tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post4703779614627917652..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: KNOCKOUT GAMESjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39855054087966007432013-12-09T13:27:01.043-05:002013-12-09T13:27:01.043-05:00the saddest part of this story is that only the pe...the saddest part of this story is that only the perpetrators have changed. garbage like this was circulating in my general region back in the 70's only it didn't 'go viral' though it did move to different regions of the country. <br /><br />the targets were predominantly 'believed to be' of Jewish or Irish descent (i.e. the thugs used stereotypical traits to identify the victims as viable). i don't recall the term they used back then but it was far less politically correct that 'the knock out game'. only the names have changed it seems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65030164595070061212013-12-08T16:33:39.998-05:002013-12-08T16:33:39.998-05:00First off I'd like to say that if I were walki...First off I'd like to say that if I were walking alone in a strange city and came across a group of young, black men, I'd probably do like you would. Be on guard, move to the other side of the street, etc. I'd probably do that with a group of white men, too - just to be safe.<br /><br />But I'm wondering why people expect our president to speak out about this...<br /><br />Did they expect a past president to speak out and tell white men to stop being serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Charles, Manson, Dennis Rader, etc.?Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55395470133842269302013-12-08T05:21:15.433-05:002013-12-08T05:21:15.433-05:00I was going to say the same as River. My brother i...I was going to say the same as River. My brother in law had this happen to him while he was standing on a street corner in the city one night after work. <br /><br />By the way I applaud your honesty about your racist past, I've never heard or read anyone talk about this like that.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-17932626501839233892013-12-08T04:06:56.687-05:002013-12-08T04:06:56.687-05:00We have a similar thing going on out here, but not...We have a similar thing going on out here, but not necessarily bored youth. Here it's adults who get drunk, walk out of the pub and king hit just anybody they choose, then walk away laughing. Several have been caught on security camera footage and charged in the courts, but that doesn't seem to be stopping them. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48638696194206655972013-12-08T00:52:48.617-05:002013-12-08T00:52:48.617-05:00I hadn't heard of this before - I'm stunne...I hadn't heard of this before - I'm stunned! It is a sad world sometimes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693170090426983457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-88362822971463502102013-12-07T22:41:56.556-05:002013-12-07T22:41:56.556-05:00Unfortunately all too true: common in Philadelphia...Unfortunately all too true: common in Philadelphia! Why has our president remained silent? Guess I know why!Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715337821985446358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-31697782861030739962013-12-07T20:08:37.537-05:002013-12-07T20:08:37.537-05:00This terrible act hasn't yet happened in Portl...This terrible act hasn't yet happened in Portland (to my knowledge) but the people shown doing this on the evening news don't always appear black. Still, I resent the media focusing a bright light on this and encouraging weak minded individuals to participate in this. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75038914205782341752013-12-07T17:05:26.221-05:002013-12-07T17:05:26.221-05:00The first time I heard about the knock-out game wa...The first time I heard about the knock-out game was in 2011. A 72-year-old Vietnamese man was killed walking home from the store with his wife. Here's a link:<br /><br />http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/trial-starts-in-st-louis-knockout-game-killing/article_809095f6-8e21-56d0-a9c4-c2ff214fd507.html<br /><br />I don't think we have to worry about a "Bubba" pulling a .357 on a fun-loving, game-playing youth. Bubbas are not the intended victims. It's the old and the weak, the ones who can't fight back.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6823921682639535092013-12-07T13:23:54.922-05:002013-12-07T13:23:54.922-05:00I've never heard of this--I must be living in ...I've never heard of this--I must be living in a bubble. I think I'll STAY there!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-45387039547380738092013-12-07T10:50:22.219-05:002013-12-07T10:50:22.219-05:00I saw this on the news. What a sad commentary on t...I saw this on the news. What a sad commentary on the world we live in. Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75615672096317058542013-12-07T10:28:45.635-05:002013-12-07T10:28:45.635-05:00truly sad.truly sad.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64064813764806925642013-12-07T09:49:12.298-05:002013-12-07T09:49:12.298-05:00Amen Cranky!!!! I mentioned this game in a post la...Amen Cranky!!!! I mentioned this game in a post last weekend but deleted most of my draft and was left with I have my own version of the knock out game called, Who Bleeds First? lowandslow was wondering how we in the south feel hearing about the knockout game. :)Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-92069954339083557922013-12-07T09:27:46.821-05:002013-12-07T09:27:46.821-05:00I've of course heard of this, but haven't ...I've of course heard of this, but haven't studied it as clsoely as you apparentely have. If it is in fact an African American "game", then you're right. The African Ameican leaders should police things aggressively. Just like Muslim Americans should police those extremists hiding in their Mosques and whites should reign in their skinheads and keep a close eye on the Westboro Baptist Church folks. <br /><br />Is this "game" common in the South, too? They'd better be careful if it is, 'cause some Bubba will pull a .357 on 'em. :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.com