Sinister clown sightings threaten New Albany man's business

the Perspective from a Clown. “A clown’s job is to bring laughter and not tears,” Bonkers said. “If I put on a lab coat, does that make me a doctor? Just because they put on a clown costume doesn’t make them a clown.”

Bonkers says the men and women pictured in the viral photos are not clowns. He says they are just attention hogs looking for their 15 minutes of fame.

“It’s funny until somebody loses a job, and that’s gonna be a clown if it keeps up the way it’s going,” Bonkers said. “It’s a serious issue, and it needs to stop.”