Knockout King: Sign of The End Times
Written: 12-27-11
by Michael G. Mickey
Have you heard of the new "game" spreading across our nation? It's referred to as "Knockout King." An article appearing in the Chicago Tribune describes it like this:
The rules of the game are as simple as they are brutal. A group -- usually young men or even boys as young as 12, and teenage girls in some cases -- chooses a lead attacker, then seeks out a victim. Unlike typical gang violence or other street crime, the goal is not revenge, nor is it robbery. The victim is chosen at random, often a person unlikely to put up a fight. Many of the victims have been elderly. Most were alone.
The attacker charges at the victim and begins punching. If the victim goes down, the group usually scatters. If not, others join in, punching and kicking the person, often until he or she is unconscious or at least badly hurt. Sometimes the attacks are captured on cellphone video that is posted on websites.
A deadly game
A 72-year-old retired schoolteacher and his wife were passing through an alley where a group of youths were gathered when a young man from the group rushed at them suddenly. As most any husband would, Hoang Nguyen stepped in front of his wife. He was beaten to death moments later in broad daylight. According to his wife, he died begging for mercy. His story is but one of many.
The mayor of St. Louis, Missouri literally drove up on a victim of this "game" and is said to have heard from several mayors who've seen evidence of it occurring in their locales. Criminologists agree that versions of this "game" are playing out in a host of locations.
How sad is it that one can't walk down the street today and feel safe? In many areas of our nation, the idea that one might be mugged walking down the street is commonplace. But to have to be on the defensive that someone is going to attack you with no motive other than to hurt you? Truly, humanity has lost its way.
The prophetic connection
Jesus Christ said the last days would be as they were in the days of Noah, which Scripture tells us saw the earth corrupt and filled with violence. (Luke 17:26, Genesis 6:11) In addition, He said, "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." (Matthew 24:37)
If "Knockout King" isn't symptomatic of an inhuman degree of coldness in the hearts of its participants, I don't know what is.
