What would you do if you saw a strange clown staring at you on a dark street in your neighborhood?
The residents of Waukesha, Wisconsin were spooked, to say the least, by the appearance of an unidentified male dressed in an orange jumpsuit and a clown mask; and Halloween night had long since passed.
The strange clown was later identified by local police to be a “developmentally delayed” teenage boy who was a resident of the town, “and is just doing this to see people’s reaction.” The boy’s mother said that he was just “doing it for laughs“, but many weren’t up for the joke.
Reactions of the townspeople ranged from uncomfortable to terrified; some even took to Twitter to express their panic.
For anyone who’s in Waukesha does anybody notice the clown in a jumpsuit who stands and stares on Main street everyday for the past week
— Angel Rocha (@bigpapirochaaa) November 11, 2015
One girl’s reaction was no laughing matter.
This clown in Waukesha is ruining my life
— Jordan Mathusek (@JordanMathusek) November 24, 2015
Another even cried after the boy in a clown mask’s picture was retweeted.
@MKelly_85 this is all YOUR fault for retweeting that picture which literally made me cry I h8 you
— Lexie Wendt (@lexie_wendtt) November 24, 2015
Clowns obviously aren’t a welcomed sight to everyone, but this guy’s still not as creepy as Ronald McDonald.
