Boy Beaten on Facebook 'Kick a Ginger' Day

Site inspired by South Park episode
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 23, 2009 2:07 AM CST
Boy Beaten on Facebook 'Kick a Ginger' Day
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Police suspect a boy was attacked at his southern California middle school because a Facebook site urged assaults on redheads. The boy, 12, was beaten twice on a day declared "Kick a Ginger Day" on the Facebook site, inspired by an episode of South Park. Police are continuing to investigate. The boy was not seriously injured.
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