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Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian anti-Islamic fanatic who killed 77 people almost a year ago, has been on trial this past week for those murders. Earlier today, he admitted that, in order to "simulate the police response and the best escape strategy", he spent the majority of his time, an average of 17 hours per day, playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and World of Warcraft on his computer. He claimed that his entire life was eating, sleeping, and playing these games, especially when he moved back in with his mother in 2006. When asked about Call of Duty's aiming system, Breivik responded saying " 'I don't really like those games but it is good if you want to simulate for training purposes." Breivik remains on trial and pleads not guilty, although admitting to the killings.
I think that Breivik should be jailed for life or maybe even executed for his crimes. His case also shows how dangerous playing violent video games every waking hour is to your mind and how it functions in the real world. However, even though it was wrong and he deserves the punishment he gets, I do admire the fact that he did something that very little people in society would do, which was taking action on what he thought was right and taking responsibility for those actions. That being said, I still believe that he should be severely punished because his actions, no matter how "right" they seemed in his mind, have consequences.
I agree with you in the fact that this guy is obviously crazy. It really does show what video games that are played for hours on end can do to a person. You're also very right when you say that he did do something he believed in. Although he went about it the wrong way, he stood up for himself and his beliefs. He should be sentanced to life in jail
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