{"id":91,"date":"2013-12-04T08:53:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T08:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncdata.wpengine.com\/?p=91"},"modified":"2017-11-02T14:43:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T18:43:47","slug":"press-release-obama-black-political-establishment-criticized-for-failure-to-directly-address-knockout-game-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalcenter.org\/ncppr\/2013\/12\/04\/press-release-obama-black-political-establishment-criticized-for-failure-to-directly-address-knockout-game-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama, Black Political Establishment Criticized for Failure to Directly Address “Knockout Game” Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"
Washington, D.C.<\/em> – In no uncertain terms, members of the Project 21 black leadership network<\/a> are calling out many self-appointed black leaders, activists and journalists for thus far being unwilling to directly address the senseless “knockout game” violence terrorizing innocent Americans. Project 21 members are also thanking those others who are courageously speaking out against the unacceptable mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n “The members of the racial grievance industry who’ve attempted to sanitize rather than denounce this chaotic behavior on the grounds that the offenders are black do so as an insult to all black Americans. In their sanitation process, they excuse the very behavior society shouldn’t excuse — nor allow — from any race. In effect, these people are saying blacks cannot be expected to live up to society’s standards and must be excused. This, however one wants to justify it, is offensive,” says Project 21 spokesman Derryck Green<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n Green adds: “This behavior is also a violent illustration of two things: the effect of the disintegration of the traditional family structure and the degeneration of a sound moral value system. Both of these things continue to plague segments of black Americans. This is inarguable and undeniable.” <\/span><\/p>\n Although not considered to be a new behavior, cities across America appear to have had a spike in seemingly random violence in which people are targeted for one-punch attacks meant to render the victim unconscious for sport. At least ten recent attacks in New York City are being attributed to the “knockout game.” Some attacks also appear to be racially and religiously motivated, and known perpetrators are generally young black men. <\/span><\/p>\n