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In reply to the discussion: Guess What? The “Knockout Game” is America’s Latest Phony Panic [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)48. I can certainly understand your skepticism of Al Sharpton, given the Tawana Brawley case,
and various other incidents. So take his statement with a grain of salt if you like. My point was that it is not just the Drudge Reports and the Wall Street Journals who are expressing concern over this phenomenon.
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The folks that talk about the "knockout game" are pretty much right wingers
Cali_Democrat
Nov 2013
#4
It's also a handy justification for a perceived need to be armed at all times.
Buns_of_Fire
Nov 2013
#17
Ding Ding Ding...Maybe Trayvon Martin was playing the knockout game, amirite????
alcibiades_mystery
Nov 2013
#25
Exactly. The gun fanciers are delighted -- rationale to buy another one and play Zimmerman.
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#26
Next, you'll tell me that those epidemics of shark attacks during slow news Augusts arent real.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#5
Just wait until the sharks start playing the knockout game. Or the kids become cannibals. (nt)
Posteritatis
Nov 2013
#47
Heh Heh Heh! Jewish people being randomly attacked and knocked out is so hilarious, isn't it!
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#49
Who could have guessed? Every time I come here and see these idiotic side-shows
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2013
#11
It's not a nationwide problem, but in the very localized areas where it happens
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#13
There are certainly tons of examples of white people committing acts of violence
gollygee
Nov 2013
#18
No, in US history there have been no cases of groups of white people assaulting young black men
Recursion
Nov 2013
#70
kick republicans out of office and vote in some progressive social and economic policies
passiveporcupine
Nov 2013
#36
Of course, this assumes that the 'higher' classes never perpetrate violence,
nyquil_man
Nov 2013
#38
A suggestion for dealing with people randomly punching strangers in the back of the head?
nyquil_man
Nov 2013
#40
I can certainly understand your skepticism of Al Sharpton, given the Tawana Brawley case,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#48
Someone needs to tap Al's shoulder and hand him a clue. There's no HERE here. Move along people...
cherokeeprogressive
Nov 2013
#55
I see his race as irrelevant, and I'm not sure why you are choosing to bring it up.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#60
Knockout is merely the latest scare tactic to make people think black kids are animals.
last1standing
Nov 2013
#54
Exactly. They are itching to be Dirty Harry. Literally. THIS is what they post on FB.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#58
no surprise. latest in "Black people are ruining our nation by hurting white people"
Pretzel_Warrior
Nov 2013
#67