. With the increasing number of creepy clown sightings across America this may actually be an important message.

From Texas to Connecticut, sightings of strange clowns are on the rise, and accordingly, police officers are now in a position to have to deal with them. The clown epidemic has also hit Utah, and in the wake of a series of online threats posted by some self-identified clowns, some people are getting scared.

Luckily the police officials in the city of Orem, Utah are keeping a level head about It all, and would prefer if citizens did too. In a recent Facebook post, the department addressed the issue in a statement that begins, “Here's seven words we never thought we'd be saying.....’Let's have a serious talk about clowns.’”

Damnit, I would hate to be a clown booked for a child's birthday party in Utah.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/police-in-utah-recommend-against-shooting-random-clowns

[MrWendel]

1. That makes...

fun in Utah limited.

[underpants]

2. Good, this means open season on the mimes

To make it sporting though you really shouldn't shoot the mimes until they get out of "the box".

[Orrex]

3. But you have to use a silencer

[underpants]

5. Oooh

I'm taking a standing 8 count on that one.

🙇

[Skink]

4. Paint ball is ok

[Orrex]

6. Sure, if you want your victims to dye

[dembotoz]

7. the secret service has to protect trump and asked the police to make the announcement

least there be confusion

[jmg257]

8. Well, this fucking clown is taking his life into his own hands, BB gun or not

he's just frigging creepy.

http://cdn.news12.com/polopoly_fs/1.12400662.1475532415!/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/display_600/image.jpeg

Some people just aren't too bright.

[SwankyXomb]

9. Pretty sure the police in Orem or most anywhere

can shoot whoever they want and 'legally' get away with it.

[tblue37]

10. Bravo! This is a particularly fine pun thread.

[Coyotl]

11. .... police can't juggle all these calls that keep them jumping through circus hoops .... LOL

Casey Griffin Ford: People need to stop clowning around the police can't juggle all these calls that keep them jumping through circus hoops. The police have big shoes to fill ( maybe not as big as clown shoes) and this takes away from the serious calls, the ones where people assault you with a pie in the face or a squirt of water from a flower. If you see a clown offer you a scarf don't take it because we all know how that turns out.

Orem Police Department: We see what you did there.

[packman]

12. Tell me - if they arrest all these weird clowns

Do they only need one police car to hold them

[Rex]

13. This is nothing to clown around about, all it take is just one clown

like this guy...