On Youtube, there's a viral sensation going on in the world currently, though I wouldn't necessarily call it a sensation, since usually that label is saved for something positive. The thing I'm talking about is knockout videos, which have to do with The Knockout Game. I don't know much about it myself, but from what I've heard, a person or group of people wait for an unsuspecting person and then punch them in the back of the head, resulting in a knockout. This type of behavior is cruel in itself, but the fact some people find it amusing sickens me.
Now, some will try to justify the game, saying it's just people having a little fun, but that's what everyone says before something violent happens like dares or drunk driving. They start out harmless, but then the ramifications come. Case in point, a couple of days ago, I heard that someone knocked out a guy, only to be shot by him right after. You can feel however you want to about that, but anyone who instigates that in the first place is stupid, especially if they didn't know what they were getting themselves into. There are games in real life, but the Knockout Game is not one of them. If you want a real one, play a board game, or buy a game system. Don't play this ridiculous game because you're hurting both the person and yourself by bringing violence, and just being a bully, which the world already has enough of.
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