NRA Backed Republicans Blame Violent Video Games for Recent Mass Shootings
…instead of our obsession with guns and Trump’s “invasion” rhetoric.
There were two domestic terrorist attacks carried out within 24-hours. A 21-year-old white male drove over nine hours to attack a retail store in El Paso, TX that is frequented by both U.S. and Mexican citizens who was fond of retweeting racist rhetoric by Donald Trump.
Dear Politicians: Stop Trying to Make Video Games Your Scapegoat
FICTIONAL VIOLENCE IS NOT THE CAUSE OF VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
In the wake of the tragic, Valentine's Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. politicians are trying to pin scapegoat video games. This is the 18th school shooting in the U.S. so far this year and it's only February. Media pundits, politicians, and some psychologists often link violence in video games to increased violent tendencies, bullying, school shootings and violence toward women. Critics like to suggest that video games like Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty are leading to the increase in violence in the United States and increased aggression in children.