August 31, 2011
A Violent Racist Game Claims More Victims
One man was stomped to death and another man nearly killed in a racist amusement called the "knock-out game," played almost exclusively by black teenagers. The victims were both white, and that fact needs to be raised in our national conversation about race.
PC disclaimer: only a small fraction of teenagers play this game, and the vast majority of blacks obviously do not condone violence of any kind. With that established, consider the facts:
Half-brothers Elliott T. Murphy, 18, and Deonta "Fuss" Johnson, 16, were recently convicted of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the heinous stomping death of 61-year-old Jerry Newingham and the stomping attack of 46-year-old Kevin S. Wilson. The two convicted were part of a group of 9, all black. Their two victims were white. The brutal murder took place in Decatur, IL, a place commonly known as "a classic Midwest USA small city." They...(Read Full Article)