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TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING: Lt. Governor Blames Video Games, Abortion

TeeRoy's 2 Cents:

  • Patrick makes some valid points. However you may feel about the gun issue, there are a lot of kids playing video games and many of them are violent.
  • You can't say that it's not about guns, though. It is about guns, but it's about a lot of other things, too.
  • The truth is, there isn't just one solution to the problem. There's a lot that needs to be discussed and everything needs to be on the table.

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says something needs to be done to stop the school shootings in America, but insists that getting rid of guns is not the solution.

Speaking just two days after 10 people were killed at Santa Fe High School in Texas, Patrick blamed the tragedies on everything but guns, including violent video games, abortions and the lack of religion in schools. Patrick says that, based on research, 85-percent of video games are violent and as a result, "We have devalued life in this country."

He added that the removal of religion from schools as well as abortions are also to blame. He argues, "We have 50 million abortions. We have families that are broken apart, no fathers at home. We have incredible heinous violence as a [video] game, two hours a day in front of their eyes. And we stand here and we wonder why this happens to certain students."

Patrick also proposed a solution to the problem. He says schools should have only one or two entrances so that security officers can keep a close eye on everyone who comes in. He's also calling for teachers to be armed. The incoming NRA president Oliver North agreed with Patrick that America has become desensitized to violence and is trying to "treat the symptom without treating the disease." He went on the relate the problem to the large number of kids on medication and said, "If you look at what has happened to young people, many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten." (USA Today)



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