It’s a terrifying new ‘game’ called the ‘knockout game’ that’s already caused deaths in Syracuse, St. Louis and New Jersey is sweeping the nation, and it preys upon unsuspecting people walking the streets, anywhere.
A recent report from New York-based CBS 2 shed light on the growing trend, displaying unsettling footage of teens participating in this game – which goes by the name ‘Knockout’ – and involves randomly targeting passersby, with the ultimate goal being to knock them out with one punch as they walk by.
One victim shown in the footage was 46-year-old Ralph Santiago of Hoboken, N.J., who was found dead with his neck broken and head lodged between iron fence posts, according to NJ.com.
Video surveillance shows Santiago walking in an alleyway in broad daylight, and just as he’s about to pass a pack of teenagers, one launches the fatal, knockout blow.
And what’s the point?
“For the fun of it,” one teen said in the video. “They just want to see if you got enough strength to knock somebody out,” said another.
D.C. has not been spared of this violent trend.
One local woman, who was attacked on 14th Street NW in Columbia Heights on Thursday, tells DCist.com she believes to have been a target of this game, as a group of around eight males on bikes came up behind her, with one hitting her in the head. According to the report, police categorized the attack as “simple assault.”
The woman tells the publication she believes others in the area should be on the lookout for similar types of attacks. source – CBS
its called a slap-cam. look it up on youtube or vine. its an ignorant game the young generation plays now…
on the news in N.Y. today its called polar bearing..because they are white.This is racist hate crimes period call it what it is,if whites went out doing this Al Sharpton and every black advocate would be marching ,where is the equality now.
5 War Veteran on the ball again!
This practice could prove fatal to the perpetrator. Conceal carry is the answer to these RACIST.
you need to check your facts. Trying to create sympathy for slaveholding white people again, two of my friends in Syracuse were black so don’t tell your bull lies. They were hit before your slaveholding brethren.
there have been no slave holding brethren in over 100 years ,and the president is black now.You are a racist jack ass,deluded with hate.When its black on white is the only time you are color blind all people have rights or no people do,that includes whites.
“Simple Assault”? I call it attempted murder. Remember your second amendment rights and shoot the little bastards.
War Veteran.
You said it all in a few short lines.
The time is coming when the powerful spring that’s being pulled back day after day will be released with a vengeance.