<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Copycat_crime" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Copycat_crime</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Media_violence_research" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Media_violence_research</a><p>Not to mention all the (I think justifiable) talk currently about how violent rhetoric from politicians, in the media, encouraged the planned parenthood shooter and other recent domestic terrorists.<p>I&#x27;m not completely sympathetic toward that point of view, but it&#x27;s clearly not &quot;completely irrational&quot;.