Norway Terrorist used MW2 as "Training"

Here is the article that was posted up on I.G.N earlier today. Anders Breivik killed 93 people last week in Norway. What is really crazy is his "manifesto" which was 1500 pages which talked about his views of a non-christian Europe and hie negative views on Muslims. He also claim that he used Modern Warfare 2 as his form of training. To cover his activities, his excuse was that he was playing W.O.W. How can that be an excuse? So you are telling me that people did not bother him or check how he is doing was because he was playing World of Warcraft?....WOW. Here is the article:

In his 'manifesto', Anders Behring Breivik, the suspect in the brutal slaughter of 93 people in Norway last week, wrote about his enthusiasm for videogames, and how he used them as part of his "training".

The 1,500 page manifesto is currently being scrutinized by law-enforcement and media alike. It includes a desire to form a Europe, free from non-Christian religions. It's a bizarre hodge-podge of extreme right-wing views including a negative fixation on Muslims.

Breivik also enjoyed gaming. He wrote, "I just bought Modern Warfare 2, the game. It is probably the best military simulator out there and it's one of the hottest games this year. I see MW2 more as a part of my training-simulation than anything else. I've still learned to love it though and especially the multiplayer part is amazing. You can more or less completely simulate actual operations." 

He also used World of Warcraft as an excuse for friends and family to cover other activities. "For example, tell them that you have started to play World of Warcraft or any other online MMO game and that you wish to focus on this for the next months/year. This 'new project' can justify isolation and people will understand somewhat why you are not answering your phone over long periods. Tell them that you are completely hooked on the game (raiding dungeons, etc.)." 


See this is why I think mature games get a bad rap. This guy Anders clearly had some mental issues. To think that this guy considered a game to be his "training" for what he did in Norway is absolutely ridiculous. When most people play video games, believe it or not, they play to relieve stress. Maybe a bad day at work or school. It takes a mental state of a  person to realize between reality and a video games, and clearly Anders does not fit the case. The fact that he was "training" from a video game. This is not the first time someone has used video games as an excuse. In 2005 a group of kids stole numerous cars and their reasoning was that they could do the same thing in the Grand theft Auto series. People need to understand a game....is only  video game.