I Googled "Chicago Avenue Red Line stop" and d
idn't see any notice of an apprehension.
Did see this, however. Does the red text refer to the attacker in the OP's video or some other incident?
Videotaped Attack on Man at Red Line Station Might Have Been a Game
By Craig Wall, FOX Chicago News
November 7, 2011
Chicago - While the videotaped beating of a homeless man at a CTA station seemed to be a random act of violence, we're learning it may be something even more sinister: a bizarre and cruel game young people play.
This may have been a game of what's called "Point 'Em Out, Knock 'Em Out" based on the video, although no one is saying officially because the case just got assigned to a Chicago Police detective this afternoon.
But young people in Chicago have apparently been engaging in this form of violence for years. Cell phones and the internet are just making it more enticing for them to share something they think is fun, but police say is a felony.
The teen in the video smiles at the camera as he approaches an unsuspecting homeless man at the Red Line Station at Chicago Avenue. He then proceeds to smash him in the side of the head and literally knock the 55-year-old victim out cold.
The incident happened on April 2, but wasn't posted on the web until this past weekend. Chicago Police are now trying to track down the victim.
"It's a game that people play, they just randomly point at somebody and someone has to knock that person out, and if they don't they could get hit by one of their friends instead," explained Chicago State University student Bryce Ray.
The video was the topic of conversation in Bryce Ray's communication class at Chicago State University today. He and his friend Chris Parker both have witnessed "Point 'Em Out, Knock 'Em Out" first hand.
"I was standing outside with a group of friends, and somebody just said 'Point 'Em Out, Knock 'Em out,'" Parker said. "Everybody already knows what the game is, so he went over there and pointed to some individual and ran over and just punched the guy."
Videos of similar incidents are posted on YouTube. The people throwing the punches seem to find it funny. In the CTA beating, people with the attacker are seen and heard laughing, with no apparent concern for the victim who lies motionless on the platform.
"That's the disturbing part," Ray said. "How could you find that funny? That's the sad part."
I went to the home of the teen who threw the punch, but no one would answer the door. The apparent attacker's parents told FOX Chicago News on Sunday that their son was going through a rough time last April when the attack occurred.
A neighbor was stunned by what the video shows.
"He was a good person, he went to school every day," said Laverne Smith. "I never would have thought he would do something like that."
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