A college student’s attempt at harmless fun took a painful turn when her clowning antics escalated and ended with a dose of pepper spray. Witnesses say the situation started as a joke but quickly spiraled out of control when she startled a passerby who mistook her for a real threat. Campus security responded swiftly — and perhaps too harshly. The student is recovering and says she’s learned her lesson: “Next time, maybe I’ll just stick to stand-up comedy.”
