Christopher Ferguson : Actor tweeted he wo n't support his new movie due to violence . Comment: Existing data do not link media violence with shootings or other violence . He says scholars use , at best , mixed study results to blame media for violent behavior . And to maintain them , we simply ignore cases that do n't fit them , such as a rash of violence in the months after Sandy Hook committed by elderly men with no discernible connection to violent media . He says it distracts from roots of violence : poverty , inequality , poor mental health care .
Christopher Ferguson : Actor tweeted he wo n't support his new movie due to violence . Comment: Existing data do not link media violence with shootings or other violence . He says scholars use , at best , mixed study results to blame media for violent behavior . He says it distracts from roots of violence : poverty , inequality , poor mental health care .