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Police in Canada are investigating attacks on children with red hair after an anti-ginger group was set up by a teenager on Facebook.
Officers said a teenager was believed to be behind the online site promoting "National Kick a Ginger Day".
It is thought an episode of the animated series South Park, known for its satirical humour, recently focused on red-heads and that the programme was the inspiration for the Facebook bullying campaign.
One attack happened at Calgary High School, where a pupil left battered and bruised after being assaulted by a gang of 13 other students.
Kevin Brookwell of Calgary Police Service said: "This is being looked at as a hate crime type incident. This individual, if it does turn out to be the case, was targeted because they were a redhead."
Student Ken Logel said: "I have a few buddies with red hair, you just kind of kick them lightly just as a joke but when it gets carried away that's not cool."
Classmate Simon Burke said: "Some kids took it too far in the locker-room and ended up really hurting one of the kids at our school and it's really hard to hear about it and pretty disappointing."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20081125/twl-police-probe-attacks-on-redheads-41f21e0.html
Officers said a teenager was believed to be behind the online site promoting "National Kick a Ginger Day".
It is thought an episode of the animated series South Park, known for its satirical humour, recently focused on red-heads and that the programme was the inspiration for the Facebook bullying campaign.
One attack happened at Calgary High School, where a pupil left battered and bruised after being assaulted by a gang of 13 other students.
Kevin Brookwell of Calgary Police Service said: "This is being looked at as a hate crime type incident. This individual, if it does turn out to be the case, was targeted because they were a redhead."
Student Ken Logel said: "I have a few buddies with red hair, you just kind of kick them lightly just as a joke but when it gets carried away that's not cool."
Classmate Simon Burke said: "Some kids took it too far in the locker-room and ended up really hurting one of the kids at our school and it's really hard to hear about it and pretty disappointing."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20081125/twl-police-probe-attacks-on-redheads-41f21e0.html