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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) Some state lawmakers want to send a clear message to anyone that thinks the so-called knockout game is fun. Theyre proposing a counter-punch that could land you in prison for at least two years.

With increasing frequency, there have been media reports about a relatively new crime.

A random act of landing a severe blow with a fist with the intention of knocking someone to the ground not to rob them, just a malicious act of violence.

An attack like this on a West Hartford college student at a campus in Massachusetts has prompted a call here in Connecticut for a harsh, mandatory penalty for anyone convicted of playing whats called the knockout game.

What happened to West Hartford Police Officer Tom Nagles son is whats prompting state lawmakers to act.

My eighteen year old son was walking to his dorm one evening, by himself, and randomhe was randomly attacked, a single punch to the jaw knocked him to the ground, said Officer Tom Nagle, West Hartford.

Lest anyone watching thinks this is funny or cool listen to the injuries to officer Nagles son.

His jaw was shattered in multiple places, he has to titanium plants in his jaw and he has eight screws, so the last six weeks hes beenhis meals have been through a straw, said Nagle.

Fellow police officer and State lawmaker Joe Verrengia has proposed a law that would force such crimes committed by 16 or 17 year olds into adult court with a two year mandatory sentence.

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