CNN.com just published an overview of disturbing trend in the U.S. “Teen ‘Sport Killings’ of Homeless on the Rise” delves into the mindset of teens — sometimes as young as 14 — who are attacking homeless people for “fun.” One such attack led to the death of 49 year-old Rex Baum in 2004. According to the article, one of his attackers:

“[T]old police that killing ‘the bum’ reminded him of playing a violent video game….”

Notably, unlike many MSM articles on this topic, the author doesn’t pin the blame blindly on video games. Instead, the main culprit is pegged as peer pressure and mob mentality. As one of Baum’s attackers recently said:

“Every day I wish I could take it back,” he said. “I seen [the] repercussions among everyone. I didn’t think about any of this when [the beating] was going on.”

Sad. Simply sad.

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