Knockout game?

K-Low_4_Prez · Dec 10, 2013

ryano2009 said: ↑

But something not right about video, the one who was filming was saying let's go let's go, like he knew it was going to happen....!!!
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i think the guy recording is with the guy who attacked the girl, and he is there to record him attempt the knockout(as that is the point of the "game"), so he tells him "lets go" to tell him the camera is ready.

But it doesn't go as planned so the camera guy just acts like he wasnt with the guy who assaulted the girl...

LCAhmed · Dec 10, 2013

Not really related, but still.

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mr. 13 in 33 · Dec 27, 2013

(CNN) - A man charged with a federal hate crime in connection with a "knockout" assault against an elderly black man appears in court Friday afternoon for a detention hearing.Authorities say the assault was racially motivated.

Conrad Alvin Barrett, 27, of Katy, Texas, has been charged with one count of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.

According to the federal complaint, Barrett attacked the 79-year-old man "because of the man's race and color."

The suspect made a video of the attack November 24, the complaint said. In the video, he allegedly commented that "the plan is to see if I were to hit a black person, would this be nationally televised?"

He then allegedly "hit the man with such force that the man immediately fell to the ground. Barrett then laughed and said 'knockout,' as he ran to his vehicle and fled."

The victim suffered two jaw fractures and was hospitalized for several days, the complaint said.

Barrett's attorney, George Parnham, told CNN the affidavit does not "pull back the layers of mental health."

His client has bipolar disorder and takes medication, Parnham said in an earlier call.

Parnham said he could not state whether his client carried out the attack, but, "mental health issues definitely played a part in anything that occurred."Barrett "is very sorry for this person," Parnham said, adding that he and his client haven't had much opportunity to discuss the facts of the case.The "knockout game" is an assault in which an assailant aims to knock out an unsuspecting victim with one punch.

According to the Justice Department complaint, there have been "knockout game" incidents, some of which have been called other names, as long ago as 1992.

New York police previously charged suspect Marajh Amrit with a hate crime in the alleged attack of a white Jewish man as part of a "knockout" game.

Similar cases have been reported recently in several states, including Illinois, Missouri and Washington.

"Hate crimes tear at the fabric of entire communities," U.S. Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels said Thursday in a Justice Department statement announcing the charge against Barrett. "As always, the Civil Rights Division will work with our federal and state law enforcement partners to ensure that hate crimes are identified and prosecuted, and that justice is done."

Barrett, who is white, allegedly recorded himself on his cell phone attacking the man and showed the video to others, the department said. "The complaint alleges Barrett made several videos, one in which he identifies himself and another in which he makes a racial slur. In addition, Barrett had allegedly been working up the 'courage' to play the 'knockout game' for approximately a week."

The victim's face was swollen on one side, and he has had to use a straw to drink, a nephew, Joseph Lewis, told CNN affiliate KTRK-TV in Houston.

The station reported that Barrett faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.Barrett told an off-duty police officer what happened and shared a video, saying he felt bad, the affidavit said.

In other videos on his phone that police confiscated, Barrett used the N-word and said that African-Americans "haven't fully experienced the blessing of evolution," according to the criminal complaint.

"It is unimaginable in this day and age that one could be drawn to violently attack another based on the color of their skin," said Special Agent in Charge Stephen Morris of the FBI's Houston office. "We remind all citizens that we are protected under the law from such racially motivated attacks, and encourage everyone to report such crimes to the FBI."
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/27/justice/texas-knockout-charge/?c=&page=3

Classic · Dec 27, 2013

mr. 13 in 33 said: ↑

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/27/justice/texas-knockout-charge/?c=&page=3
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idiot guy:

obligatory:

chrispbrown · Dec 27, 2013

So random assaults are what the kids are doing these days?

fallenphoenix · Dec 27, 2013

chrispbrown said: ↑

So random assaults are what the kids are doing these days?
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it's been going on since 92 according to the article above

Felixthecat · Dec 27, 2013

In middle school we used to punch each other in the nuts and say grits as we did it. We used to also play open chest. Pretty stupid stuff.

Fyreball · Dec 27, 2013

Classic said: ↑

idiot guy:

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Seriously?? Punching a 79 year old man so hard he breaks his jaw?? ****ing scumbag.

durvasa · Dec 27, 2013

I really wish the media would stop referring to this as a knockout "game". I know the intent is not to trivialize it, but why use a name which connotes that its a fun thing the kids are in to?

Benchwarmer · Dec 27, 2013

fallenphoenix said: ↑

it's been going on since 92 according to the article above
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It's been going on for a long time, kids just post it on YouTube now. Black boys beating up on White boys, White boys beating up on gays or homeless people.

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