According to two recent Dakota County Criminal Complaints (here and here), two Burnsville men (ages 18 and 20) were arrested and charged with third degree assault after beating a man senseless and breaking his nose following a failed game of “Sack Tapping” (seriously, read that article).
From the complaint:
On arrival, officers observed a male victim lying on the ground in the parking lot with injury to his head. The victim had blood coming from his mouth and his left cheekbone was very large and puffy. He also had several marks on his forehead and told the officer that his left ear hurt tremendously. The officer observed a cut behind the victim’s left ear and also observed numerous marks and blood coming from the victim’s scalp. The victim stated that he was assaulted by James and Alex. The victim stated that he was in fear for his life and thought that he was going to have serious brain damage if the people continued hitting him. He was unsure if he lost consciousness. He stated that he was first assaulted by James inside the apartment and was assaulted by James and Alex again in the parking lot as he was trying to leave.
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Officers also spoke to Siewert, who stated that he had about ten to fifteen people over to his apartment that evening and everyone was drinking alcohol. Siewert stated that they started to play a game where they hit each other in the testicles. Parker hit the victim in the testicles and the victim became upset and told Parker he was going to fight him. Siewert stated that he got in the victim’s face and told him that he was not going to fight Parker. Siewert admitted to shoving the victim, and stated that the victim then punched him in the face. Siewert stated that he then punched the victim in the face, knocking him to the ground. Siwert stated that the victim and Parker began to fight, and that the victim was on top of Parker.
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The witness stated that after he pulled the first suspect off of the victim, the second suspect continued to beat him. The witness stated that he then released the first suspect, who seemed to have calmed down, but that the first suspect then ran around him and kicked the victim in the head three times.
I tried and tried to come up with some sort of discussion questions here but honestly, I just don’t know what to say about a bunch of 18 to 20-somethings hitting each other in the testicles. What about you?
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August 25th, 2011 at 7:28 am
What a bunch of dicks. – seriously, pun partially intended..
If you think sitting around and having some beers while whacking your buddy in the jumblies is a good time, then you really should have your head examined.
While I see not need for the added violence, the over is just pretty stupid. I think I grew up never smacking a friend in the nuts for anything. Sure, we’d aim with a snowball or two, but I really don’t want my hand (or any other part of me) that close to another dudes frank and beans.
Grow up.
August 25th, 2011 at 10:30 am
Excellent header, Bill; sooner or later someone just had to go there.
August 25th, 2011 at 11:25 am
Michele said header.
I think this game is sort of cockamamy. I mean, what kind of tool goes about thwaking his mate in the jumblies? It is a shame that these guys pulled a boner turned a game into a crime in the first place, but I give them credit for having the balls to give this new fad a try.
August 25th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Mix youth, testosterone, and alcohol together and you are bound to get something stupid, moronic, sometime humorous, and occasionally headline grabbing. I bet their parents are proud…
August 25th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
i wonder if they know charlie from sibley?
bb
August 25th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Sounds like this might go a little beyond a bromance… (apparently that word is now officially in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary)
August 25th, 2011 at 2:31 pm
This: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/103724/rochambeau
August 25th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
So what you’re saying is a bunch of dumbasses got together and participated in a game that, like they might have suspected, turned out to be excruciatingly painful to those who chose to participate. Tell me again why I should spend time thinking about this?
Isn’t there a new restaurant somewhere in town Bill? :P
August 25th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
I’m guessing this “fad” is a ‘play-at-home’ version of “Jackass.”
Well played, MTV.
August 25th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Mr. Marcos, ’cause sometimes, it’s just fun to be nine. : )
August 25th, 2011 at 9:59 pm
I want to clarify, that normally I would agree with Mr. Marcos, because these kids are an embarrassment. But I crave the goofy this week. My oldest son, new to Queens, just experienced his first earthquake (not his wife, who is from Seattle). And now his first hurricane.
I know all about hurricanes, because my SECOND son was a storm nut growing up, and we researched them thoroughly. So, I’m nervous and I crave the goofy. I even watched local news coverage of the Fair, which I normally mock, because I wanted to see people having a good time.
So, thank you, Bill, for making me giggle today. Apologies to Mr. Marcos, and I promise to be a grownup NEXT week, when my kids are safe and sound.
: )
August 25th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Hey, I just wrote it up, the two morons who were slap happy are the ones you should be thanking ;-)
August 25th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
This is a good thing. It may prevent morons from procreating.