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TexasTowelie

(112,168 posts)
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 03:37 PM Aug 2019

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says 'video games' caused racist El Paso shooting: 'We've always had guns

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says ‘video games’ caused racist El Paso shooting: ‘We’ve always had guns and evil’


Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested on Sunday that video games had inspired a white nationalist mass shooter who killed 20 people in El Paso, Texas over the weekend.

Patrick began his interview on Fox News by sending “thoughts and prayers” to victims of a second mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested on Sunday that video games had inspired a white nationalist mass shooter who killed 20 people in El Paso, Texas over the weekend.

Patrick began his interview on Fox News by sending “thoughts and prayers” to victims of a second mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-says-video-games-caused-racist-el-paso-shooting-weve-always-had-guns-and-evil/
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says 'video games' caused racist El Paso shooting: 'We've always had guns (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2019 OP
Fox News is much more to blame. As is the NRA. C_U_L8R Aug 2019 #1
other countries have the same video games we have , so why arnt there mass shootings over in those AllaN01Bear Aug 2019 #2
Yes, it is Sherman A1 Aug 2019 #3
Fucking idiot. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #4
Fuck you dead, Dan Patrick. (nt) Paladin Aug 2019 #5
Patrick, Abbott, Cruz, and Cornyn are all enablers. The NRA owns the GOP. walkingman Aug 2019 #6
he is probably the biggest piece of shit in texas government today. Javaman Aug 2019 #7

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
1. Fox News is much more to blame. As is the NRA.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 03:43 PM
Aug 2019

And everyone's seen Donald Trump fomenting violence, hate and fear. Video games are as much to blame as movies and tv. Nice try republicans but you can't shift the blame. The killings are your fault.

AllaN01Bear

(18,203 posts)
2. other countries have the same video games we have , so why arnt there mass shootings over in those
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 03:44 PM
Aug 2019

countries .

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
3. Yes, it is
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 03:54 PM
Aug 2019

Comic books, TV shows, Movies, Dungeon and Dragons, Video Games, Prayer in Schools or whatever is the convenient scapegoat.......

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
7. he is probably the biggest piece of shit in texas government today.
Mon Aug 5, 2019, 08:58 AM
Aug 2019

he's such a loathsome life sucking societal leach.

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