From rssfeeds@jmason.org Tue Sep 24 10:47:38 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.spamassassin.taint.org Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C92A16F03 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:47:37 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:47:37 +0100 (IST) Received: from dogma.slashnull.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8O80YC26610 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:00:35 +0100 Message-Id: <200209240800.g8O80YC26610@dogma.slashnull.org> To: yyyy@spamassassin.taint.org From: boingboing Subject: Was child beating mom an enraged con artist? Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:00:34 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; encoding=utf-8 URL: http://boingboing.net/#85483138 Date: Not supplied Article about a scam expert who belives the mom who beat her child is a grifter belonging to the Irish Travelers. The reason she beat up her little girl, he thinks, is becasue she was pissed that the kid blew her con at a toy store. Wright believes the beating happened for one of two reasons. "The little girl gave away the scam to an employee or the mom was so ticked off at not getting refunds she took it out on the little girl." I don't know anything about the Irish Travelers, but I'm wondering if they are getting a bad rap about being con-artists. This Irish Traveler FAQ[1] says "some Travellers are con men, but, just like other Americans, most are not." Link[2] Discuss[3] [1] http://www.pitt.edu/~alkst3/USA.html [2] http://www.wndu.com/news/contact16/contact16_2450.php [3] http://www.quicktopic.com/16/H/umA3qpRqVJkRm