The mass media plays an important role in defining deviance in the United States of America and other industrialized and technological societies. The United States of America has approximately 300 million guns, nearly one for every member of the population. There were 372 mass shootings in the United States of America in 2015, killing 475 people, and wounding 1,870. Altogether these deaths by gun violence consisted of 13,286 people being shot and killed by fire arms in the United States of America, 26,819 people were injured. On 2017 June 2017, Gunman kills 3, wounds 2 and shoots himself at a UPS facility in San Francisco, California USA. Also, on this day same day, in Alexandria, Virginia USA at about 7am, at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park, about seven miles away from the White House in Washington, D.C., where several lawmakers were practicing for the annual charity congressional baseball game planned for 2017 June 15, James Hodgkins (age 66) of Belleville, Illinois USA opened fire and shot Republican Representative Steve Scalise, and four others, including 2 capitol Police officers. The suspect died from his injuries and Steve Scalise is in critical condition. #RandolphHarris 1 of 5
Coincidentally, these shootings on Capitol Hill happened the same day, Ryan Phillippe, the star of a TV show called Shooter, which is glorifying gun violence testified in a hearing about service for veterans. Ryan Phillippe was selected by Senator Elizabeth Dole as ambassador for Dole Foundation’s Hidden Heroes program. As the son of a Vietnam Veteran and grandson of a World War II veteran, I am deeply offended by Ryan Phillippe representing veterans because he is a desperate and deeply troubled man. He is reckless and involved in the production of a show that promotes gun violence, and he also has a fan page that engages in soliciting nude photographs from fan and shares them without their knowledge. Ryan Phillippe has done nothing worthy to be the ambassador of anything that has to do with veterans. He is an embarrassment to Americans and a disgrace to veterans everywhere. Veterans are people who stood up and gave their lives for this country, sacrificed their freedom and quality of life, as well as their finances to defend our honor, and many of them passed away in battle, came home deeply injured, and were not able to life full lives and be there with their families. #RandolphHarris 2 of 5
It is absolutely despicable that the Dole Foundation would have a sleazy actor such as Ryan Phillippe, who fails to correct his own material, moral, and spiritual defects and evils to represent American heroes. Ryan Phillippe never can become independent and recognized as a human being who is truly equal with other human beings. He hides from the truth behind his wigs, makeup, and a façade of grinning, foot shuffling, and head-scratching. And Ryan Phillippe has no conscience whatsoever because he has built up, deep in his psyche, an absolute conviction that he is superior. How can the Dole Foundation figure on selling they are concerned about the caregivers, veterans, and their families, when they are represented by someone engaged in trouble and peril? Just face the truth. Facts! Whether or not Ryan Phillippe is able to face truth, and facts, about the true reasons for his trouble, he should not be the one that essentially will determine what kind of care surviving veterans should receive. #RandolphHarris 3 of 5
Today, we are seeing this revolution of people who are frozen in horror by gun violence, and Ryan Phillippe and exploiting veterans and their families for profit, and recognition. If you hear every day of the unethical and illegal situations Ryan Phillippe is involved in, how can he be used to represent a class of heroes who have loved America, slaved for America, tended to America, and nursed America? These veterans have jumped into uniform and gone off and died when this America was attacked by enemies. Such a faithful group of people, many of who when came home from war were spit on, had dogs set on them, fires hoses on them, beat bloody, and a manner of other crimes inflicted upon them. When these veterans were acting as Ambassadors for America, their limousines were burned, they were stoned, they experienced defilings and wreckings of embassies and legations, they were told they were not welcomed home. Our veterans have had to face attacks, and bombings, and tearing down of their flags they so deeply care about. American veterans deserve someone who is a veteran representing this Hidden Heroes program, someone who cares about people and this country and understands their struggles. #RandolphHarris 4 of 5
Veterans and their caregivers and families deserve someone of their own kind, representing them, and that is the way we can make sure they get the respect they deserve and have someone representing their legacy who truly cares about their struggles, and victories, not some wig wearing, fake, like Ryan Phillippe, who is engaged in criminal activity and cannot even be considered a real man. He does not even take care of his own children, he does not spend time with his son or daughters, he does not even care about them. All Ryan Phillippe cares about is fame and money and tattoos, and will use anyone in his path to get what he wants. Ryan Phillippe is one installment payment away from disaster, what does he look like downtown out to dine, grinning at some headwaiter who has more money than he does? That bourgeois wig wearing monster out draping big tablecloth-sized napkins over his knees and ordering quail under glass and stewed nails. Veterans deserve a representative who will make sure their heritage is persevered and not a fraud like Ryan Phillippe. Take time to find out how Ryan Phillippe used and exploited the son of a veteran to rebuild his career. Ryan Phillippe is nothing more than a tattooed thug. #RandolphHarris 5 of 5
