9 Tonya Root, “Myrtle Beach police inundated with crime during 8-hour window,” Myrtle Beach Online, May 31, 2011, http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2011/05/31/2191533/mb-police-inundated-with-crime.html#storylink=cpy.
10 “Big crowds bring litter, city cleans up,” WMBF NBC News, May 29, 2011, http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/14748399/big-crowds-bring-litter-city-cleans-up.
11 Casey Gane-McCalla, “Racists Beware! NAACP Monitoring Black Bike Week,” NewsOne, May 27, 2011, http://newsone.com/1264085/naacp-black-biker-week-racism.
12 “10 hurt at Indiana Black Expo in 3 shootings,” USA Today, July 18, 2010, http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-07-18-blackexpo-shooting-indiana_N.htm.
13 Amos Brown III, “Black Expo violence free; but sponsor, exhibitor, attendance decline continues,” Indianapolis Recorder, July 21, 2011, http://www.indianap-olisrecorder.com/news/print_highlights/article_26c439d6-b3ba-11e0-bf53-001cc4c002e0.html.
14 John Touhy, “Violence hits at sensitive time for Downtown Indy,” Indianapolis Star, July 6, 2011, http://www.indystar.com/article/20110706/LOCAL18/107060310.
15 Brandon A. Perry, “IBE’s Trayvon Martin forum,” Indianapolis Recorder, May 17, 2012, http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/opinion/article_7546d128-a02b-11e1-85ad-001a4bcf887a.html.
16 “Rev. Al Sharpton blasts Mayor, IMPD,” WANE.com, July 2010, http://www.wane.com/dpps/news/indiana/sharpton-blasts-mayor-impd-_3477514.
17 Erica Flye, “Police investigate downtown shooting near Circle Centre Mall,” The Indy Channel, January 27, 2013, http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/police-investigate-downtown-shooting-near-circle-centre-mall.
18 “Downtown Safety Plan,” News Distribution Network, January 28, 2013, http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91417&sitesection=wnd &VID=24283328.
19 Richard Essex, “IMPD chief presents plan to make downtown Indianapolis safer,” WTHR, January 27, 2013, http://www.wthr.com/story/20719369/making-downtown-indianapolis.
20 Bill McCleery, “Castleton Mall fights underscore how teen violence is an elusive problem,” Indianapolis Star, March 11, 2013, http://www.indystar.com/article/20130311/NEWS/303110088/Castleton-Mall-fights-underscore-how-teen-violence-an-elusive-problem.
21 Yvon Man, “Fight breaks out in Castleton Square Mall,” Fox 59, March 9, 2013, http://fox59.com/2013/03/09/fight-breaks-out-in-castleton-square-mall/#axzz2PJofRgwK.
22 Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, “Time to Call a Spade a Spade,” Indiana Barrister, July 6, 2011, http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2011/07/time_to_call_a_spade_a_spade.html.
23 “10 people shot downtown after Indiana Black Expo event,” WISH-TV, July 19, 2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02ooCM7LfRw&feature=youtu.be.
24 Meghan Cooke and Steve Lyttle, “Speed Street gives police a workout,” Charlotte Obe-server, May 27, 2012, http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/26/3270714/street-festival-gives-police-a.html#storylink=cpy.
25 Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Fred Clasen-Kelly and Shane Ryan, “Police kept control of uptown,” Charlotte Observer, June 1, 2011, http://www.qcitymetro.com/news/articles/monroe_police_kept_control_of_uptown062117156.cfm.
26 Ibid.
CHAPTER 8
1 Neil Steinberg, “Flash mob at McDonalds leaves behind a McMystery,” Chicago Sun-Times, http://www.suntimes.com/news/steinberg/4797313-452/flash-mob-leaves-behind-a-mcmystery.html.
2 “Teen Mob Hits Walgreens On The Mag Mile,” CBS News, June 23, 2011, http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/06/23/teen-mob-hits-walgreens-off-the-mag-mile-steals.
3 Stacey Baca, “911 tapes reveal fights before beach shutdown,” ABC 7 News, June 24, 2011, http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8210148#sthash.8aokXuKt.dpuf.
4 “Doubts Mount About Why City Closed North Avenue Beach,” CBS Chicago, June 2, 2011, http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/06/02/doubts-mount-about-why-city-closed-north-avenue-beach.
5 “Police Beef Up Patrols To Combat ‘Flash Mob’ Crime,” CBS News, May 20, 2011, http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/05/20/police-beef-up-patrols-to-combat-flash-mob-crime.
6 Phil Boehmke, “The beach is closed; Heat related illnesses?” The American Thinker, June 1, 2011, http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/06/the_beach_is_closed_heat_related_illnesses.html.
7 Stacey Baca, “911 tapes reveal fights before beach shutdown,” ABC 7 News, June 24, 2011, http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8210148#sthash.8aokXuKt.dpuf.
8 Ibid.
9 Fran Spielman, “Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends police for closing beach on Memorial Day,” Chicago Sun-Times, July 7, 2011, http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/5695212-418/emanuel-police-made-right-call-in-closing-beach-on-memorial-day.html.
10 “The Talk: The Real Story Behind the Beach Closure,” NBC 5 Chicago, June 29, 2011, http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/shows/nonstop/The-Talk--The-Real-Story-Behind-the-Beach-Closure/124726299.
11 Jason Meisner and Jeremy Gorner, “Random attacks cause concern in Chicago,” Chicago Tribune, June 6, 2011, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-06/news/ct-met-mob-attacks-20110606_1_mob-attacks-downtown-japanese-doctor.
12 Ibid.
13 Trudy Ring, “Arrest Made in Apparent Antigay Attack,” Advocate, July 9 2011, http://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2011/07/09/arrest-made-apparent-antigay-attack.
14 Ben Bradley and Michelle Gallardo, “Lakeview stabbing caught on video,” ABC 7 News, July 4, 2011, http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8230725&rss=rss-wls-article-8230725.
15 Lisa Balde and Zach Christman, “Teens Charged in Mob Attacks,” NBC News, June 6, 2011, http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/123216438.html.
16 “Mag Mile mobs,” Chicago Tribune, June 6, 2011, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-06/news/ct-edit-mob-20110606_1_flash-mob-rash-of-similar-crimes-chicago-police.
17 “Mobs Attack on City Buses,” June 8, 2011, http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cta-bus-wildings-123404378.html.
18 Andrew L. Wang and Caroline Kyungae Smith, “Teen mobs suspected in downtown assaults,” Chicago Tribune, June 6, 2011, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-northwestern-chicago-police-warn-about-mob-action-attacks-20110604,0,3162996,full.story.
19 Julie Jargon and Ilan Brat, “Chicago Police Brace for ‘Flash Mob’ Attacks,” Wall Street Journal online. June 9, 2011, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304778304576375661383528354.html.
20 Steve Chapman, “Race and the ‘flash mob’ attacks,” Chicago Tribune online, June 8, 2011, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-08/news/chi-race-and-the-flash-mob-attacks-20110608_1_attacks-question-readers.
21 Mary Schmich, “When a news story omits race, do we really know any less?” Chicago Tribune online, June 8, 2011, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-08/news/ct-met-schmich-0608-20110608_1_race-card-media-conspiracy-media-quandary.
22 Katie Pavlich, “Chicago Police Superintendent: Compares Palin Hunting to Chicago Urban Crime,” Townhall Magazine, June 25, 2011, http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/06/25/chicago_police_superintendent_com-pares_palin_hunting_to_chicago_urban_crime.
23 “Officials: Flash Mobs Already Plague South Side,” CBS News Local, June 7, 2011, http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/06/07/officials-flash-mobs-already-plague-south-side.
24 Stella Foster, “Flash mobs or flash thugs have plagued South Side,” Chicago Sun-Times, June 8, 2011, http://www.suntimes.com/news/foster/5816335-417/flash-mobs-or-flash-thugs-have-plagued-south-side.html.
25 “A Wild(ing) Night,” Second City Cop, June 10, 2012, http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/search?q=muggings.
26 Evelyn Holmes, “Tourist mugged leaving Chicago’s blues fest,” ABC Chicago, June 11, 2012, http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8696221.
27 “Police release photos of teens in Red Line robbery, attack,” Chicago Tribune, June 13, 2012, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-13/news/chi-police-release-surveillance-photos-of-teens-in-red-line-robbery-mob-attac
k-20120612_1_police-release-photos-surveillance-photos-photos-show.
28 John Kass, “Victim: ‘They were enjoying frightening people’,” Chicago Tribune, June 13, 2012, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-13/news/ct-metkass-0613-20120613_1_streeterville-war-zone-doctor.
29 “Downtown: Chicago cops outnumbered by black mobs of nearly 200,” Chicago News Report, June 16, 2012, http://www.chicagonewsreport.com/2012/06/downtown-chicago-cops-outnumbered-by.html.
30 Mary Schmich, “When a news story omits race, do we really know any less?” Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2011, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-08/news/ct-met-schmich-0608-20110608_1_race-card-media-conspiracy-media-quandary.
31 Mary Mitchell, “Mary Mitchell worried about grandson going to school with too many whites,” Chicago News Report, January 28, 2012, http://www.chicagonewsreport.com/2012/01/sun-times-columnist-mary-mitchell.html.
32 Fran Spielman, “Beale predicts violence if Metra doesn’t hire more minorities for rail project,” May 31, 2012, http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/12896061-418/beale-predicts-violence-if-metra-doesnt-hire-more-minorities-for-rail-project.html.
33 “Sources, 28 Arrested In Series Of Overnight Mob Attacks,” CBS Chicago, July 5, 2012, http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/07/05/11-arrested-after-4th-of-july-mob-attack-at-dearborn-and-huron.
34 Ibid.
35 Lauren Petty, “Chicago Teen Sexually Assaulted by Six Men,” NBC Chicago, November 8, 2012, http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Teen-Assaulted-by-Six-Men-177846141.html.
CHAPTER 9
1 Colin Flaherty, “Chicago’s Unreported Race War,” WND.com, June 19, 2012, http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/chicagos-unreported-race-war/#eyCQbSDXG2q8qhGM.99.
2 “Colin Flaherty on WVON in Chicago,” June 22, 2012, http://webuildthesun.com/Welcome_to_the_Podcasts/Entries/2012/6/22_Chicago_62112.html.
CHAPTER 10
1 Melissa-Harris Perry Show, April 2012, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/47216315#47216315.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid.
4 Mark Yarbrough, “Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Seen on National TV News,” Springfield Patch, May 24, 2012, http://springfield-pa.patch.com/blog_posts/craziest-thing-ive-ever-seen-on-national-tv-news.
5 Mary Schmich, “When a news story omits race, do we really know any less?” Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2011, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-08/news/ct-met-schmich-0608-20110608_1_race-card-media-conspiracy-media-quandary.
CHAPTER 11
1 Meg Jones, “Police investigate Riverwest armed robberies,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 5, 2011, http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/124983979.html.
2 Meg Jones, “Flynn calls looting, beatings in Riverwest barbaric,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 6, 2011, http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/125027704.html.
3 Ibid.
4 “Comment to Juneteenth Day arrests spark spirited debate,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 21, 2012, http://www.jsonline.com/publicprofile/?profileid=25425798.
5 Sandra Richardson, “Juneteenth Day, One woman’s view,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2012, http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/video/?bctid=1697540701001.
6 James T Harris, “Sunday Insight - Black Teen Mob Violence,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctqSCHVESNM.
7 “Witnesses describe mobs, some people claim racially-charged attacks,” NBC TMJ4, August 5, 2011, http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/126825018.html.
8 Don Walker, Mike Johnson and Breann Schossow, “State Fair melees produce 11 injuries, 31 arrests,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August. 5, 2011, http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/126828998.html.
9 Elizabeth Braun and Heather Shannon, “New Details About Mayfair Melee,” The Milwaukee Journal, January 2011, http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/113102499.html.
10 Ibid.
11 Colin Flaherty, “Blogger, Why Don’t Blacks Behave?” WND.com, July 14, 2012, http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/blogger-why-dont-blacks-behave.
12 Velvet Hammer, “Black Wisconsin Teen Admits He Targeted Whites –‘Easy Targets’,” Ironic Surrealism, August 12, 2011, http://www.ironicsurrealism.com/2011/08/12/black-wisconsin-teen-admits-he-targeted-whites-easy-targets.
13 Ben Poston, “Hundreds of assault cases misreported by Milwaukee Police Department,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 22, 2012, http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/hundreds-of-assault-cases-misreported-by-milwaukee-police-department-v44ce4p-152862135.html.
14 Peter Hermann, “St. Patrick’s Day violence exceeded initial reports, police dispatch tapes show,” The Baltimore Sun, May 12, 2012, http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-12/news/bs-md-ci-violence-downtown-police-20120420_1_pratt-and-light-youths-police-commander.
15 Linda Byron, “Is crime going unreported in parts of Seattle?,” KING 5 News, January 5, 2012, http://www.king5.com/news/Are-crimes-going-unreported-in--136715753.html.
16 “Screen on the Green Disaster,” Atlanta Forum, Topix.com, June 4, 2010, http://www.topix.com/forum/atlanta/TNCG54TG9LUACHB8N.
17 Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Release, August 9, 2012, http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/2012/ojppr080912.pdf.
18 Al Baker and Joseph Goldstein, “Police Tactic, Keeping Crime Reports Off the Books,” The New York Times, December 30, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/nyregion/nypd-leaves-offenses-unrecorded-to-keep-crime-rates-down.html?pagewanted=all.
19 “Milwaukee Lakefront Fireworks - Fights,” Freedom Eden, July 5, 2012, http://freedomeden.blogspot.com/2012/07/milwaukee-lakefront-fireworks-fights.html.
20 Eugene Kane, “Juneteenth Day arrests spark spirited debate,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 20, 2012, http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/juneteenth-day-arrests-spark-spirited-debate-7f5ri4p-159781615.html.
21 Ibid.
22 “Happy Juneteeth Day!” The Milwaukee Socialite, June 19, 2012, http://milwaukeesocialite.blogspot.com/2012/06/happy-juneteeth-day.html.
23 Posted by Chip Brewster, “Amateur video shows teenage brawl on North Ave. near McDonald’s,” May 29, 2012, http://fox6now.com/2012/05/29/amateur-video-shows-teenage-brawl-on-north-ave-near-mcdonalds.
24 Ben Poston, “Hundreds of assault cases misreported by Milwaukee Police Department,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 22, 2012, http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/hundreds-of-assault-cases-misreported-by-milwaukee-police-department-v44ce4p-152862135.html.
CHAPTER 12
1 “Beat Whitey Night - Attacks mar Iowa State Fair,” NBC2 WBBH News, August 25, 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qeMslmDBxY.
2 “’Beat Whitey Night’ At Iowa State Fair,” The Smoking Gun, http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/iowa-fair-fights.
3 “Iowa State Fair violence-Not ‘Beat Whitey Night’ and a journalistic FAIL,” Iowa Politics Exposed, August 26, 2010, http://iowapoliticsexposed.blogspot.com/2010/08/iowa-state-fair-violence-not-beat.html.
4 Gabriel Stoffa, “Teen flash mobs are partly our fault,” Iowa State Daily, July 1, 2011, http://www.iowastatedaily.com/opinion/article_5185e616-a26b-11e0-8bf7-001cc4c03286.html.
5 Matt Buedel, “Police, firefighters shot with fireworks at Taft Homes ‘riot’,” Peoria Journal Star, July 5, 2011, http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1107265269/Police-briefly-close-Adams-while-dispersing-crowd.
6 Paul Wilkinson, “Peorians living in fear,” The Peoria Chronicle, June 25, 2011, http://peoriachronicle.com/2011/06/25/peorians-living-in-fear.
7 Michael Boren, “Some claim reports of racist Peoria mob are exaggerated,” Peoria Journal Star, June 26, 2011, http://www.pjstar.com/news/x2069925100/Account-of-racist-Peoria-mob-spurs-national-attention.
8 Phil Luciano, “True or not, account of ‘mob’ story spreads fast,” Peoria Journal Star, June 27, 2011, http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1305078891/Luciano-True-or-not-account-of-mob-story-spreads-fast.
9 Michael Boren, “Solving Peoria neighborhood problems a ‘long-term issue’,” Peoria Journal Star, August 6, 2011, http://www.pjstar.c
om/news/x633532418/Solving-Peoria-neighborhood-problems-a-long-term-issue.
CHAPTER 13
1 “Mother, Teenage Girl Mob Attacked My Family,” CBS Minnesota, July 9, 2011, http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/07/09/mother-teenage-girl-mob-attacked-my-family.
2 Kaitlin Walker, “Flash mob attacks Minneapolis Pedal Pub,” Minnesota Daily, October 21, 2011, http://www.mndaily.com/blogs/newsstand/2011/10/21/flash-mob-attacks-minneapolis-pedal-pub.
3 “Mob robbers hit convenience stores in St. Paul,” KARE11 NBC Minnesota-St. Paul, February 24, 2011, http://www.kare11.com/news/article/909497/396/Mob-robbers-hit-convenience-stores-in-St-Paul.
4 David Chanen and Suzanne Ziegler, “Moving melee causes chaos at packed Mall of America,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 27, 2011, http://www.startribune.com/local/west/136237398.html.
5 Matt McKinney, “Mob attacks bring call for earlier curfew,” Star Tribune, March 31, 2012, http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/145253005.html.
6 Matt Mckinney, “‘Flash mob’ actions worry Minneapolis police,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 27, 2012, http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/144394085.html?refer=y.
7 Colin Flaherty, “Black-On-White Link In Minneapolis Violence,” WND.com, June 6, 2012, http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/black-on-white-link-found-in-minneapolis-violence/#U96Tq4l2tQrUOHLr.99.
8 “Mob robbers hit convenience stores in St. Paul,” NBC Minneapolis-St. Paul, February 24, 2011, http://www.kare11.com/news/article/909497/396/Mob-robbers-hit-convenience-stores-in-St-Paul.
9 “4 shot after argument leads to gunfire in Mpls.,” KARE11 NBC Minnneapolis-St. Paul, June 25, 2012, http://www.kare11.com/news/article/980701/0/4-shot-after-argument-leads-to-gunfire-in-Mpls-.
10 “Victim describes ‘flash mob’ attack in downtown Mpls.,” KARE11 NBC Minnneapolis-St. Paul, April 5, 2012, http://www.kare11.com/news/article/971184/391/Victim-describes-flash-mob-attack-in-downtown-Mpls.
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