Fox News Guest Gives Aggravating Theory On Shootings After School Massacre In Georgia
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The former police officer's claim was followed by another law enforcement veteran's debatable analysis on the conservative channel.
A Fox News guest on Wednesday revived the widely disputed theory that video games fuel mass shootings. (Watch the video below.)
Randy Sutton, a former Las Vegas policeman and spokesperson for Blue Lives Matter, appeared on “Your World” after a suspected 14-year-old gunman shot and killed four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, and left nine others hospitalized.
“Human life has less value because of many of the social mores that have changed over the decades,” Sutton said. “From violent video games ― which, I can tell you right now, I fully believe play a role in these type of tragic situations ― to the culture that has evolved surrounding the glorification of gangs and of violence and of lyrics to songs that espouse violence.”
Ted Williams, a former D.C. homicide detective, also mentioned the games as a factor in a “Your World” segment on Wednesday. He spoke of “video games showing very, very violent acts.”
The law enforcement veterans’ analysis doesn’t stand up to mounting evidence to the contrary.