On Monday in San Salvador, two men dressed as clowns shot and killed a man on a public bus after he refused to turn over his money. Yesterday, 100 professional clowns, who perform frequently on buses, marched through the city to show that most clowns are happy-go-lucky and not cold-blooded killers. From the Associated Press (painting by John Wayne Gacy):
"We are protesting so that people know we are not killers," said professional clown Ana Noelia Ramirez. "The people who did this are not clowns. They unfortunately used our costume and our makeup to commit a monstrous act."
Clown-union leader Carlos Vasquez says he plans to issue IDs to all real clowns and urge police to detain those who do not have them.
Angry clowns decry armed robbery by imposters
