New Trend: The "Knockout" Game

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A terrifying new ‘game’ that’s already caused deaths in Syracuse, St. Louis and New Jersey is sweeping the nation, and it preys upon unsuspecting people walking the streets, anywhere. A recent report from New York-based CBS 2 shed light on the growing trend, displaying unsettling footage of teens participating in this game – which goes by the name ‘Knockout’ – and involves randomly targeting passersby, with the ultimate goal being to knock them out with one punch as they walk by. One victim shown in the footage was 46-year-old Ralph Santiago of Hoboken, N.J., who was found dead with his neck broken and head lodged between iron fence posts, according to NJ.com.

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This is the first story I have heard about this. Truly disgusting. I just can't comprehend how people can turn in to such animals. Is our society becoming more violent? I don't base that on this story alone, but also on all of the idiotic videos I see on the internet of people standing around recording someone getting their head stomped in on the ground when they are unconscious or other similar vicious acts of violence.

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