MW3 Blamed for Norway Massacre?

[Geronimo989]

I just dont see what in Call of Duty can be applied to real life shooting... Maybe what end of the gun to point at the target or something...
Its like he said he improved his fighting skill by playing those UFC games.
On the other hand I think games like ARMA could be used for navigation and squad organization training (as they are already doing with VBS).

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by Geronimo989

I just dont see what in Call of Duty can be applied to real life shooting... Maybe what end of the gun to point at the target or something...
Its like he said he improved his fighting skill by playing those UFC games.
On the other hand I think games like ARMA could be used for navigation and squad organization training (as they are already doing with VBS).

The only combat-skills you can pull out of MW/COD are pretty much target assessment and acquisition. And then only in a rudimentary way. There's very little about the games that have any real-world implications, and besides, remember that this lunatic attacked and killed unarmed kids/young adults at a summer-camp. There were none on Utøya that was a threat in any way, shape or form.

Breivik is using the games as a means of justification for his actions in an attempt to rationalize his insanity. Nothing more and nothing less.

[Luffe]

Hah. Isn't it like saying you can learn sword fighting by playing Skyrim.

[Immermann]

Originally Posted by Luffe

Hah. Isn't it like saying you can learn sword fighting by playing Skyrim.

Some of the Dragon Shouts might work at least.
Well, if you eat enough garlic anyway.

[raaaid]

well i have the theory that fps are designed by generals to avoid the natural 3/4 of soldiers pretending to shoot

but i dont think this guy really needed this

oh he is bad not crazy when will people tell madness from badness, although i admitt both togetther can be pretty bad

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by raaaid

oh he is bad not crazy when will people tell madness from badness, although i admitt both togetther can be pretty bad

So killing 77 defenseless people, most of them children and young adults, in a cold-blooded rampage with guns is something you don't think crazy, or that his reasons for doing so is in any way, shape or form normal? Or that his actions in the courtroom this previous week has been, again, in any way, shape or form anything other than insanity?

Good to know. Real good to know.

[raaaid]

well im utterly insane and i dont go on a rampage killing

he is getting all the girls he wants in jail

he has fans

he is spreading his ideas

he made the word multishit famous

he is smarter than me and you together and as crazy as hitler was

when will people get if crime is madness there would be no jails but asylums

of course i admitt theres really bad a bad and crazy person but insanity doesnt mean badnees nor badness means insanity i really dont understand how much people is brainwashed into it

crazy(grazy) has positive connotations, also lunatic , and the word insanity is like condolence

[Mysticpuma]

Strange really because in the UK the reporter's just minutes after the trial had closed for the day (on different channels too) said the game he had played was (quote):

" He took a sabbatical of (x months) to play a Warcraft game to hone his skills, "World of Warcraft" that was the game two stations quoted.

This-morning in one of the newspapers I read it said the game was Call of Duty Modern Warfare and they illustrated the article with an image from MW2 where the terrorists shoot people in the airport.

I think it makes more 'news' sense to show 'real' gun footage of MW2 than an Elf in WoW?

Maybe I am just cynical?

MP

[Kupsised]

Originally Posted by Mysticpuma

Strange really because in the UK the reporter's just minutes after the trial had closed for the day (on different channels too) said the game he had played was (quote):

" He took a sabbatical of (x months) to play a Warcraft game to hone his skills, "World of Warcraft" that was the game two stations quoted.

This-morning in one of the newspapers I read it said the game was Call of Duty Modern Warfare and they illustrated the article with an image from MW2 where the terrorists shoot people in the airport.

I think it makes more 'news' sense to show 'real' gun footage of MW2 than an Elf in WoW?

Maybe I am just cynical?

MP

There was a BBC video on the BBC website this morning showning a bit of footage from the court (it seemed where either the defence or the jury were questioning the prosecution and their reasoning for bringing up video games) and World of Warcraft was specifically mentioned there as a direct translation from the court proceedings. As you say, I think it might just be because it's too easy to blame Call of Duty, especially since a lot of people are aware already of the controversy that particular part of Modern Warfare caused.

Anyway, whoever that it was that was questioning what I understood to be the prosecution asked why they had used his video game habits in evidence, and they said they couldn't say anything more than they have already because it might lead the jury to a forgone conclusion (or something to that effect) when the case was not over yet. I suppose, rather than taking a lot of time to explain to the average viewer/reader/listener how WoW is (or isn't) related to the case, it's much easier to replace it with Call of Duty since that's something that everyone already understands I suppose. Like you say, could be cynacism, but on the other hand I wouldn't be surprised if it weren't.