Free White Girl Bleed a Lot by Colin Flaherty Page B

they’ve sold the prize Turkey that was hanging up there—Not the little prize Turkey: the big one?”
    â€œWhat, the one as big as me?” returned the boy.
    â€œWhat a delightful boy!” said Scrooge. “It’s a pleasure to talk to him. Yes, my buck.”
    â€œIt’s hanging there now,” replied the boy.
    â€œIs it?” said Scrooge. “Go and buy it.”
    â€œWalk-er!” exclaimed the boy.
    â€œNo, no,” said Scrooge, “I am in earnest. Go and buy it, and tell them to bring it here, that I may give them the direction where to take it. Come back with the man, and I’ll give you a shilling. Come back with him in less than five minutes and I’ll give you half-a-crown.”
    Now
that
is a holiday tradition. Let’s head on over to Ohio.
    Not Akron. Yes, Akron. If you were wondering if you lived in a “black world,” fifty black people in Akron, Ohio, had an answer: Yes.
    No, they didn’t answer during a community forum on our Founding Fathers. Or in a letter to the editor. Or even in a rant on a blog. Instead, in the summer of 2011, a group of fifty black people clearly declared that we live in a black world when they kicked and punched and terrorized a mom, dad, and two kids leaving a Fourth of July party.
    Out of nowhere, the six were attacked by dozens of teenage boys, who shouted ‘‘This is our world’’ and ‘‘This is a black world’’ as they confronted Marshall and his family.
    The Marshalls, who are white, say the crowd of teens who attacked them and two friends June 27 on Girard Street numbered close to 50. The teens were all black.
    They said it started when one teen, without any words or warning, blindsided and assaulted Marshall’s friend as he stood outside with the others.
    Marshall was the most seriously injured. He suffered aconcussion and multiple bruises to his head and eye. He said he spent five nights in the critical care unit at Akron General Medical Center.
    â€˜â€˜I knew I was going to get beat, but not as bad as I did,’’ Marshall said. ‘‘But I did it to protect my family. I didn’t have a choice. There was no need for this. We should be all getting along. But to me, it seems to be racist.’’ 17
    Peoria, Illinois, was no better when in 2011 a crowd of hundreds of black people attacked police with fire, rockets, and explosives as they responded to a burning trash can. 18
    2012 was under slightly more control, but still violent. The
Peoria Journal Star
reported:
    Police twice dispersed large crowds fighting in the street with pepper balls early Thursday, hours after most Fourth of July revelers had vacated the riverfront area.
    The first call came at about 2:40 a.m. in the 600 block of Northeast Adams Street. When officers arrived, hundreds of people were in the streets with some yelling, shoving, and punching each other. 19
    But this year, police and fire officials report none of the violence was directed against them. Or at least none that anyone would talk about.
    Peoria and South Florida are a universe apart, connected only by a fondness for black mob violence. Let’s take a look.

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LET’S PARTY
    Miami Beach, Myrtle Beach, Indianapolis, and Charlotte:
You bring the juice, I’ll bring the guns and the weed.
    I f you are in the mood for a little partying, mixed with mayhem and shooting, you might want to check out Black Beach Week in Miami Beach, Black Bike Week in Myrtle Beach, International Black Expo in Indianapolis, or even Speed Week in Charlotte. These are annual events that are marketed to the black community. They are advertised on black radio stations and in black newspapers and feature black celebrities.
    The biggest problem people have in describing these events is finding the right city to make comparisons: Fallujah seems to be this year’s