Tag has a new version–The Knock-Out Game. A group–usually of young men–wanders around until they choose, at random, an unsuspecting “playmate.” Then one of the gang, er, I mean group, runs up to this person and punches him/her as hard as he can, trying to knock him/her out with a single punch, then the gang runs away. Yes, I mean “him/her,” as well as various ages and ethnicities. Recent victims have included a 50-year-old English teacher stepping off the porch (hit by a 15-year-old boy), a 78-year-old woman, and a 14-year old youngster in Modesto. At least two deaths have resulted, plus painful injuries sending victims to the hospital.
It’s group-influence at its worst. It’s humanity being senselessly vicious. And they’re so proud of their acts that they brag about them on social media.
It makes me sick.