It’s not an everything affair that our tiny island get some coverage in a UK tabloid—and when it does, it’s usually something that many frown upon.
And this is one of them.
So, here’s some context; since August 2016, creepy clown pranks have swept both the US and Europe, and the premise is simple: someone dresses up as a clown and scares people on the streets. It isn’t as innocent as it sounds to be: in some regions, the victims have attacked the clowns out of fright and some clowns have committed criminal acts.
Just last week, there were alleged sightings of these creepy clowns in KL, but ever since then, there has been no new sighting.
And then, on 30 October 2016, a video titled “Killer Clown Scare Prank In Singapore” was uploaded in YouTube by 19-year-old Joel Wong, and it’s exactly what the title suggests: Joel dresses up as a clown and goes around scaring others.
According to various reports, police were called in and they advised Joel not to upload the content online, as it is an offence if anyone makes a police report. Nevertheless, the video was uploaded, and Singaporeans weren’t exactly happy about it.
Apparently, police showed up at his home yesterday (31 October 2016), and got him and his friend who were involved in the prank for questioning.
Police investigations are still ongoing.
Now, here’s one interesting takeaway: in most of the videos posted online, they were footages taken by the victims and not the pranksters (i.e. the clowns).
Well, these footages did get viral, but they were not the intention of the victims filming the footages.
Therefore, it’s not exactly something familiar when the roles are reversed, and that could be one of the reasons why Mirror Online, a UK online tabloid, decided to cover this story.
Joel has since posted an apology online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v12mPRUw4Nc
And oh, just for your info, in his Instagram account, you can still see the clown Joel.
Featured Image: YouTube (Joel Wong) & Instagram (@joelferdon)
This article was first published on goodyfeed.com
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