Justice Dept finally charges hate crime for knockout game WHEN A WHITE GUY DOES IT

[Silver Rocket Bitches!]

And the kicker is, the guy did it to see if this is what would happen!


Federal authorities said Thursday they have arrested and charged a Texas man in connection with the “knockout game,” accusing him of a hate crime for targeting a black man for a vicious street attack.
Most knockout victims that have appeared in news reports have been white, but the Justice Department (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/department-of-justice/) said in this instance the victim was a 79-year-old black man, and stepped in with federal charges.

“Suspected crimes of this nature will simply not be tolerated,” said Kenneth Magidson (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/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.”
The Justice Department (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/department-of-justice/) said it filed a criminal complaint against 27-year-old Conrad Alvin Barrett (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/conrad-alvin-barrett/) on Tuesday and arrested him on Thursday.
According to Justice officials, Mr. Barrett (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/conrad-alvin-barrett/) recorded himself on his cellphone attacking the 79-year-old man, laughing and saying “Knockout” as he runs away.
The 79-year-old man had his jaw broken in the Nov. 24 attack.
“The plan is to see if I were to hit a black person, would this be nationally televised?” Mr. Barrett (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/conrad-alvin-barrett/) says in the video, according to the authorities.
Knockout, in which someone decides to attack a random victim and tries to knock him or her out with one punch, has been in the news after a spate of assaults in recent weeks.

The “game” has spawned a fierce debate since many of the reported victims have been white and their assailants have been black, but hate crimes charges have been all but non-existent.
Last month New York authorities did charge one person with a hate crime, saying the assailant targeted a Jewish man.


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[Hitch]

“The plan is to see if I were to hit a black person, would this be nationally televised?”

The guy admitted he targeted a black person. Since he's white, it's obviously going to be listed as a hate crime. What he should have said, is he thought all these black thugs playing the game are having so much fun, he might as well too then. "black people are cool and I want to be like them" Some BS like that, then maybe the hate crime wouldn't be attached to the sentence.

Our society has gone crazy, and drunk, not to see the double standard. When is black crime going to be listed as a hate crime? Equality comes with responsibility. If black people, in our society, ever want to truly be 'equal', they must step up to the plate and start demanding to be treated as equals. That means hate crimes work BOTH ways.

[govcheetos]

All of this has been planned from the get go. Same with the duck dynasty thing.

Got to have something for the 24 news to show and talk about besides what's really going on.

Meant to divide and most of all distract.

[Spectrism]

I have no sympathy for the punk. May he rot in jail with the black thugs.

If he went after a black guy who was committing these crimes, I would see this differently.

A nigger is a nigger, regardless of what color he is.

[mick silver]

here the kicker it take a white guy to do it before they call it like it is ... so if both are doing why not call it on both

[Cebu_4_2]

Texan accused of filming ‘knockout game’ charged with hate crime Published time: December 27, 2013 20:48 Get short URL (http://rt.com/usa/texan-filming-knockout-hate-crime-892/)

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A Katy, Texas man accused of assaulting a 79-year-old African American man in a “knockout game” attack has been charged with a federal hate crime.
According to federal investigators, 27-year-old Conrad Alvin Barrett targeted the unidentified elderly man because of his race, a violation of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. He allegedly wanted to see if physically striking an African American would make national news.
The incident reportedly occurred on November 24, when Barrett recorded himself performing the assault – an attempt to knock a person unconscious with a single blow – and began showing it off to others. One of the individuals he allegedly showed the video to was an off-duty investigator, who ultimately informed a police officer of the situation.
Prosecutors claim the video portrays Barrett walking up to the elderly man, striking him in the jaw, laughing, and saying, “Knockout” before making his escape. Investigators add that although Barrett’s face was never shown in the footage, they were able to match his voice to the one in the video.
The victim suffered two jaw fractures and was hospitalized for more than four days, according to KTRK TV.
Other videos also found on Barrett’s phone reportedly show the young man making derogatory statements towards African Americans, including that they "haven't fully experienced the blessing of evolution."
“Hate crimes tear at the fabric of entire communities,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said to the Huffington Post. “As always, the Civil Rights Division will work with our federal and state law enforcement partners to ensure that hate crimes are identified and prosecuted, and that justice is done.”
Barrett’s attorney, George Parnham, defended his client by saying he suffers from bipolar disorder, which he treats with medication.
“When you start peeling back the layers of the onion and look at the mindset behind the action you soon realize there’s a mental issue,” Parnham told CBS News.
If convicted, Barrett faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.