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Old 06-01-2005, 05:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Brazilian LARPG ends in murder

This is bizarre: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8042330/

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The crime was shocking by any standard — a family of three bound, drugged and shot in the head at close range in their beds. Then, a twist: The killers said it was all a game, and the penalty for losing was death.

They said the killings were part of a role-playing game whose rules required the loser to let the winners kill him and his family.

“The suspects are very cool about what they did. They know what they did was wrong and that they will have to pay,” said Espirito Santo state police inspector Alexandre Lincoln Capela. “But I believe, from what I have seen, even going to prison is part of the game for them.”

Police said the game that left the Guedes family dead lasted only five hours. Guedes assumed the role of a policeman named Flavio, Mendes played a demon and Rodrigues was the wizard who ran the game.

Police said it wasn’t clear how Guedes lost, but when he did, the players went to the bank where Guedes cleaned out his account, withdrawing $1,745.

Guedes then helped the two others to tie up and drug his elderly parents, Douglas and Heloisa, and watched as both were shot in the head. Finally, he was subjected to the same fate.

The suspects stole a computer from his house before leaving, police said.

D'you think this story is on the level? Could such a thing really happen, and is it something that might become comon, or just a freak aberration? Either way, the mind boggles!
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Old 06-01-2005, 05:57 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Brazilian LARPG ends in murder

This is possibly one of the most disturbing things I've ever read. I hope this isn't true.

With this world, though...
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Old 06-01-2005, 02:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Brazilian LARPG ends in murder

Sounds like it was a normal crime (no role playing at all). The story of playing a game which the suspects gave to the police seems to be some kind of attempt at escaping the full penalty of the law (on the grounds of temporary insanity /diminished responsibility or some such).
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Old 06-05-2005, 10:17 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Brazilian LARPG ends in murder

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Sounds like it was a normal crime (no role playing at all). The story of playing a game which the suspects gave to the police seems to be some kind of attempt at escaping the full penalty of the law (on the grounds of temporary insanity /diminished responsibility or some such).
I agree. I think there's a lot of nasty folk out there trying to use the old 'film/game made me do it' excuse for their own horrendous activities because they are too cowardly to accept responsibility for their own actions.
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Old 06-05-2005, 01:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Brazilian LARPG ends in murder

I have read that this story is being used as a defence, but if it were true it would be unsurprising.
There are already so many people who don't know where reality ends and dreams begin.
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Old 06-05-2005, 08:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Brazilian LARPG ends in murder

Interesting - effectively, trying to claim that they were given permission by the victims to commit a crime against them?
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Old 06-05-2005, 08:46 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Interesting - effectively, trying to claim that they were given permission by the victims to commit a crime against them?
worked well for the German cannibal, why not for them ? Worthed the try.
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Old 06-07-2005, 08:52 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Brazilian LARPG ends in murder

If that is true it is hugely disturbing, though, I suppose, not entirely suprising. And of course, theres no way to corroborate it anyway...
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Old 06-10-2005, 05:40 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I would say death penalty material right there... They knew it was wrong and expected to get punished... all part of the game? well reality wins... Death penalty!
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I would say death penalty material right there... They knew it was wrong and expected to get punished... all part of the game? well reality wins... Death penalty!
Killing killers as punishement ? Who will then kill the executer ?
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I will.
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