White Girl Bleed A Lot

by Colin Flaherty

14 Ryan Kost, “Responding to shootings, volunteers meet at NE Portland’s Holladay Park to engage youths,” The Oregonian, April 29, 2011, http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/04/responding_to_shootings_volunt.html.

  CHAPTER 21

  1 “Black Flash Mob in Cleveland Heights,” Unamusement.com, June 27, 2011, http://unamusementpark.com/2011/06/black-flash-mob-in-cleveland-heights-cleveland-dot-com-refuses-to-report-race/.

  2 Douglas J. Guth, “Merchants support canceling second Coventry Street Fair,” Cleveland Jewish News, July 22, 2011, http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/article_21af3cf6-503a-5f25-b921-4705659e3ea0.html.

  CHAPTER 22

  1 Logan Smith, “No evidence that Five Points beating was racially motivated,” WIS-TV, June 28, 2011, http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14993157.

  2 Fiona Roberts, “Teenage gang charged under lynching law after ‘savage attack on 18-year-old student’,” The Daily Mail, June 25, 2011, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008252/Teenage-gang-charged-lynching-law-savage-attack-18-year-old-student.html.

  3 Logan Smith, “All eight suspects in brutal Five Points beating in custody,” WIS-TV, June 23, 2011, http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14965429.

  4 “Victim Suffers Broken Jaw in Attack in Five Points,” WLTX CBS 19, September 24, 2012, http://www.wltx.com/news/article/203178/2/Victim-Suffers-Broken-Jaw-in-Attack-in-Five-Points.

  5 “City of Columbia Police Incident Report, Case number 120028533,” September 23, 2012, http://www.midlandsconnect.com/uploadedFiles/wach/2012_09_24_17_18_28.pdf.

  6 “City of Columbia Police Incident Report, Case number 120028527,” September 23, 2012, http://www.midlandsconnect.com/uploadedFiles/wach/2012_09_24_17_12_36.pdf.

  7 Tony Santaella, “Chief Randy Scott: ‘I Will Protect Our People in 5 Points’,” WLTX CBS, September 26, 2012, http://www.wltx.com/news/article/203275/28/Chief-Randy-Scott-I-Will-Protect-Our-People-in-5-Points-?odyssey=obinsite.

  8 Noelle Phillips, “Weekend violence rekindles Five Points safety concerns,” The State, February 19, 2013, http://www.thestate.com/2013/02/19/2638804/weekend-violence-rekindles-five.html.

  9 Colin Flaherty, “Black Mob Violence Blamed on White Kids Drinking,” WND, October 5, 2012, http://www.wnd.com/2012/10/black-mob-violence-blamed-on-white-kids-drinking/.

  10 “Officers to patrol Five Points,” The State, September 26, 2012.

  11 Ibid.

  12 “City of Columbia South Carolina: Fight Back for 5 Points,” Petition by Eric Heineman, http://www.change.org/petitions/mayor-and-city-council-fight-back-for-5-points.

  13 “Fight Back for 5points,” Open Group, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fightbackfor5points/.

  14 Warren Bolton, “Five Points beating again shines light on black boys,” The State, June 28, 2011, http://209.157.64.201/focus/f-news/2740967/posts.

  15 Noelle Phillips, “Weekend violence rekindles Five Points safety concerns,” The State, February 19, 2013, http://www.thestate.com/2013/02/19/2638804/weekend-violence-rekindles-five.html.

  16 Warren Bolton, “Let’s admit it, Five Points has a drinking problem” The State, February 22, 2013, http://www.thestate.com/2013/02/22/2642909/bolton-lets-admit-it-five-points.html#storylink=cpy.

  CHAPTER 23

  1 Post by style_challenge10, “Census calls Seattle one of the least diverse big cities in the country,” So Seattle, April 28, 2011: http://so-seattle.com/news/census-calls-seattle-one-least-diverse-cities-can-we-see-your-data.

  2 Sara Jean Green, “5 charged in attack on man, pregnant teen aboard bus,” The Seattle Times, December 16, 2010, http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2013694732_busattack17m.html.

  3 “No One Helps as Man Terrorizes, Assaults Disabled Rider on Metro’s #7; What Would You Have Done?” Rainier Valley Post, November 18, 2010, http://rainier-valleypost.com/video-suspect-terrorizes-disabled-rider-on-metros-7/.

  4 Tonya Mosley, “Iraq war vet stands up to bullies on Lacey bus,” King 5 News, December 31, 2011, http://www.king5.com/news/local/Iraq-war-vet-stands-up-to-bullies-on-Lacey-bus-136487923.html.

  5 Keegan Hamilton, “Living the Thug Life: The Gangsta Rap of Suspected Murderer Ondrell Harding,” Seattle Weekly, August 1, 2011, http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/08/living_the_thug_life_ondrell_harding.php.

  6 Ibid.

  7 KOMO Staff, “Pair charged with hate crime in beating of West Seattle teen,” Komo News, September 21, 2010, http://www.komonews.com/news/local/103483959.html.

  8 Seattle Mardi Gras Riots, Wikipedia, accessed March 20, 2012, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Mardi_Gras_Riots.

  9 Geov Parrish, “Race riot?” Seattle Weekly, March 7, 2001, http://www.seattleweekly.com/2001-03-07/news/race-riot/.

  10 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.

  11 Sara Jean Green and Keith Ervin, “Hairdresser Danny Vega’s fatal beating a mystery,” The Seattle Times, November 28, 2011, http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2016882628_vega29m.html.

  12 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.

  CHAPTER 24

  1 Christian Boone, “Horde of teens attack, rob MARTA passengers,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 20, 2011, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/horde-of-teens-attack-rob-marta-passengers/nQsmM/.

  2 “Crime, race and Metrolink,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 27, 2008, http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/crime-race-and-metrolink/article_1fe058b7-0bcc-582f-8358-b2ced3e7f40b.html.

  3 “Sunday’s violence sends warning,” Charlotte Observer, June 1, 2011.

  4 Barry Paddock and John Lauinger, “’I was beaten, taunted for being white,’ Bronx man says after subway attack,” New York Daily News, July 18, 2011, http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/beaten-taunted-white-bronx-man-subway-attack-article-1.159669.

  5 Gale Holland, “‘Flash mob’ on Venice boardwalk ends in shooting,” Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2011, http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/18/local/la-me-venice-shooting-20110418.

  6 John M. Guilfoil, “Fights break out at Carson Beach,” Boston.com, May 31, 2011, http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/05/31/fights_break_out_at_carson_beach/.

  7 Morgan Rousseau, “MBTA bus driver allegedly beaten by mob in Dorchester,” Metro. us, March 10, 2013, http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2013/03/10/mbta-bus-driver-allegedly-beaten-by-mob-in-dorchester/.

  8 Brian Ballou, “Transit Police arrest one in attack on bus driver,” Boston Globe, March 13, 2013, http://www.bostonglobe.com/2013/03/13/transit-police-make-one-arrest-group-assault-mbta-bus-driver-dorchester-investigation-continues-into-senseless-attack/YisEeJZv6C5QQy5dr1iviL/story.html.

  9 Karen Gray Houston, “Cell phone robbery, fight on Metro caught on video; 2 juveniles arrested,” My Fox DC, December 4, 2012, http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/20261143/cell-phone-robbery-fight-on-metro-caught-on-video-2-juveniles-arrested.

  10 “Harrowing Account of Yet More Metro Violence,” April 25, 2011, http://unsuckdcmetro.blogspot.com/2011/04/harrowing-account-of-yet-more-metro.html.

  11 Ibid.

  12 Dave Stroup, “More Details About Friday’s Metro Brawl,” DCist, August 8, 2010, http://dcist.com/2010/08/more_details_about_fridays_metro_br.php.

  13 Dave Jamieson, “Man attacked by kids at L’Enfant Metro,” @TBDOn Foot, January 6, 2011, http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-on-foot/2011/01/man-attacked-by-kids-at-l-enfant-metro----bystanders-watch-film-6880.html.

  14 “Teen mob kick and punches man at metro station,” The Grio, March 1, 2011, http://thegrio.com/tag/suitland-metro-station/.

  15 Michael Laris and Dan Morse, “Concerns about Silver Spring spur consideration of curfew,” Washington Post, July 26, 2011, http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-07-26/local/35237093_1_curfew-gang-fig
ht-movie-theaters.

  16 Jason Meisner, “Bail’s set for teens charged with hate crime in harassment at train station,” Chicago Tribune, July 8, 2011, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-3-arrested-after-harassment-aboard-south-shore-train-20110708,0,5888030.story.

  17 “Boy mugged by group of teens near Ogilvie Transportation Center,” Sun-Times Media Wire, June 15, 2011, http://www.suntimes.com/5976465-417/boy-mugged-by-group-of-teens-near-ogilvie-transportation-center.html.

  18 Kevin O’Neil, “Flash mobs ride CTA to commit crimes, mayhem on Near North Side,” Chicago Now.com, June 5, 2011, http://www.chicagonow.com/cta-tattler/2011/06/flash-mobs-ride-cta-to-commit-crimes-mayhem-on-near-north-side/.

  19 Creighton Rab, “Flash mob attacks post-firework crowd on El,” Examiner, July 5, 2011, http://www.examiner.com/article/flash-mob-attacks-post-firework-crowd-on-el.

  20 Tony Hanson, “Caught On Tape: Gunmen Open Fire On SEPTA Bus,” CBS Philly.com, August 4, 2011, http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/08/04/four-people-held-for-trial-for-shooting-at-septa-bus/.

  21 Gene Johnson, “3 Seattle bus tunnel guards watch brutal beating,” Seattle Times, February 10, 2010, http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2011038804_apus-bustunnelbeating3rdld.html.

  22 “SEPTA bus driver beaten, attacked by teens,” ABC News, March 19, 2012, http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8585116.

  23 “Cleveland bus driver suspended after video shows him punching female rider,” Fox News, October 12, 2012, http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/12/cleveland-bus-driver-suspended-after-video-shows-him-punching-female-rider/?test=latestnews#ixzz2RV2YkP2L.

  24 Jonathon M. Seidl, “Jaw-Dropping Video: Cleveland Bus Driver Uppercuts, Mercilessly Beats Female Unruly Passenger,” The Blaze, October 12, 2012, http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/10/12/jaw-dropping-video-cleveland-bus-driver-uppercuts-mercilessly-beat-female-unruly-passenger/.

  CHAPTER 25

  1 Jeffry Scott, “Hearing delves into night of Iraq vet’s death,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 18, 2012, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/hearing-delves-into-night-of-iraq-vets-death/nQTwx/.

  2 “Atlanta Street Gang Members Videotaped Brutal Hate Crime Attack On ‘Faggot’,” The Smoking Gun, February 6, 2012, http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/atlanta-video-beating-765912.

  3 “Brandon White Speaks Out,” WorldStarHipHop, February 2, 2012, http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhlCjxu2Ja75fAjx25.

  4 “Atlanta Street Gang Members Videotaped Brutal Hate Crime Attack On ‘Faggot’,” The Smoking Gun, February 6, 2012, http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/atlanta-video-beating-765912.

  5 “Are we living in a zoo?” City-Data, June 4, 2010, http://www.city-data.com/forum/atlanta/995496-5creen-green-turns-into-freaknik-riot-7.html#b.

  6 Christian Boone, “Screen on the Green aftermath: Only one incident reported to police,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 8, 2010, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/screen-on-the-green-aftermath-only-one-incident-re/nQgfQ/.

  7 “Screen on the Green disaster, inbred Genius, Atlanta Forum,” Topix.com, June 4, 2010, http://www.topix.com/forum/atlanta/TNCG54TG9LUACHB8N.

  8 Dyana Bagby, “No report of ‘hate crime’ at Screen on the Green,” GA Voice, June 4, 2010, http://www.thegavoice.com/index.php/news/atlanta-news-menu/483-atlanta-police-no-report-of-hate-crime-at-screen-on-the-green.

  9 “Violence halts Screen on the Green,” Creative Loafing Atlanta, June 4, 2010, http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2010/06/04/violence-halts-screen-on-the-green.

  10 Christian Boone, “Chaos at Thursday’s Screen on the Green not unprecedented,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 9, 2010, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/chaos-at-thursdays-screen-on-the-green-not-unprece/nQggs/.

  11 Amy Wenk, “3 Teens Shot as Crowds Leave Screen on the Green, Suspect arrested in shooting,” Midtown Patch, June 17, 2011, http://midtown.patch.com/articles/man-shot-as-crowds-leave-screen-on-green.

  12 Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/116126661763643/.

  13 “Mother Speaks Out After Son Brutally Beaten,” WSB-TV, June 13, 2008, http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/mother-speaks-out-after-son-brutally-beaten/nD9Zp/.

  14 “Armed burglars assault, rob Ga. Tech student inside dorm room,” 11 Alive, July 2, 2012, http://www.11alive.com/news/article/246831/3/Armed-burglars-assault-rob-Ga-Tech-student-inside-dorm-room.

  15 Christopher Quinn, “3 Georgia Tech students robbed at gunpoint,” Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 24, 2012, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/3-georgia-tech-students-robbed-at-gunpoint/nQWjy/.

  16 Hunt Archbold, “Georgia Tech student robbed at gunpoint in campus dorm room,” Midtown Patch, July 2, 2012, http://midtown.patch.com/articles/georgia-tech-student-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-campus-dorm-room.

  17 “Midtown murder suspect confesses,” CBS Atlanta, January 30, 2013, http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/20816605/man-accused-of-murder-in-midtown-atlanta-parking-garage-takes-the-stand.

  18 “Court records show race may be motive in shooting rampage,” WSB-TV, April 9, 2012, http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/court-records-show-race-may-be-motive-shooting-ram/nMT3K/.

  19 Colin Flaherty, “You’re White, You’re Guilty, You’re Dead!” WND, February 1, 2013, http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/youre-white-youre-guilty-youre-dead/.

  20 “Two accused in CFCC student’s murder talk about the crime, impact,” WWAY, December 19, 2012, http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/12/18/two-accused-cfcc-students-murder-talk-about-the-crime-impact.

  21 Fran Spielman, “City to pay $22.5 million to bipolar woman released in high-crime area,” Chicago Sun-Times, January 4, 2013, http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/17574642-418/chicago-to-settle-mentally-ill-womans-lawsuit-for-225-million.html.

  22 Melissa Nann Burke, “Festival calls for change,” News Journal, August 20, 2012, http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/2739280611.html?FMT=ABS&date=Aug+20%2C+2012.

  23 Colin Flaherty, “Black commentators sound off on racial violence,” WND, August 8, 2012, http://www.wnd.com/2012/08/black-commentators-sound-off-on-racial-violence/.

  24 Taleeb Starkes, The Uncivil War. Philadelphia: Amazon Digital, 2013. pp. 99–100.

  CHAPTER 26

  1 Brian Slodysko, “Police: 3 adults, 25 teens charged in Mag Mile melee, Red Line attack,” Chicago Sun-Times, March 30, 2013, http://www.suntimes.com/19190474-418/several-arrests-in-gold-coast-disturbances.html.

  2 “Flash Mob Violence,” Huffington Post, February 7, 2013, http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/how-to-stop-teens/51104efc02a760337800080f.

  CHAPTER 27

  1 “2011 Multiple Offender Crimes,” white report by the National Retail Federation, https://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/NRF_/attach/2011_MultipleOffenderCrimes.pdf.

  2 Mike Morris, “Smash-and-grab burglars hit 2 stores,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 21, 2009, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/smash-and-grab-burglars-hit-2-stores/nQGS2/.

  3 Larry Hartstein, “Police nab 9 suspected gang members in smash-and-grabs,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 18, 2010, http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/police-nab-9-suspected-gang-members-in-smash-and-g/nQbnz/.

  4 Ann Zimmerman, “‘Flash Robs’ Vex Retaiers,” Wall Street Journal, October 21, 2011, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203752604576643422390552158.html.

  5 Jeff Pegues, “Group destroys Dunkin’ Donuts in Greenwich Village,” WABC News New York, May 23, 2011, http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8147478.

  6 Meta Pettus, “DC Police Search For Men From Flash Mob Robbery,” WUSA 9News, April 29, 2011, http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/148817/77/DC-Police-Search-For-Men-From-Flash-Mob-Robbery.

  7 Linda Reilly, “Suspected flash mob rips off Upper Darby Sears,” The Delaware County Daily Times, June 26, 2011, http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2011/06/26/news/doc4e0696aaf127f552097776.txt.

  8 Annie Vaughan, “Teenage Flash Mob Robberies on the Rise,” FoxNews
.com, June 18, 2011, http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/18/top-five-most-brazen-flash-mob-robberies/.

  9 “Center City Store Brawl Caught On Tape,” CBS Philadelphia, March 24, 2011, http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/03/24/teens-arrested-for-fighting-in-center-city-store/.

  10 “Teens Violently Looting Redford Gas Station,” Click On Detroit, October 2, 2011, http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Video-Shows-Teens-Violently-Looting-Redford-Gas-Station/-/1719418/1789672/-/t4qgpl/-/index.html.

  11 Posted by doofiegirl POTL~PWCM~JLA, “We’re Looking at the Background of the Victim,” Soda Head, November 9, 2012, http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/were-looking-at-the-background-of-the-victim/question-3312103/.

  12 Debra Black, “‘Flash robs’ invade Canada,” Toronto Star, August 5, 2011, http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1034739--flash-robs-invade-canada.

  13 Tiffany Arnold, “Flash Mob Incident Supports Need for Teen Curfew,” Germantown Patch, August 17, 2011, http://germantown.patch.com/articles/leggett-flash-mob-incident-supports-need-for-teen-curfew.

  14 Dann Cuellar, “‘Smash and grab’ robbery at NJ Apple Store,” ABC Action News 6, September 3, 2009, http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/take_action&id=6995567.

  15 “Police Crack Down On Mobbing Thefts,” NBC Bay Area, August 3, 2009, http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Police-Crack-Down-On-Mobbing-Thefts-52382167.html.

  CHAPTER 28

  1 Bill Carter, “Gay CNN Anchor Sees Risk in Book,” The New York Times, May 15, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/business/media/16anchor.html?_r=0.

  2 Dan Savage, “Black Homophobia,” Slog (column or department), The Stranger, November 5, 2008, http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/black_homophobia.

  3 “Furious gas fire back at 50 Cent,” New York Post, September 12, 2013, http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/furious_gays_fire_back_at_fitty_VU3LVj65ynS9QB1T-tlGozN.