Times Online Points to Games as Motivation for Planned School Attack

[Georgeman]

LOOOK ATTTT MEEEEE! I am going to kill you in order to gain more levels and loot your miserable corpses out of the chump change that they have! Then I will start punching you and kicking other idiots to score points! Then run over you using a stolen car-

OK, I will stop right now.

 

[ArcWinter]

This is bad people.

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[BenzSmoke]

WoW did this?! Really? You couldn't come up with anything else TimesOnline?

EDIT: Anyone notice that he was playing WoW AFTER the attempted shooting?

 

[Gaderael]

I'm disgusted that his own parents would call the cops on him. So much for loyalty.

Keep in mind that we are talking about the French.

OT: When Bastien ditched the gun, he should have called Falcor and went of to Fantastica to lay low for a few days.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Every week. Every damn week a story like this comes along. Sooner or later someone's going to do something about these terrible video games they keep hearing about. And it won't be pretty.

 

[Nitpicker of the Wastes]

Why is it that some people still think that all games involve guns and massive levels of violence?

You can tell from the fucking box art that WOW is most definately a fantasy game, and not an uber realistic FPS.

Yep. Not a shotgun in sight. Maybe he watched Mad Max or something. Times Online's blatantly stupid connection is certainly uncalled for.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Serious note: school violence sucks. I'm glad they caught the little bastard. Nothing excuses him.

Humorous note: *snort!* Now, if he was a true WoW player, he'd have crafted that shotgun (and the ammunition) himself. Engineers forever!

Headline!: Kid enjoys potato chips, kills 5.

<url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaoy1QKxGQs>Breaking News!

 

[El Poncho]

Yeah, lucky they caught him, he was a level 80 hunter, he woulda kicked our asses with his dragon whelp(i've not played wow in a while and i'm sure there was one talent that let you tame exotic pets)

 

[Greg Tito]

OT: When Bastien ditched the gun, he should have called Falcor and went of to Fantastica to lay low for a few days.

You, sir, win the thread. I knew I should have put a Neverending Story bit in there.

 

[Vierran]

This is just another instance of trying to find blame where there is none. I hope the boy gets some counseling and turns his life around.

 

[CaptainCrunch]

I almost can't wait for an actual murder to happen where the victim is teabagged, post-mortem, and the cops have it on tape. The first actual game-related murder would make for some hilarious headlines.
"Murderer Caught On Kill-Cam. Games To Blame For Teabagging"
"Murderer and Pervert Arrested Playing Halo"

It would be even more ridiculous if he were never caught:
"Teabagger Strikes Again, Noob"

 

[Lord_Ascendant]

Video Games, the scapegoat of newsworld. Murder, Video Games caused it. Iran building nuclear weapons, Video Games fault. The Apocalypse coming, Rockstar did it.

 

[wolf thing]

i hate people that do this to video games. the kid probly needed help be for WoW and dosnt WoW have like over 60 million user and only one show violent activety which makes it the game fault

 

[Snotnarok]

You're all dumb, you can clearly see that this boy was influenced not only by games, but the evil horde.

OT: Yet again another game being blamed and it's about as violent as two 7 year olds whacking each other with funoodles in a pool. Maybe it was just sheer stupidity mixed with rage, how can you tie a shotgun to a MMO about elves and orcs?

 

[Filtertip]

oh i think there on to somthing here i meen playing WOW is the BEST way to plan a full attick on a school with guns and other modern things that ARNT in that game.


Got to love how games are the bad guy to the world right now it truely shows just how stupid and lazy people can be.

 

[Jindrak]

Well, had he gone to the school with a packpack full of medicine, water, pork ribs and a mace, they might have a case.

 

[Swaki]

i love these kinds of things, its comforting to know that because of my hobby i can go on a killing spree and people will think that my hobbie is evil and messed up and no one would judge me, i would become a victim.

the game industry should start advertising whit this.
"buy modern warfare 2 and you will never be held responsible for your actions"

 

[Low Key]

At least the majority of the 3 pages of comments on the Times own site are also saying how ridiculous these claims are. Where is the inquiry in the story about how the kid got a hold of a shotgun AND ammo? Must be those fucking computer games!!!

 

[AceDiamond]

So wait, if WoW supposedly influenced the attack (which it did not) what was he going to do? Try and get 25 people together at the same time and spend 2 hours making up an elaborate plan with stats and DPS info only to get wiped in about 10 seconds by Onyxia the GIPN?

 

[TheFacelessOne]

The Middle Ages didn't have orcs??

What!?

No wonder I got a D on that Middle Ages report!