New York (CNN) -- New York police Thursday were investigating a sucker-punch assault on a 23-year-old man for a possible connection to a series of attacks known as the "knockout game."
In the latest assault,
the unidentified man was walking on a street in the Bronx on Wednesday
afternoon when he was punched in the head and fell to the ground, police
said. After he was down, two other men punched him several times before
running away.
Nothing was taken from
the man, and police were looking into a possible link to assaults around
the country where teens randomly try to make strangers unconscious with
a single blow. The victim suffered bruising and swelling to his face
but refused medical treatment.
At least eight suspected
"knockout" attacks have been reported since October in New York, but
police have said they see no evidence of a trend.
Authorities have reported similar incidents in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri and Washington.
In New Haven,
Connecticut, police said there were seven reported incidents possibly
connected to "knockout" assaults, but it was unclear if they were
carried out by the same person. There were no major injuries in the
attacks, which occurred in the same three- to four-block area on
November 17-18.
The assaults stopped
after police questioned a suspect, though no arrest was made. "We have
no reason to believe this is a hate crime," said Officer David Hartman, a
New Haven police spokesman. Some previous assaults in the region have
targeted Jewish people.
Hartman said police believe the attacks were copycat crimes spurred by media attention.
Youth violence expert
Chuck Williams blamed the media and parents for what he called extreme
aggression by America's youths. Negative attention, he said, is often
rewarded.
"That's America. America
loves violence, and so do our kids," he said. "We market violence to
our children and we wonder why they're violent. It's because we are."
Williams, a professor of
psychology and education at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said
some young people are desperate for attention. He called it the "Miley
Cyrus effect," where teens will do anything to get noticed, no matter
how unconscionable.
"These kids know the
consequences," he said. "They want to get arrested. They want to get
caught, because they want that notoriety. They know they won't go away
forever because they're kids. It's a win-win all around for them."
My thoughts: I don't know if you caught the last paragraph. You mean to tell me that THESE KIDS KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES AND THEY WANT TO GET ARRESTED? THEY WANT TO GET CAUGHT BECAUSE THEY WANT THAT NOTORIETY? Well, we could easily blame the media considering celebrities get notoriety when they are arrested (but then let out after a day or two - depends on who the person is of course). I don't know about you, but I would strongly advise that you pray for your children, pray over your lives and your family! Cover your house and family with the blood of the Lamb. You can tell these kids are plagued with a demonic spirit (think about it: they are laughing at their bruised victims). Now let me offend some people, notice that Rev. Jesse Jackson hasn't said much. Rev. Al Sharpton finally said something (truthfully, they won't say anything unless they can be in the center of attention). Now what about the police force? Chicago Police has gone on record stating they don't want to arrest anybody because the civil rights leaders will cry racism? What's up with that people?!
WAKE UP! THE LOVE OF MANY SHALL WAX COLD!
Peace!
The Mayne Man
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