“Ninety-nine out of a hundred conversations in the media about race go through the same kabuki: Ignore the victims. Humanize the thugs.… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“In Chicago, two days later, two black people beat and robbed a “white boy” in revenge for Trayvon. Eighteen-year-old Alton Hayes III and his… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
Note to reporters: The sanctimony thing probably works better on someone who has never broken real stories. — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
Writing about race and crime was not new territory for me. But it can be treacherous. So here are my rules: No stereotypes. No… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“What is it with Florida? In Pensacola, Jack Crawford answered his door only to get cracked on the head with a bat. “About 8:45… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Almost as sensational as the black mob beating up a pregnant teenager is the case of the Seattle teenager, who in 2011 was assaulted… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“The Chicago Sun-Times is a national leader in two areas: 1) Denying that racial mob violence exists, and 2) Explaining why it does. When… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“CONFESSIONS OF A GANGSTER A former gang member talks about racial violence from way back in the eighties. “It started out innocently,” Jones, 39,… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“In Detroit in 2011 “a Detroit pizza delivery man turned the tables on three would be crooks.” The black men ambushed the driver. He… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“mob violence is what the prison psychologist calls “infantile omnipotence.” This is the feeling that because something has not happened to you directly, you… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Just a few days before the attack on Burke, Parenting magazine named Wilmington the most “dangerous city in America.” — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Murphy’s grandfather, Paul Furst, told KSDK that Murphy was mentally challenged and did not deserve to die:4 I believe this is another one of… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Here is your law enforcement and media question of the day: Was the TV show COPS real or BS? It might have been real… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
