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Black Expo 'inescapably tied' to race violence
WND.com ^ | June 16, 2012 | Colin Flaherty

Posted on 06/17/2012 7:09:41 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Looking over one of the worst crimes scenes in the history of downtown Indianapolis, state trooper Rod Russell was sad.

“It’s just a few people who make it bad for everyone,” Russell said.

But the “few” were thousands of blacks who roamed the streets of downtown in the aftermath of an Indianapolis Black Expo marred by fighting, vandalizing, assaulting and even shooting. Lots of shooting. Ten people were taken to local hospitals with bullet wounds.

“Why did we find an AK-47 in the back of someone’s car,” asked Frank Straub, director of public safety, about the 2010 rampage. No one knew, other than the fact the violence is a tradition at the annual event – despite 300 police officers on the street to stop it.

YouTube is now part of the tradition as well: Much of the illegal behavior is captured on video.

Organizers for the Black Expo said their group was “isolated” from anything that had gone wrong.

But in comparison, there was another event recently that attracted hundreds of thousands of people to Indianapolis: the annual Indianapolis 500 at the city’s Speedway.

On race day, state police issued 35 tickets — 27 for underage drinking, two for fake identification and one each for littering, intoxication, false informing and possession of marijuana.

The criminal behavior in Indianapolis during Black Expo is part of a nationwide trend of hundreds of episodes of racial group violence in more than 50 cities over the last three years.

“Before the [2010] Expo, a lot of people in Indianapolis were complaining about the police presence, saying it was too much and it was racist,” said Jake Finnegan, an Indianapolis resident. “But then we saw what happened and they shut up.”

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: blackexpo; frankstraub; indiana; indianapolis; jakefinnegan; racism; rodrussell; violence
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To: dubyajam

I’d close up, board up the windows pre-emptively, and sit on the roof with a scattergun.


41 posted on 06/17/2012 10:45:21 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Tahoe3002
How is Houston these days?

(I grew up there but moved out 20+ years ago.)

42 posted on 06/17/2012 10:50:57 AM PDT by Taylor42
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

It’s racist to point out that often times when large groups of Amish coalesce, violent crime ensues.


43 posted on 06/17/2012 10:57:55 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: Vaduz

You are right about that. Violence often breaks out in large groups of people, period.

I know that alot of blacks are decent, hardworking and law abiding people. My neighbors across the street are a case in point. However, I no longer believe that black people like my neighbors are the rule, but the exception. And it is the silence of the good folks in the black community towards the bad(indeed, an unspoken acceptance of the behavior)which has spawned the widespread lawlessness and lack of basic morals which we see today.

Only the black community can fix this problem. It is not a problem that whites, asians, hispanics or any other race can repair.

I am a fellow human being and my heart breaks for the black community because it has the potential to be so much more than it currently is.


44 posted on 06/17/2012 11:11:00 AM PDT by southern rabblerouser
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Another great article from Colin Flaherty at WND. com. His book, White Girl Bleed a Lot: The return of racial violence and how the media ignore it, is required reading for anyone who wants to see how this is happening all over the country.

More than 50 cities. Hundreds of examples. All documented. All presented with no apologies and no explanations.

Refreshing. I think I heard about it on Rush. http://WhiteGirlBleedalot.com

Best book of its kind out there. Only book of its kind out there.


45 posted on 06/17/2012 2:05:48 PM PDT by Mary Robinson (hate crime, flash rob, race riot, white girl bleed a lot)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
… Out Against Indy Black Expo Violence | Indiana's...

‎ Indiana's NewsCenter - Jul 19, 2010

By John W. Davis Saturday's shootings at the Black Expo in Indianapolis have leaders from a local youth group speaking out. The Renaissance Baptist Youth ... Black Expo fest violence injures 5

BLACK EXPO: Security expanded for attendees » Local News »...

‎ Herald Bulletin - Aug 7, 2008

... law enforcement officials say Black Expo attendees can expect a stepped-up ... The action was to curb the violence that sometimes accompanies the parties, ...

7:07 pm: Man in jail for Black Expo shooting » Local News »...

‎ Herald Bulletin - Aug 28, 2007

An Anderson man is being held in the Madison County Jail for allegedly shooting a man in the arm during the city's Black Expo nearly two weeks ago. Tyrone D.

Celebration' Successful Despite Scattered Violence -...

‎ WRTV Indianapolis - Jul 16, 2006

... shootings at Indiana Black Expo's Summer Celebration early Sunday morning, ... service Sunday morning prayed for victims of violence and pushed for the ... Community, SoulFest hurt when linked to acts of a few

‎ Indianapolis Star - Jun 20, 1998

But it happened near a park crawling with black people and throbbing with loud music ... Black Expo canceled the '94 event after a fatal shooting the year before, ...

Black Expo liable for teen's death, suit says

‎ Indianapolis Star - Jun 14, 1995

In addition, Black Expo officials knew "the propensity for violence during the SoulFest, particularly at night," and failed to provide enough security. Charles Guynn ... Worries lead to canceling '94 SoulFest

‎ Indianapolis Star - Mar 20, 1994

Williams said the June 11 shooting of Marcus Clasby on the SoulFest midway in Washington Park heightened Black Expo concerns about youth violence. Slaying at SoulFest leads Expo official to decry violence ‎

Indianapolis Star - Jun 13, 1993

JAMES A. GILLASPY A confrontation between gangs at Indiana Black Expo's SoulFest was blamed for the shooting death of a man in Washington Park. Marcus ...

‎Black Expo fest violence injures 5 ‎

Chicago Tribune - Jun 12, 1990

Two people were shot and three others were struck by a car after a vehicle drove through barricades into a crowd at an annual Black Expo festival late Saturday.

Police Search Is Continuing .

‎ Madison Courier - Jun 11, 1990

The incident occurred at the an nual Black Expo festival when a vehicle drove ... Police estimated the crowd to be 3000-10-4000 people when the shootings ...

Protest Is Backed .

‎ Madison Courier - Jul 7, 1984

Mrs. Goldstone said the Jewish community is not "boycotting" Black Expo and ... the message that it is okay hate Jews, to hate whites, threaten violence. ...

Farrakhan Role In Expo Protested .‎ Lakeland Ledger

Jewish Leaders Join Farrakhan Protest .‎ Times-Union

Black Expo Crowd Hails Angela (Davis) Talk .

‎ Press-Courier - Jun 19, 1972

... recently ac quitted of murder, kidnap and conspiracy charges, appeared . at a rally on the Michigan State Fairgrounds as part of the three-day black Expo A ...

Why Black Expo '71 Welcomes Wilkins ‎

Chicago Tribune - Sep 26, 1971

... of Operation Breadbasket's Black Expo '71 at the International Amphitheater. ... urged blacks to meet "lynching with lynching" and "violence with violence.

46 posted on 06/17/2012 2:36:05 PM PDT by PghBaldy (I eagerly await the next news about the struggles of Elizabeth Sacheen Littlefeather Warren.)
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To: nascarnation

Must’ve. Sorry. Lets organize a “White Peoples Expo’’!


47 posted on 06/17/2012 7:49:58 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: combat_boots
Toon mafia, the 0bamids, the Russkies, ChiComs, NeoCons, Commies...

None of the groups you mention travel in gangs beating up citizens walking alone. None of the above groups vandalize stores and commit street violence... tell me why you made the comparison?

48 posted on 06/17/2012 8:27:58 PM PDT by GOPJ (The 'doting court eunuchs' of the MSM fail to notice...)
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To: GOPJ

These groups hire the beating up/roughing up/intimidating of individuals, even in individuals’ own houses.

These groups vandalize companies, individuals’ taxation and other accounts.

These groups hire street violence and ignore crimes there, such as lack of permits or violence against police. These groups direct the fourth estate to stiff-arm and celebrate street violence, winking at whatever comes...even in violence such as the Arab spring.

They use asymmetrical warfare and lawfare to achieve their objectives. 0bama drops political crisis after crisis against the bulwark of US Constitutional law, finance system, and mores.

The silencing of critics is but one way to eliminate opposition. Do we really think there is no blood on their hands?

I do.

They have point people, colors, foot soldiers, regular tactics. Their weaponry is simply not carried ‘on’ their bodies.


49 posted on 06/18/2012 2:28:54 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: Vaduz

Examples of that last in the USA?


50 posted on 06/18/2012 7:39:06 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Mary Robinson

Was beat whitey night at the Iowa state fair covered?


51 posted on 06/18/2012 8:01:57 PM PDT by Crucial (Tolerance at the expense of equal treatment is the path to tyranny.)
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To: Crucial

in the book, some places it was covered, other places denied.


52 posted on 06/28/2012 3:59:50 PM PDT by Mary Robinson (hate crime, flash rob, race riot, white girl bleed a lot)
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