12 Year Old Victimized Because of Facebook Page “Kick a Ginger Day”
Posted by admin in Rants Monday, 23 November 2009 08:07 5 Comments
Police: Facebook site may have led to beating of 12-year-old
09:58 PM EST 11.22.09
Los Angeles, California (CNN)
The beating of 12-year-old boy by a group of classmates at a Southern California middle school may be linked to a Facebook posting encouraging kids to target redheads, authorities say.
The redheaded boy was beaten up by a group of seventh and eighth graders at A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas in two separate incidents Friday, according to a statement released Sunday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
A Facebook page stating that Friday was “Kick a Ginger Day,” referring to redheads and possibly inspired by an episode of the “South Park” series, may have sparked the injuries at the middle school, authorities said.
The boy’s injuries were not serious, and no one has been arrested, authorities said Sunday.
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Call the school:
A.W. Wright Middle School in Calabasas, Ca. 92302
818-880-4614
Show your support for the Redhead 12 year old who was beaten and attacked by
14 kids who organized a “Kick a ginger Day”………The attackers have not been arrested, and the media is spinning it like the redhead was not hurt.
Of Course he was hurt at the hands of these thugs.
Stop the Violence against redheads.
I find it UNBELIEVABLE that this happened. Violence in schools or school functions is rampant! His hurt probably goes far beyond the physical hurts.
Update:
A Facebook group proclaiming “Kick A Ginger Day” has been blamed for a series of violent attacks on red-headed schoolchildren.
Police are now investigating the injuries caused to pupils at a school in Los Angeles.
The “Kick A Ginger Day” Facebook group was inspired by an episode of animated TV show South Park.
The first such day was organised last year in Canada – though its 14-year-old inventor later apologised and renamed his website: “Universal Hug A Ginger Day”.
But a new version of the group has attracted a strong Facebook following this year, and police are linking it with last Friday’s attacks at A E Wright Middle School in Calabasas, California.
Lt John Benedict, from the local sheriff’s department, said: “We know the why, we know the how, we just need to find out who is involved.”
In Canada, between 24 and 28 students have been suspended for putting the “Kick A Ginger” instructions into practice at Burlington Central Elementary School in Ontario.
Another update:
5 SoCal Kids Victims of ‘Kick a Ginger Day’
CALABASAS — Authorities now say there were at least five attacks on red-haired students at a local middle school after a Facebook group announced “Kick a Ginger Day.”
However, nobody was seriously hurt and no arrests were made.
The internet spoof was inspired by an episode of the “South Park” cartoon show, a sheriff’s lieutenant said Monday.
The attacks occurred Friday at A.E. Wright Middle School, 4029 Las Virgenes Road, said sheriff’s Lt. Scott Chew of the Malibu-Lost Hills Station.
The first reported victim was a 12-year-old boy in the seventh grade, Chew said.
Investigators say he was kicked and beaten by 14 classmates in two separate incidents.
“He was accosted by seventh and then eighth-graders,” said Lt. Richard Erickson of the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department.
“He was kicked and hit with fists in various areas of the body.”
His injuries were not severe enough to require hospitalization, though detectives are pursuing the investigation as a possible assault with a deadly weapon.
Three other students also may have been attacked, Chew said.
The attacks were allegedly inspired by a 2005 episode of the animated TV show “South Park” which focused on prejudice against “gingers,” a label given to people with red hair, fair skin, and freckles. (Watch Youtube Video)
Detectives investigated if the assaults were related to “kick a ginger day,” which began last year when some young people circulated messages on the Internet urging people to beat up redheads on Nov. 20.
Similar Internet messages were spread on Facebook and other Internet sites this year, said Lt. Rich Erickson, also of the Malibu-Lost Hills Station.
Parents of students at A.E. Wright Middle school have reported that school officials made a public announcement addressing discrimination, and that teachers led classroom discussions on the issue.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call the Calabasas sheriff’s station at (818) 878-1808.