Obama admin finally going after Knock-out game thug! (He is white) *Now* it's a hate crime.

[Danno 1,228]

Federal authorities charge white ‘knockout’ suspect with hate crime

Federal authorities said Thursday they have arrested and charged a Texas man in connection with the “knockout game,” accusing him of a hate crime for targeting a black man for a vicious street attack.

Most knockout victims that have appeared in news reports have been white, but the Justice Department said in this instance the victim was a 79-year-old black man, and stepped in with federal charges.

“Suspected crimes of this nature will simply not be tolerated,” said Kenneth Magidson, the U.S. attorney for the southern district of Texas. “Evidence of hate crimes will be vigorously investigated and prosecuted with the assistance of all our partners to the fullest extent of the law.”

The Justice Department said it filed a criminal complaint against 27-year-old Conrad Alvin Barrett on Tuesday and arrested him on Thursday.

According to Justice officials, Mr. Barrett recorded himself on his cellphone attacking the 79-year-old man, laughing and saying “Knockout” as he runs away.

The 79-year-old man had his jaw broken in the Nov. 24 attack.

“The plan is to see if I were to hit a black person, would this be nationally televised?” Mr. Barrett says in the video, according to the authorities.

Knockout, in which someone decides to attack a random victim and tries to knock him or her out with one punch, has been in the news after a spate of assaults in recent weeks.

The “game” has spawned a fierce debate since many of the reported victims have been white and their assailants have been black, but hate crimes charges have been all but non-existent.

Last month New York authorities did charge one person with a hate crime, saying the assailant targeted a Jewish man.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/26/federal-authorities-charge-white-knockout-suspect-/#ixzz2ocHVTei4

Edited December 26, 2013 by Danno

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Texas needs to eliminate the ridiculous concealed carry licensing process and just let anyone carry concealed. This will stop.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

No it won't.

[Danno 1,228]

Guns aren't the answer.... we need to understand their anger better, they are really crying out for help and we are just not listening.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Knock yourself out Danno

[himher 634]

Texas needs to eliminate the ridiculous concealed carry licensing process and just let anyone carry concealed. This will stop.

Texas needs to verify that you can still shoot Gary. We discussed this.

Guns aren't the answer.... we need to understand their anger better, they are really crying out for help and we are just not listening.

If we had just spent a few hundred more dollars on him when he was in school.........

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You're of course being ridiculous. There are more sides to the coin than simply arming people to the teeth or coddling them. Naturally these don't form part of the conversation because gun zealots can't see beyond the end of their barrel.

[GandD 5,966]

When people break the law, we should just shoot them.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

When people break the law, we should just shoot them.

Why not be proactive and shoot them before they break the law?

[GandD 5,966]

Why not be proactive and shoot them before they break the law?

Good point.

[lostinblue 1,989]

At least this type of crime will be prosecuted ... Now on to the 10,000 other polar bear acts that have been done to old grey haired people...... Charge everyone with a hate crime.

[GandD 5,966]

At least this type of crime will be prosecuted ... Now on to the 10,000 other polar bear acts that have been done to old grey haired people...... Charge everyone with a hate crime.

Relax man

[Darnell 8,478]

Why not be proactive and shoot them before they break the law?

The hitter had been in and out of rehab programs prior. I'm thinking the state ought to remove one testicle from any male under age 30 who gets into any state-mandated rehab program.

Come back again, for another round of rehab? Still state-mandated? Cut off the 2nd one, as well.

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Saw the local news blurb about this today, the hitter was a real POS. Doesn't fit that normal demographic of teenage punk, at all. Borderline felon, repeat criminal already for other stuff.

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I think it's great that Holder made a statement on this, as finally KnockOut will get some other exposure. Sure, the race roles were reversed, and this white hitter is a POS, but Holder needs to start somewhere.

Edited December 27, 2013 by Darnell

[Danno 1,228]

The hitter had been in and out of rehab programs prior. I'm thinking the state ought to remove one testicle from any male under age 30 who gets into any state-mandated rehab program.

Come back again, for another round of rehab? Still state-mandated? Cut off the 2nd one, as well.

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Saw the local news blurb about this today, the hitter was a real POS. Doesn't fit that normal demographic of teenage punk, at all. Borderline felon, repeat criminal already for other stuff.

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I think it's great that Holder made a statement on this, as finally KnockOut will get some other exposure. Sure, the race roles were reversed, and this white hitter is a POS, but Holder needs to start somewhere.

I like your "lose a testicle" idea, it's worth a try anyway.

As for Eric holder using this case to begin his involvement.... thats laughable. Unless of course we see more whites getting caught.

[Darnell 8,478]

Nah, I say getting Holder involved is NOT laughable. It's a good thing, as it fits into my 'destruction of Holder at any cost' propaganda model.

He'll get chewed a new @sshole when he starts talking about this, and that's the point - that's what I want to see happen - the OTHER demographic of the hitters getting slammed.