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School Food Fight Ends With Police Spraying Mace

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Ouch. Photo: Corbis

Food fights aren’t supposed to involve chemical spray and trips to the emergency room. But after a fifteen-minute, 200- to 300-person food fight at South High School in Minneapolis turned into a violent brawl, police had to intervene. According to a sergeant, students were throwing “anything they could get their hands on,” sending four people to the hospital with minor injuries. So far, no arrests have been made, but the cops are reviewing surveillance video. These kids should probably dye their hair and start donning disguises; the charges can be extensive. School officials maintain that the cops sprayed above the crowd, but students are complaining about the effects: Mace doesn’t taste as good as pie to the face. [Earlier, AP]

School Food Fight Ends With Police Spraying Mace