Affiliate Responsibility To Community

Common sense tells us that it doesn't take all that much to push an already mentally unstable person over the edge.  You watch what you say around them.  Sometimes you have to walk on eggshells, just to keep the peace--or prevent an outburst.  Or worse.

Why then, the suspension of common sense when it comes to considering the possibility that the right wing hate talkers who pervade our nation's airwaves, may themselves be contributing factors leading up to these tragic events?  If someone is mentally unstable, and they frequently listen to (or watch) shows which seem to encourage them to take out their frustrations on liberals--what do you think might happen?

We already know this much:

Police found right-wing political books, brass knuckles, empty shotgun shell boxes and a handgun in the Powell home of a man who said he attacked a church in order to kill liberals "who are ruining the country," court records show.

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Inside the house, officers found "Liberalism is a Mental Health Disorder" by radio talk show host Michael Savage, "Let Freedom Ring" by talk show host Sean Hannity, and "The O'Reilly Factor," by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly.

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And then there is this:

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“I’d like to encourage other like-minded people to do what I’ve done,” Adkisson wrote. “If life ain’t worth living anymore, don’t just kill yourself. Do something for your country before you go. Go kill liberals.”

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The two clips above are from the church shooting incident in Tennessee not too long ago.

More recently, we had the police shootings in Pittsburgh.  Again, there was an odd similarity between what right wing programing has been espousing lately, and what the shooter's friends said the shooter's motive may have been. 

But our angle is local.  Many of the local affiliates in the High Country who carry this kind of programming often state how dedicated they are to the communities they serve.  Does that dedication extend to concern for any of their fellow residents who may wind up on the receiving end of a mentally unstable individual's right wing hate talk radio/tv-inspired rampage?