Murderers Cite Resident Evil As Influence For Brutal Crime
Resident Evil 6Maybe it was bound to happen. I still remember when a rash of violence broke out with people citing "Natural Born Killers" as a reason for the crimes.
Now, as reported at MMOGameCentral, a UK newspaper published in Norfolk has told the story of a trio of murderers mentioning the survival/horror franchise, Resident Evil, in association with what the judge called a "sadistic" crime.
Andrew Brown, 42, Ricky Roys, 20, and Helen Cooke, 19, pleaded guilty to the murder of 44-year-old Derek Blake, who was found in the tub at his apartment in Great Yarmouth on May 24. Each of the guilty will serve a minimum of 18 years, and one of the killers apparently compared the alcohol-infused attack to Resident Evil. The murder included acts of violent mutilation and torture using a claw hammer and a boning hammer, and Judge Peter Jacobs said:
"This was a murder involving sadistic conduct. This went far beyond a punishment beating and the infliction of this many injuries confirms you intended to kill him."
This is just another black mark for the game industry but these days, any form of violent media is fair game for those seeking a reason or excuse. I won't get involved in the debate; I'll just say this- While I'm an advocate of the rating systems in entertainment and do not believe children should be subjected to such material, I'm also fairly certain that one has to be unbalanced to begin with to even be capable of such acts. That's where I'll leave it 'cuz I don't like talking about it.
Tags: resident evil, re games, resident evil 6, capcom, resident evil games
10/7/2012 9:43:23 PM Ben Dutka
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Jawknee
Sunday, October 07, 2012 @ 11:45:29 PM
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Nas Is Like
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 10:07:34 AM
Whereas if they know they will spend years in prison and not just die instead, they are less likely to commit the crime.
I learned this in a law class 2 years ago.
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tes37
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 11:01:24 AM
It has been proven that cities, where people are allowed to open-carry weapons, have lower crime rates.
I am not so horrible of a person that I would want the person executed without first allowing them to make peace with God.
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tes37
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 11:40:21 AM
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Jawknee
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 11:59:19 AM
Sick that some have more compassion for the murderers than their victims and their families.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, October 07, 2012 @ 10:59:46 PM
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Knightzane
Sunday, October 07, 2012 @ 11:20:22 PM
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Jawknee
Sunday, October 07, 2012 @ 11:43:23 PM
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Killa Tequilla
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 12:25:55 AM
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sawao_yamanaka
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 12:47:13 AM
So they'll come out even crazier? Just leave them in prison for the remainder of their days.
@jawknee
am surprised that they gave him years instead of life imprisonment. They'll come out worse and who knows what else they'll do.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 1:56:23 AM
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berserk
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 7:34:35 AM
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Underdog15
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 8:08:40 PM
Here when you hear, "25 years". It doesn't mean only 25 years. (I assume many places in Europe are the same way) That's the definition of "life in prison". In reality, what happens is they are in for 25 years without parole, then they have a hearing at 25 years. Murderers, especially child killers, typically get assigned additional years in prison with regular parole dates. 9 times out of 10, they do die in prison. And research shows this method saves money on the legal system in the long run and brings down severe crime rates.
What's funny to me about the states and capital punishment is that a country who's motto is "In God We Trust" is the country who doesn't believe a person can reform their ways or atone. Not trying to be religious... just a discrepancy I notice as an outsider. You guys should just get rid of the "In God We Trust" part. Not even your Christians really believe it, as it's the Bible thumping regions that believe in capital punishment more than any other area. LOL
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tes37
Tuesday, October 09, 2012 @ 12:37:43 AM
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Jawknee
Tuesday, October 09, 2012 @ 1:58:32 PM
Take that plank out of your eye friend. You need to read Genesis 9:6 and Roman's 13:1-7 before you start passing judgment on a society you have to teeth in.
Your comments are quite offensive and show your ignorance regarding our culture and society.
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___________
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 3:17:31 AM
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govs really need to get a hell of allot stricter with bloody age restrictions!
it was funny 99% of the games at the EB expo over the weekend were MA, meaning you have to be 15 or over to play them.
but a good 40% or so would of been no older than freaking 10!
only people bothered to check id was the black ops booth, everyone else was waltzing them in.
oh except AC3, a younger girl got turned away because she was older than 2 younger boys got ushered through yea that got them in some strife.........
whats the point of slapping ratings on games, slapping laws and restrictions on them, if no one is going to uphold them?
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Snaaaake
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 3:55:56 AM
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No more than 20 commit crimes were so-called "ïnspired" video games.
The foolish and ignorants simply point the blame at video games without thinking that it's those criminals who are messed up, not video games.
Yes, if you do something bad because you were inspired by something, then you have something wrong with you.
Really, I'm kinda sick of this crap now.
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Robochic
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 9:10:53 AM
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And yes Canada is light on punishment i will admit to that i won't comment on the UK as i am not from that country.
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T2X
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 9:30:51 AM
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BikerSaint
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 12:10:50 PM
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And I say save the taxpayers money with the "eye for an eye" motto!
Just make sure to rub some Wesson oil or Crisco lard all around the inner surfaces of their electric chair fry-helmets.....for that extra-crispy effect.
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AcHiLLiA
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 12:13:03 PM
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Clamedeus
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 6:00:09 PM
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RICHIECOQUI
Monday, October 08, 2012 @ 6:37:01 PM
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tes37
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Sunday, October 07, 2012 @ 10:37:21 PM