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Once again an incident of school violence causes lawmakers to call for strict legislation against/banning of violent video games, only this time it's in Germany, where an 18 year old former student known as Bastian B. stormed a secondary school armed with explosives and firearms, wounding upwards of 32 people before ending his own life.
"The only thing I really learned at school was that I'm a loser," the youth wrote in a letter posted on his Web site that was later removed by police. "I hate people ... I'm gone."
As it turns out, Bastian B. was a loner and an avid Counter-Strike player, so when he dresses up all in black and attacks a school with smoke grenades and high-powered weapons he really doesn't do the "Gaming is Good for You" movement any favors. The assailant pretty much makes the lawmakers' case for them, directly acting out events from the game. While I can't say that Counter-Strike provoked the attack, it certainly influenced the way he carried it out. What would have happened if he hadn't played?
German kid injures 32 and kills himself [United Press International - Thanks Ugly Joe]
