Suspect Behind Norwegian Attacks Claims He Used Modern Warfare 2 for Training

[Suspect Behind Norwegian Attacks Claims He Used Modern Warfare 2 for Training]
The suspect behind the recent terrorist attacks in Oslo, Norway claims, via a manifesto, that he used Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as a type of training simulation to prepare him for yesterday's events. Though police have not officially revealed his name, the man has been identified by local media as Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old Norwegian. Seven people have been confirmed dead from the bomb explosion that shook the Norwegian capital of Oslo as police said that the explosive was set-up in a car. At least 85 others were killed in a shooting at a youth camp in nearby Utoya Island, bringing the current death count to 92. Official sources and social media indicate that Breivik might be a right-wing Christian fundamentalist who may have had an issue with Norway's multi-cultural society. It may explain why he targeted a politically-partisan youth camp organized by the Labour Party which currently holds power in the country. Breivik is now being linked to a 1,500 page manifesto that lists popular FPS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as a means of training for what he believes is an impending war with Islam. He writes: "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 believes that using what he considers social and cultural "taboos" such as MMOs, one can disguise their true motives and can continue researching and preparing for them undistracted. Breivik claims, "using social taboos is an extremely effective method from preventing people who know you well from digging too much." He then continues: "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). You will be amazed on how much you can do undetected while blaming this game. If your planning requires you to travel, say that you are visiting one of your WoW friends, or better yet, a girl from your "guild" (who lives in another country). No further questions will be raised if you present these arguments." When more details come to light in regards to the meaning behind these attacks and after the media begins to thoroughly read through Breivik's writings, expect a familiar media panic with the sole purpose of vilifying the gaming industry and "the violence it perpetuates." Unfortunately, media sensationalism when coupled with the emotional aspect associated with horrific atrocities such as this one may effectively end the success gained following the industry's recent victory against the State of California. Breivik speaks specifically about the concept of isolation when playing an MMO as a type of "cover" that would allow a person to continue on with more sinister actions and prevent people from asking further questions. Gamers are well aware that people associated with the subculture are commonly misrepresented as being anti-social recluses and though this stereotype is constantly being disproved, psychopathic lunatics like Breivik will always prevent the medium from gaining ground. It's truly an unfortunate circumstance for any advocate of the gaming industry should the media decide to ignore the entire story and focus on labeling Breivik as a gamer first, sociopath second.
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What a thoughtful intelligent homicidal bastard.

Lets practice what to do with him by playing the saw games.

Bloody hell! What a nutter! He must of had mass murder on his mind for months. Bloody mass murdering lunatic.

(July 25, 2011 at 5:00 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: What a thoughtful intelligent homicidal bastard.

Lets practice for what to do with him by playing the saw games.

Lol good thought, that's what we use for interrogations.

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Blame it on my favorite first person shooter. He can go fuck himself.

But Kids??? I mean really ?!?!!??!?!?!
Children!!! WTF?!?!?!?!?! Yeah good one you fukn "brave" person you. CHILDREN FFS!!!
For this I hope he dies of humiliation very very slowly

At least he knew how to aim a gun or two.... this would have been more ridiculous if he missed those shots.

How he trained does not matter, that he trained is all that matters.

I don't like it when they call people that do stuff like this master minds. Why give them any credit for something Cleetus the slack jawed yokel could do? A game could help him train but so could some time in the military or paintball. Not that you'd really need training to shoot defenceless children.

After a loon killed thirty five people in 1996 the Australian government "banned and heavily restricted the legal ownership and use of self-loading rifles, self-loading and pump-action shotguns, together with considerable tightening of other gun laws." If the same thing happened now they could just blame computer games.

What a lot of crap. Having served 6 years in the army. I can safely assert that playing COD is no military training. Not even in the slightest. Infact if you were to learn military training by aiming like they do in game. moving like they do in game, reloading like they do in game. you would learn nothing.
Another baseless attack on gaming. That no doubt the media will sensationalise.

(July 25, 2011 at 5:43 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: But Kids??? I mean really ?!?!!??!?!?!
Children!!! WTF?!?!?!?!?! Yeah good one you fukn "brave" person you. CHILDREN FFS!!!
For this I hope he dies of humiliation very very slowly

I know, you'd think even terrorists would draw some kind of line. But they don't. From their lunatic point of view, everything living is a bloody target. Man, women, child. Heck even babies. That's what makes them so fucking vile. They have no shred of morality, no shred of quilt over their actions at all. They actually believe that by killing thousands of people, that they'll actually change anything. They think they're proving a point, but the only thing they've proved is that they are mass murdering lunatics that must be shot on sight.

What makes terrorists so damn dangerous, is not just their total lack of morality but the fact that they have nothing to lose. An enemy that has something to lose will have limits, terrorists have none. For them, there are no limits. Heck, if they had it their way, they'd nuke this planet till nothing was left. No hesitation. Lowest forms of life imaginable.

If he was using modern warfare 2 for training, why didn't he use the spas 12? Best gun on the game.



He must of been a n00b.