Posted on 11/26/2013 8:09:11 PM PST by Colofornian
The “knockout game” or variations of the disturbing trend goes back to at least 1992, research by Epoch Times shows. The investigation included exploring claims on conservative blogs and media outlets regarding black on white racism, or that blacks are mostly perpetrating the vicious game and white people are the victims.
Epoch Times analyzed 37 incidents that span from September 18, 1992 through November 24, 2013 using news reports and information from local governments. The analysis shows that the knockout game—where people try to knockout a random person with one punch—stretches back much further and was more widespread than previously thought.
The research also points to many of knockout game perpetrators being black.
In 18 of the researched incidents, black people were confirmed as the perpetrators. Many were arrested and charged with crimes, and some of those were sentenced to time in jail.
In another 15 of the incidents, race wasn’t given, and there are no photographs available of the accused assailants. In some of these cases, the suspects were never caught.
In the other four incidents, race was given and the perpetrator or perpetrators were white, Hispanic, and/or Indian.
Additionally, out of about 10 incidents reported on by the Riverfront Times in St. Louis in 2011—the story won an award from the National Association of Black Journalists—all of the “players” were black and all but two of the victims were white.
Race and Gender of Victims
In the 37 incidents analyzed by Epoch Times, 15 of the victims were confirmed white.
Another 18 victims were not identified by race.
The other victims were: one Asian, one Middle Eastern, one black, and one Hispanic.
The victims were overwhelmingly male, as were the perpetrators (in all but one case).
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We don't get any of this crap in my town, not yet. It will happen once or twice eventually as the local bravos try to get in on the fad but will end badly for the yutes involved and will not continue.
“Popping one running away is about the only way it might happen. “
Shooting an attacker in the back as he runs away sounds like the perfect incident to put the race baiters and national media into another Trayvon Martin frenzy. The shooting in the back of a black child by a white middle aged male concealed weapons carrier would almost certainly result in action by the federal authorities as well as the state.
This happened to me the last day of my freshman year of highschool (1994). This short fat black kid walked right up to me and punched me in the face. I could have easily beat the hell out of him, but he had 25 of his “brothers” standing behind him. What makes this even worse, was it happened in full site of one of the deans of my school. She did absolutely nothing about it, but ask the kid “Why did you do that”? He gave no answer, and she walked away.
For the next 3 years, I avoided black kids in the hallways of my high school as much as I could. I guess people can call me racist. I don’t care. I thought it was just keeping myself safe.
The first time I witnessed it was about 1974. I was walking to work along 7th Avenue near Macy’s in NYC and a tall black man was walking ahead of me. Suddenly, his arm shot out and he bashed a white man in the side of the head with his fist. I was very young at the time and quickly crossed the street to avoid the freak. I never saw it again.
It’s an easy call legally, no, once running away you couldn’t shoot them. Not unless they were waving bloody axes etc. Morally, I’d say gun them down like rabid wild dogs running in a pack.
it is NOT a game.
It is assault.
If this were random white yut going around cold cocking blacks or Jews or old woman, the out cry would be defaning.
media is a bunch of racists with an agenda
Yup. At times has been murder.
Four incidents where the race was given. Why is there an "and/or" in that sentence? The race was given.
“He was running at the next old lady on the sidewalk like he was going to pop her, as well!”
Because of mixed race, likely.
Zimmerman, for example, had part Peruvian blood in him...
I would go with an "and" there.
Zimmerman was white and hispanic, or the even the newly-minted, just for that case, "white hispanic."
An "or" means you don't know and makes no sense in a sentence about that which you claim to know.
Sorry guys in attempting to send you the link yesterday’s thread I ended up posting you FROM that thread.
Told you I was new here lol.
In 249 B.C. an African (Punic) fleet knocked out a Roman fleet off the coast of Sicily. Not really a case of the knockout game—the gods were mad at the Romans because the consul, Publius Claudius Pulcher, had thrown the sacred chickens into the sea.
It goes back to at least the 1960s/early ‘70s, though it may not have had a name. It happened at my high school quite often.
Ya. Very bad idea. You can only use deadly force to defend yourself or others during the commission of a crime. If you pop the punk while he is running away, you will find yourself in prison.
Pithy as Mr. O’Really would say. Thx.
“My understanding is that the higher rates of black violence was the basis for why segregation in the South and Eugenics on the left.”
That sounds like a dance step.
“They’re trying to prevent you from seeing the obvious. Most of these incidents have taken place on the watch of the post racial, great uniter president. The frequency of the incidents has been increasing since his second term began.”
Is he the one who’s been president since 249 BC? It seems at least that long!
It does seem that long. I wonder where they found a newspaper from 249 BC. Well the newspaper wouldn’t have mentioned the incidents. So it had to have been posted on Facebook in 249 BC. freerepublic didn’t go live until 247 BC.
Hey, whoa, Pulchy was a good guy. He was just trying to help them - ut biberent, quando esse nollent - "If they will not eat, let them drink!" Freakin' sacred chickens...
I was there, I tellya. I posted it on FR at the time.
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