If you're a college student, then chances are you have seen at least one clown around your campus. The clown appearances that are popping up all over these college campuses just didn't happen over night. In fact, if you live in America, then chances are you've seen a clown sighting. These sightings have been going on for many years all over the country. However each year these clowns are growing in popularity due to everyone brining it to attention. While there are very few of these clowns who actually cause harm to people, they still are a huge problem.

For one they instill fear. Seeing clowns pop out of cornfields or standing on the side of the road cause a fear within the public. Yes, they may be harmless, but there's always that chance that they could potentially harm someone. When I saw the one on my campus, I can tell you that it made me not want to leave my apartment. It for sure made me not want to be out at after dark at all. The public does not know the intentions of the clown, nor does the clown know the intentions of the public when they see one out. Either way, it could be a lose-lose situation. People do crazy things when they get scared which leads me to my next point.

These clowns cause recklessness. College students everywhere are going on the hunt for these clowns in big packs. If you live in the south, that means rednecks with baseball bats are walking in the streets trying to chase these clowns away. This, in itself, creates a whole new problem. There is chaos and then panic. When there's panic there is more chaos which leads to big and unnecessary problems. Then it makes the police get involved and take them away from doing their job and responding to the real emergencies.

The intentions of the clowns are unclear. While some may be doing it for fun or as a joke, you just never know for sure what the clowns' intentions are. It may be funny to the person who is the clown and maybe even the clown's friends. I can promise you though, and I'm sure everyone else feels the same way, IT'S NOT FUNNY.

The point I am trying to get across is quit chasing the clowns and clowns quit dressing up as clowns. There is no point to it other than it is causing fear and causing other unnecessary problems. If you want to be a clown, then be one for Halloween. However don't be one in cornfields, in roads, or on college campuses. Please and thank you.