Throughout this time, Internet social media sites received numerous postings related to the phenomenon. The World Clown Association president Randy Christensen took a stance against the current trend of people dressing up as clowns to frighten people.[13] Circuses[14] and other clown-related businesses were affected.[15] In October 2016, McDonald's decided that Ronald McDonald would keep a lower profile as a result of the incidents.[16] A sociologist has called 2016 "a bad time to be a professional clown".[17] The killer clown craze has been linked to a significant increase in sales of clown suits in and near Glasgow, Scotland.[18] During Halloween, some Floridians decided to go armed while trick-or-treating.[19]