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In reply to the discussion: Guess What? The “Knockout Game” is America’s Latest Phony Panic [View all]cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)I'm not afraid, but then again I'm not really the kind of person who gets picked out as the target of random violence by cowardly punks. I'm 6' tall, and not your average "fat guy" at 238 lbs. I can understand there might be people in certain locations who might be though, and I'm fucking astounded at those here who seem to have made it their purpose in life to either call them cowards or racists or gun humpers looking for a reason to pack.
As I said in a post in another thread... and I paraphrase... it's only a joke until it happens to YOU. Then it's catastrophic, life-changing, or possibly even life-ENDING, as it has been for a few people. What is "IT"? So far "it" can only be described as "random violence". How wild is it though that there are posts using images of slavery to justify poo-pooing "it"?
It's not a "trend", and it's not an "epidemic". A particular Democrat from California seems to keep using the word "epidemic" even though no one else is. What is the purpose for that? Maybe someone can point it out for me... but the SAME person has said anyone talking about it is pretty much a "right winger". He (or she) walked into their front yard "recently", and feeling unafraid, decided anyone giving this a second thought is a right-wing conservative fearful racist living a cowardly life and cowering in fear.
Take that to heart, Al, lest you be branded a Right-Wing Racist Coward who lives in fear. Then, shut the fuck up, will ya?