Norway mass-shooting trial reopens debate on violent video games

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/tech/gaming-gadgets/games-violence-norway-react/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Norway's alleged mass killer testified on Thursday that he played video games as a way to train for a shooting spree that killed 77 people last summer. In particular, Anders Behring Breivik said at his trial that he played "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" as a means of shooting practice.

The confessed shooter also said he once played the online game "World of Warcraft," a role-playing adventure with multiple players from around the world, for as many as 16 hours a day.

For people who have long suspected that there is some link between violent video games and real-world violence, the statement offered frightening new evidence for why the video-game industry should be more strictly regulated.

I had to post this and can't believe how many times in different ways this has come up after we did the Mock trial in Class. The first link is to the video article and the second link is to the article in which explains what he wanted to do and did.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/world/europe/norway-breivik-trial/index.html?hpt=wo_c1