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dixiegrrrrl

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11. Actually, 3 teens were arrested in our area for making threats to others
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 09:19 PM
Oct 2016

They did it via Facebook, with clown images, threatening to kidnap and kill fellow students.
that is against the law, they got arrested, made the front page.

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Oh, boy.... I'll get the popcorn. CurtEastPoint Oct 2016 #1
Clowns FOR racism and authoritarianism. tenderfoot Oct 2016 #2
Clown lives matter... pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #3
Send in the clowns. Rex Oct 2016 #14
What about the mimes? underpants Oct 2016 #16
Au contraire, you're thinking inside the box pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #17
Mime season opens in a few weeks underpants Oct 2016 #21
LOL! pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #23
Lovely. Feel good about posting this? nt Codeine Oct 2016 #4
There are times when people just need to lighten the fuck up... Heeeeers Johnny Oct 2016 #5
Not by mocking that issue. Codeine Oct 2016 #7
Are they mocking BLM, the whole killer clown thing, or just having fun or saying 'fuck you' Heeeeers Johnny Oct 2016 #9
You look more and more stupid with every post. Codeine Oct 2016 #20
and he didn't even post his cute little pepe pic... tenderfoot Oct 2016 #25
You're kidding me.. .99center Oct 2016 #27
It got hidden. tenderfoot Oct 2016 #30
Yes, it's not necessarily racist. They're just riffing on something in the pop culture Bucky Oct 2016 #29
No. This isn't one of those times. This is one of the times when we take note of the cluelessness Squinch Oct 2016 #10
The problem is making light of an actual salient social point about AA victims of police violence. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #6
Actually, 3 teens were arrested in our area for making threats to others dixiegrrrrl Oct 2016 #11
I'm not saying people aren't doing stupid shit Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #13
Clown face masks hides who's behind it. They're mocking BLM. icymist Oct 2016 #12
I agree. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #15
Your worry is what? Marr Oct 2016 #18
No. Dressing up like a clown and hiding the face is the same as if wearing a hood. icymist Oct 2016 #24
Well. Isn't that just racist as hell. Squinch Oct 2016 #8
Clowns are not a race (are they?) jack_krass Oct 2016 #31
And again, this is our chance to witness the cluelessness of racists. Squinch Oct 2016 #32
They could all wear Donald Trump masks. Initech Oct 2016 #19
Clown Lives Matter? Marc2010 Oct 2016 #22
Uh-uh romanic Oct 2016 #26
If they're all clustered there, then for one day my street will be safe Bucky Oct 2016 #28
No words. cwydro Oct 2016 #33
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