A San Diego man may be the latest victim of “knockout,” a disturbing new activity spreading across the country involving teens or young adults physically assaulting unsuspecting strangers.

Victoria Hyatt says her husband was attacked in such a way by a stranger in downtown San Diego on Tuesday.

As her husband waited to cross the intersection at 2nd Avenue and Ash Street, Hyatt says a man walked up beside her husband and then, out of nowhere, punched her husband in the face.

“And as soon as he hit him as hard as he could, he just kept walking,” Hyatt told NBC 7 San Diego. “It was like nothing had happened.”

Hyatt says her husband was in complete shock and never saw the attack coming.

“[The man] was dressed like any other young man downtown. He had a nice dress shirt on, a nice pair of slacks,” she said.

When Hyatt learned the assault on her husband may be tied to the fast-spreading “knockout” game, she couldn’t believe it.

“I had never heard of this before,” she said, adding that something like this could happen to anyone.

“It appears to be a relatively new trend,” said San Diego Police Department Officer Jim Johnson.

Officer Johnson says that while police may not be tracking “knockout” incidents locally just yet, but that doesn’t mean it’s not happening.

And he says people need to understand the seriousness of the so-called game.

“First of all, it’s a crime, just the initial act itself,” he explained. “But let’s say that person falls down, hits their head and dies. Then, that means you’re probably going to go to jail for life.”

Hyatt says the attack on her husband should serve as a warning to others to always be on alert.

“Be more aware of who’s around you – what’s going on around you,” she said.

As for those who think this is a game, she has another message:

“Knock it off. Knock it off. You’re hurting a lot of people and it’s not a game. It’s not a game.”

Hyatt says her husband is recovering and luckily, he’s okay.

She says he called police immediately after the attack and officers were able to track down the man who hit him. However, so far, no charges have been filed.

Cases of “knockout” have been reported around the country, with many of the assaults caught on camera in places like New Jersey, Missouri, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

In Pittsburgh, a teacher suffered life-threatening injuries from a “knockout” punch. In Chicago, a 62-year-old grandfather was actually killed from injuries sustained in an attack linked to the dangerous game.

Earlier this month, a 78-year-old woman fell victim to the game in Brooklyn, making her the ninth reported “knockout” victim in New York. Authorities in New York have been investigating the incidents as hate crimes.

The alarming trend began gaining national attention in May after a group of teenagers in Syracuse, N.Y., allegedly knocked out a 51-year-old man and stomped on him. The man died from his injuries.

In New York, reports of recent “knockout” incidents have prompted community leaders to call for an end to the violence.

Source:http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Man-Latest-Assault-Victim-of-Knockout-Game-Trend-232773801.html#ixzz2lKV4PSMV





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Don't want to derail your thread with gun control...


Buuutt............

Gun Control .................. Being able to hit your target

Use both hands and squeeeeze the trigger, don't jerk it.

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Knockout game turns deadly : 60 Year Old Woman Shoots and Kills 2 Teens After Being Punched
Police are still trying to piece together the events of Monday night after a woman was attacked and then fired shots into the crowd of teens that assulted her.
Beulah Montgomery, who just turned 60 yesterday, says she was walking home after purchasing lottery tickets when she says a group of teens, 7 of them, approached her. Montgomery initally thought they were going to attempt to steal her purse but says she was instead hit by one of the individuals as a second attempted to hit her. That’s when she grabbed her gun.
“All I could feel was pain and I said to myself I had made it to 60 and I wanted to atl east see 61,” she recalled. “Then I started praying and I asked the Lord to guide my hands” Montgomery says she then reached into her purse and and shot in the direction of the teens and they started to flee. However two of them didn’t make without being hit.
Beulah who is a member of her local neighborhood watch said she has always carried a gun after being mugged once before. “Its a shame you can’t walk through your own neighborhood where you are supposed to feel safe without being assulted and mistreated,” she continues. “I purchased the gun hoping I would never have to use it, but I’m glad to still be in the land of the living.”
The same cannot be said for her two victims, Montgomery fired 5 times hitting one of the teens in the chest and the other in the stomach. Because of their age police are not releasing the names at this time, but are saying the teens died as a result of the gun shot wounds. Police are still looking for the others teens who were apart of the group. Witnesses say they ran off after the gun shots were fired.

WHY THE HELL NOT?

That's frustrating. FILE CHARGES.

shoot them, that way it costs less and they won't d0 it again...

I watched a documentary on the game "Knockout"...It made me sick to my stomach...The interviews with the black children playing the game were frightening....The boys who were only watching idolized their peers who were able to knock "whites" out with one punch..The girls who were interviewed thought it was funny!...The risk?...Death, closed head brain injury, permanent paralysis, PTSD....What next?...Self defense should not even be questioned....These are not kids, they are monsters....

First of all it's a crime? No chit Sherlock!! ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

i wonder how much fun they would think if whites started knocking out black women? seems like a bunch of these cowards are targeting women now too...

..Officer Johnson needs to recalibrate his response....so as not to appear quite so stupid...

Yeah, in the doc, they did a white woman pushing a stroller and an elderly man who fell and slammed his head against the curb....He was out cold...The black children roared with laughter as they were running away

The amount of stupidity in the world astounds me.

Just had that conversation with my brother....We're thinking about combining our resources and buying an island

It is time for smart people to expose the stupid idiots who are supposed to be the "authorities" in this country.

Get them on video and upload them to youtube.

Getting them on camera should be a piece of cake!

We could ask to see their badges...

Ask to see their "shinny" badges...