NRA president Oliver North decries 'culture of violence' but worked on 'Call of Duty

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/05/21/oliver-north-pitched-violent-video-game/631312002/

Quote:Incoming National Rifle Association president Oliver North has already grabbed national attention for his take on the root causes of America's mass shooting problem after a Texas high school student killed 10 people in a bloody rampage. 


The retired Marine lieutenant colonel blamed a "culture of violence" for recent school shootings and implied that the prevalences of prescriptions such as Ritalin for young people could also be a factor during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. 


But in 2012, North worked as a promoter, script consultant and voice actor for the popular first-person-shooter game Call of Duty: Black Ops II.


"The problem that we’ve got is that we’re trying like the dickens to treat the symptom without treating the disease," North said during a discussion about the rise in school shootings. "And the disease, in this case, isn’t the Second Amendment. The disease is youngsters who are steeped in a culture of violence. 


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"They have been drugged in many cases," North continued. "Nearly all of these perpetrators are male and they are young teenagers in most cases. And they have come through a culture where violence is commonplace. All we need to do is turn on the TV, go to a movie. If you look at what has happened to the young people, many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten." 


As a war game, Black Ops II is violent by definition, and after its release one reviewer said it was "about as violent as it could get."

He's sweetheart moron.