What's interesting is that there is already an established legal precedent for the idea that if one films a specific sort of crime and distributes the footage to others, watching that footage increases the likelihood that more such crimes will take place, so simply being in possession of the footage itself is also a crime. And yet, there is demonstrable proof that filming and streaming the 'knock out game' does exactly that, and that viewers of that footage are more likely to go out and do it themselves so they can also gain viewers of their own, and yet watching or possessing the footage is not a crime.
Makes one wonder if the 'knock out game' was done predominantly by young White men, whether there would already be a Possession of Violent Assault Material felony on the books.
What's interesting is that there is already an established legal precedent for the idea that if one films a specific sort of crime and distributes the footage to others, watching that footage increases the likelihood that more such crimes will take place, so simply being in possession of the footage itself is also a crime. And yet, there is demonstrable proof that filming and streaming the 'knock out game' does exactly that, and that viewers of that footage are more likely to go out and do it themselves so they can also gain viewers of their own, and yet watching or possessing the footage is not a crime.
Makes one wonder if the 'knock out game' was done predominantly by young White men, whether there would already be a Possession of Violent Assault Material felony on the books.