Man plots the murder of in game rival for 6 months! O_o

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Kungfu_Teddybear

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So i just found this little gem of juicy news.

A Counter-Strike player in France has spent six months plotting a revenge attack against a man who beat him in an in-game knife fight. His eventual revenge was not in-game.

20 year-old Julien Barreaux, from Cambrai, had his Counter-Strike character "knifed" in a game late last year against another man, known only as "Mikhael". Enraged at this blight against his talents, Barreaux spent six months tracking him down in the real world.

When he eventually found the victim, Barreaux knocked on the guy's front door, then "plunged a kitchen knife into his chest" when Mikhael opened it to greet him. He missed his heart by an inch.

A local police officer told the courts "Barreaux was arrested within the hour and told us he had wanted to see his rival wiped out for killing off his character."

The judge, who locked him up for two years on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm, says of Barreaux, "You are a menace to society. I am frankly terrified of the disproportionate reaction you could have if someone looked at you the wrong way in the street."

It's amazing what people are capable of but this is just ridiculous.

So what do my fellow escapists think about this nutcase and about how long the sentence is.

Source: Kotaku [http://kotaku.com/5550609/man-spends-six-months-plotting-murder-of-counter+strike-rival?skyline=true&s=i]
 

DarkPanda XIII

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......well, I gathered that some people can get a little insane in Counterstrike, but that is just ridiculous to the point to where the situation is getting kinda worrying.

Bleh x.x.
 

master m99

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two years...the guy tryed to kill someone over a video game surly he should be longer =S oh well note to self never ever ninja from a crazy dude 0.o
 

gigastrike

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Because he got knifed? There has to be more behind this. There is no way that this is the first time he'd been knifed by someone, yet had still played knife fight enough to care.
 

Professor M

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Two years for what is quite clearly a premeditated attack carried out by an extremely deranged man?

Hurrah for justice.
 

Danpascooch

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France is TWO YEARS for ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER!?

In the US that would land you 20 years at the least.
 

Kajt

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This has already been posted in the News Room. Weird stuff, though. Some people really know how to overreact.
 

Johnnyallstar

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See? The French even screw up perfect ambush opportunities. The only success they've had is parkour, the art of running away, and he apparently screwed that up too.
 

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Cajt said:
This has already been posted in the News Room. Weird stuff, though. Some people really know how to overreact.
Oh it has D:

Damn it! i thought i had found something they didn't!
 

DeleteMe1112311

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Uh.. how about attempted murder? I think that 2 years is pretty fucking lenient especially considering how much of a psychopath this guy is. Therapy might be a good option as well rather than sticking him in a cell for 2 years then letting him loose - that will certainly make him less crazy and angry.
 

BlueTomfoolery

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I'm trying to find words that fit what I feel towards the guy. It's a certain kind of loathing mixed with awe towards his need to fulfill his raging vendetta.
 

shadyh8er

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Great, it's people like this that make gamers look bad! Now all those anti-video game people have more fuel for their arguments.
 

reg42

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What a moron. You must lead a sad life if that's what you consider time well spent.
 

JoshGod

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im surprised it didnt happen regarding mw2 first considering the level of bull with comando etc.
 

Axzarious

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Thats it? Two Years? This man should be getting ALOT more than that, as well as manditory psychological counciling. There is no excuse for that kind of disproportionate retribution, Its a game.