As predictable as night follows day, our Justice Department is apparently ready to clamp down on knockout game attackers - at least those who feature the "correct" skin color. A Texas man who happens to be white has been charged with a hate crime for punching a black man last month in a racially motivated version of the knockout game. Washington Times: In this case, the man accused is 27-year-old Conrad Alvin Barrett, who the Justice Department says attacked a 79-year-old black man in Fulshear, Texas, just west of Houston. Justice Department officials said they brought the case to make a point about hate crimes. "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." Mr. Barrett's attorney, George Parnham, told CNN that his client is on medication...(Read Full Post)