White guy participates in "Knockout Game" and gets charged with hate crimes
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[url]http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/26/federal-authorities-charge-white-knockout-suspect-/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Obama administration filed a federal hate-crimes charge Thursday against a man whom authorities accused of using the “knockout game” to target a black man, videotaping it, and then bragging about the assault to strangers.
The charge marks the first time the administration has taken action on a “knockout” case after the game became an Internet and media phenomenon. It chose a case in which the person accused is white, even though most other cases reported in the news have involved black assailants.
In this case, the man accused is 27-year-old Conrad Alvin Barrett, who the Justice Department says attacked a 79-year-old black man in Fulshear, Texas, just west of Houston. Justice Department officials said
Many of the victims in news accounts have been white and their assailants have been black, but hate-crimes charges have been rare.
Last month, New York authorities charged one person with a hate crime because the target was a Jewish man.
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The knockout game is still keeping Americans afraid.
such a dumb fucking thing to do.
this "knockout game" reporting is mostly sensationalist bullshit and this article is as yellow as a dandelion. it's a shamelessly obvious attempt to stir up racial tension by implying the only reason this is being considered a hate-crime is because it's white-on-black when that's complete conjecture with no legitimate support behind it. this is some of the shoddiest journalism i've ever seen.
I thought they were talking about Knockout--like in Basketball. I was utterly confused for a moment.
Wasn't the knockout game just a big myth created by scaremongering media?
[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyGunz;43331609] it's a shamelessly obvious attempt to stir up racial tension by implying the only reason this is being considered a hate-crime because it's white-on-black.[/QUOTE]
Stirring the pot of racial tensions is a good way to get people interested in the news. So many people profit of it, ranging from preachers to news CEO's.
[QUOTE=Extronic;43331623]Well that kind of is how hate crimes are being legislated
White on white is fine
black on black is fine
White on black is bad[/QUOTE]
White on Black is definitely given more attention then Black on white these days.
[QUOTE=Extronic;43331623]Well that kind of is how hate crimes are being legislated
White on white is fine
black on black is fine
White on black is bad[/QUOTE]
the way that article mentions "many victims have been white committed by black assailants, yet none were charged with hate-crimes" is a pretty scummy implication that people are only caring because it's a black victim and don't care about white people.
Thats a pretty fucking huge age difference between them
[quote]The charge marks the first time the administration has taken action on a “knockout” case after the game became an Internet and media phenomenon. [B]It chose a case in which the person accused is white, even though most other cases reported in the news have involved black assailants[/B][/quote]
This source is absolute shit. Most of the alleged stories were actually fake/years old stories being re-reported constantly yet it ignored that fact just to publish a clearly editorialized article.
For those unaware or who didn't even notice the difference: Washington Times = shit, Washington Post = credible. Their name/logo is just plain deceitful and placed on same spot with a near-exact size/font as the Post.
Good:
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Shit
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[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyGunz;43331642]the way that article mentions "many victims have been white committed by black assailants, yet none were charged with hate-crimes" is a pretty scummy implication that people are only caring because it's a black victim and don't care about white people.[/QUOTE]
Thats kind of true in a sense. Many believe that you can't discriminate against people with privilege.
What the hell is the knock out game?
When a group of people gather round a victim and try to knock the person out with a single punch
If someone hit me like this as a game and I didn't go down I would pull out my .45 and play the knee-cap game.
[QUOTE=avincent;43331732]If someone hit me like this as a game and I didn't go down I would pull out my .45 and play the knee-cap game.[/QUOTE]
Escalation much?
Loosing a leg in exchange for a punch, seems fair lol.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;43331752]Escalation much?
Loosing a leg in exchange for a punch, seems fair lol.[/QUOTE]
A completely unprovoked punch with a good chance of causing brain damage, or even killing someone.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;43331752]Escalation much?
Loosing a leg in exchange for a punch, seems fair lol.[/QUOTE]
A shot in the leg is not lethal force and the risk loss of life is there regardless, so the self-defence defence would be aplicable in that situation I guess?
Then again, that's only assuming such a thing would merit a trial, which it probably doesn't.
[quote]“to see if I were to hit a black person, would this be nationally televised?[/quote]
wow so he intentionally targeted a person of color instead of the thread implying that that a random dude attacked a random dude but was discriminately labelled a hate attacker
good thread
[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyGunz;43331642]the way that article mentions "many victims have been white committed by black assailants, yet none were charged with hate-crimes" is a pretty scummy implication that people are only caring because it's a black victim and don't care about white people.[/QUOTE]
It's not an incorrect implication though.
why are federal authorities and the white house involved in something like this lol
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;43331752]Escalation much?
Loosing a leg in exchange for a punch, seems fair lol.[/QUOTE]
To be fair, someone is punching you in the head and intending to knock you out, which could potentially kill you.
I'd say defending yourself with a firearm is suitable way to deal with the situation.
Unless saying " Please stop hitting me, ow it hurts" actually works.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;43331752]Escalation much?
Loosing a leg in exchange for a punch, seems fair lol.[/QUOTE]
Don't randomly try and knock people out and potentially killing them, fairs fair I suppose.
I wish I had black privilege.
[QUOTE=Manibogi;43331798][B]A shot in the leg is not lethal force[/B] and the risk loss of life is there regardless, so the self-defence defence would be aplicable in that situation I guess?
Then again, that's only assuming such a thing would merit a trial, which it probably doesn't.[/QUOTE]
Are you an idiot? A shot to the leg could very well be lethal. Shooting at someone, regardless of the targeted body part, is using lethal force.
The stupid kid said on the video that he was intentionally seeking black victims. That's why he's being charged with a hate crime.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;43331752]Escalation much?
Loosing a leg in exchange for a punch, seems fair lol.[/QUOTE]
because the initial attack was so warranted lol.
[QUOTE=Extronic;43331633]Of course, because white people are inherently evil[/QUOTE]
Well, as a white, middle-class, 20-something male; I have personally owned slaves in the west-indies, forced thousand of smallpox-ridden natives from their homes and shot Martin Luther King.
[QUOTE=mark6789;43331684]What the hell is the knock out game?[/QUOTE]
something about .0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of the population did and the media cooked it up to be this huge thing that was "sweeping" the nation
and they accused black teenagers of doing it, so you better be scared of them black teenagers!
[QUOTE=JerryK;43332298]something about .0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of the population did and the media cooked it up to be this huge thing that was "sweeping" the nation
and they accused black teenagers of doing it, so you better be scared of them black teenagers![/QUOTE]
That's not at all what happened
It happened to be popular within some urban communities, which were simply inhabited by black people in a massive majority.
Just because one race is does something doesn't mean that it's automatic racism to declare that a certain group is doing it. It would be like saying that me claiming that most neo nazi's are white is racist.
[QUOTE=Riller;43332293]Well, as a white, middle-class, 20-something male; I have personally owned slaves in the west-indies, forced thousand of smallpox-ridden natives from their homes and shot Martin Luther King.[/QUOTE]
Man, the digging is a bitch, sex slaves are shit at field work, and how'd ya manage to get ahold of smallpox? The, should be illegal evil type, evictions are easy though, just work for a major corporation for a while.
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