URL: http://boingboing.net/#85483138
Date: Not suppliedArticle 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
