An Illinois state lawmaker wants to stiffen penalties for people playing the so-called “knockout game” that involves random attacks on people.  The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Republican state Representative Dwight Kay of Glen Carbon has introduced the Knockout Assault Prevention Act.  In the “knockout game,” people are randomly picked and beaten with a single punch.  The attacks are sometimes captured on cellphone video and posted on social media sites.  Some cases have been reported in Chicago and Saint Louis, including a fatal attack of a Vietnamese immigrant in 2011.  Kay’s bill would increase the penalty for such batteries, which would be considered a felony punishable by three to seven years in prison.  His measure also says prosecutors can charge any such defendant 15 years or older as an adult.