“These are people dressed up in a clown costume who enjoy the power of being ... people can’t see behind the makeup. “Clowns like Pennywise [from Stephen King’s It] are called a ‘white ...

A redesign eventually eliminated the hose tubing so that the canisters fastened directly to the masks. They still looked scary. “It would almost be a pleasure to die in one,” said Sgt. Donald C.

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