BRITISH CLOWN FIGHTS CLOWN ABUSE

BRITISH CLOWN FIGHTS CLOWN ABUSE

PORT ISAAC, Cornwall (Wireless Flash) -- Being a clown isn't all fun and games -- at least for "Coz the Clown," a 52-year- old entertainer from Cornwall, England, who's on a campaign to combat "clown abuse." Coz says he was recently assaulted by a group of children who attacked him, ripped up his balloons and broke his magic wands while the parents watched and did nothing. He now wants to educate the public that clown abuse is nothing to laugh about and warns that many parents think clowns are nothing but "child minders" who are paid to be kicked and punched around.