Yeah....

[Octavian]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Sydney-CounterStrike-invaders-accused-of-murder/2004/11/04/1099362269650.html?oneclick=true

Damn kids.

[Derfud]

They want me to sign up, copy paste article please.

[Octavian]

Is signing up to an Australian newspaper site that scary for you?

Two men dressed as characters from a computer game fatally shot a man in front of his family during a home invasion in Sydney, a court was told today.

Sophear Em, 21, has pleaded not guilty in the NSW Supreme Court to the shooting murder of Josef Logozzo at his Cecil Hills home on January 7, 2002.

He also pleaded not guilty to assaulting Mr Logozzo, a wholesale fruit distributor at Flemington markets, and shooting his wife Marianne.

Crown Prosecutor James Bennett, SC, told the court Em and another man invaded the Logozzo's home shortly after midnight, dressed as characters from the computer game Counter-Strike.

"At that point the peace and tranquility of the family life they enjoyed up until that time was destroyed because of two men, one of which the Crown says was the accused, dressed in an outfit that was inspired by the violent computer game, Counter-Strike," he said.

During the invasion, Mr Logozzo was shot in the chest and his wife in the hand.


Mr Bennett said Em also was linked to the murder because he had admitted to being involved in a similar home invasion in the same area 10 days later.

The trial, which began today, continues this afternoon.

[martyr]

they ruined the best halloween costumes ever

[Hezzy]

VIDEO GAMES MADE ME A KILLER

Great. More anti-video gaming propaganda. No doubt some cuntfaced journalist with nothing to do will work his/her magic and twist this story.

[Lonehunter]

Now people will blame the game and not the minds of the murderers

[Kikinchikin]

I'm assuming it's passed by looking at the 2002 date on the article.

[Squeeky]

TERRORISTS WIN!!111

-10 cool points because they didnt get the headshot.

[Hamma]

:ugh:

[Jennyboo]

That story is just going to make parents thinking that if their kid play video games they will turn out bad.. Great more for the media to feed off of and ruin gaming for everyone grr :p stupid people

[SniperDude]

Ok, correct me if I'm wrong, having never played CS. But, arent the get-ups in CS pretty much the same as the tactical uniforms of military special ops and SWAT members? If so, how the fuck can they blame this on a video game?

[NightWalker XI]

Ok, correct me if I'm wrong, having never played CS. But, arent the get-ups in CS pretty much the same as the tactical uniforms of military special ops and SWAT members? If so, how the fuck can they blame this on a video game?

Probably doesn't but media guys always try to blame everything on video games.

[Rayder]

Terrorist getups?

[Octavian]

I'm assuming it's passed by looking at the 2002 date on the article.

Trials like this usually last for a long time and it was announced on the news last night as well.