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<blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 571524" data-attributes="member: 426"><p>I find the story distressing, but there is a possibility that the victim was killed by friends. At least in the U.S., you are more likely to be killed by someone you know as opposed to a complete stranger.</p><p></p><p>I think educating the public about what gaming is about is the best approach. My advice to the Swedish gaming community is to use resources such as CAR_PGa to gather facts and to maybe be ready to discuss the misperceptions people might have. (Maybe the head of a local RPG league in Sweden might be a good person to counter the misperceptions.)</p><p></p><p>In any culture, there will be some people who are a bit disturbed. Are there people who have trouble separating fantasy from reality and should not game. Yes. Just as there are people who can become obsessive about gambling or sports teams or any number of other subjects. Most of these people are harmless, but some will be violent. (For example, there were two baseball fans in Chicago who attacked the coach of an opposing team.)</p><p></p><p>It is very common for people to blame something for a problem or a crime. Games and music are popular target. However, it is a person's problems that drive him over the edge into unacceptable behavior. I hope that the police will do a thorough investigation of the incident. There may or may not be a gaming connection. The best thing is to wait, and for intelligent, reasonable gamers to be ready to respond to any questions people might have about our hobby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="William Ronald, post: 571524, member: 426"] I find the story distressing, but there is a possibility that the victim was killed by friends. At least in the U.S., you are more likely to be killed by someone you know as opposed to a complete stranger. I think educating the public about what gaming is about is the best approach. My advice to the Swedish gaming community is to use resources such as CAR_PGa to gather facts and to maybe be ready to discuss the misperceptions people might have. (Maybe the head of a local RPG league in Sweden might be a good person to counter the misperceptions.) In any culture, there will be some people who are a bit disturbed. Are there people who have trouble separating fantasy from reality and should not game. Yes. Just as there are people who can become obsessive about gambling or sports teams or any number of other subjects. Most of these people are harmless, but some will be violent. (For example, there were two baseball fans in Chicago who attacked the coach of an opposing team.) It is very common for people to blame something for a problem or a crime. Games and music are popular target. However, it is a person's problems that drive him over the edge into unacceptable behavior. I hope that the police will do a thorough investigation of the incident. There may or may not be a gaming connection. The best thing is to wait, and for intelligent, reasonable gamers to be ready to respond to any questions people might have about our hobby. [/QUOTE]
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