Gamer kills student over internet dispute

[Jagdpanzer]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology.../games.ukcrime

A German computer gamer is being held in connection with the murder of a British university student after an apparent cyberspace dispute escalated into a killing.

• The 21-year-old from a town near Frankfurt is accused of travelling to the UK to murder Matthew Pyke, 20, who was found last Friday.
  Police are exploring the possibility that the two men fell out over Wars Central, Pyke's discussion forum.
  Pyke's girlfriend, Joanna Witton, discovered his body with several stab wounds at their Nottingham city centre flat. There were no signs of forced entry leading to police to believe the dead man may have known his killer.
  The two men are believed to have made contact via Pyke's forum, an internet site he ran with Witton.
  The suspect, who has not been named by police, was tracked through internet postings and arrested in Limburg-Weilburg, near Frankfurt, on Wednesday evening on suspicion of murder. Extradition proceedings are under way.
  A spokesman for Limburg-Weilburg police said: "A 21-year-old man from the rural area of Limburg was arrested by officers from the West Hessen police headquarters in Hünfelden. It is suspected that on September 19 he killed a man in Nottingham with a knife. After intensive investigations in collaboration with Nottinghamshire police it is believed the two got to know each other over the internet."
  Pyke, who was due to rejoin Nottingham Trent University next month after dropping out of a physics course, used the online alias of Shade to discuss tips on strategy, characters and plots for the Nintendo game, Advanced Wars. The game pits armies of cartoon characters against each other.
  The dead man was from Stowmarket, Suffolk, but moved to the city two years ago. On his MySpace page, Pyke listed his general interests as Guitar Hero, the Ace Attorney series, Gran Turismo 4, Metal Gear, Evil Genius, Unreal Tournament, Super Smash Bros, the Metroid series, adding "and that's just the video games".
  His parents, William and Kim, left a tribute on his Facebook site, reading: "Darling Matthew. We love you so much and miss you. You were a truly good, sensitive person. Your smile will live on in our hearts." The Wars Central forum was closed to new entries last night, but a post left by a gamer using the alias "Eggy" said: "I'm not normally at a loss for words but this is something where I just can't speak."
  
  

Wth, what is wrong with people. Who kills another gamer over an internet dispute? This just gives gamers a bad reputation. Please discuss.

The internet forum wars central is here: http://www.warscentral.com/

the red knight

[Pious Agnost]

Sometimes, face-palm is the only response you can give

[Noble Savage]

Moved to the ol Thelma Davis.

Ta

Noble Savage

[Juno]

Should've gone on a shooting rampage.

[Hunter Makoy]

maybe against himself.

[morteduzionism]

You can't trust people. There're too many nuts out there.

[allthesedamnnamesaretaken]

Trust me, this can happen. I've had someone pull a knife on me over a conversation about starcraft. I wasn't surprised though because he was a korean and starcraft is like their national sport. He just couldn't stand being wrong. Still a en idiot though

[Ketzerfreund]

Hope that doesn't give anyone of this forum any ideas...

[attilavolciak07]

I'm never posting here again.....You guys can do a simple IP check and come after me.

Sad someone actually did this over the Internet, really makes you question if we should have the freedom of Internet.

[Antonius]

No, I think virtual total war leads to real life pacifism....

I hope that guy gets a severe punishment.
Best wishes for the family...

[Kratos]

A drawback of the internet...

[Ozy]

ha, I miss read "Garnier kills student over internet dispute" lol.

[Thanatos]

ha, I miss read "Garnier kills student over internet dispute" lol.

Freudian slip?

[DekuTrash]

Some people just need to get a life, my friend for example
spends 50hrs a week on wow

he gained like 30lbs over the summer

[Ozy]

Freudian slip?

shhh!!!

[Thanatos]

If you can't argue or debate with a person, regardless of what medium or vehicle you use for the discussion, without resorting to violence, you've got problems.

[Garrigan]

Its a terrible crime, to be sure. But you have to be amazed at the sheer drive and pettiness of someone who is prepared to go to England, murder someone, then head back to Germany. All just because he was offended; I mean, you dont think he wouldve thought about what he was doing, or calmed down.

I get pretty angry sometimes, but I would usually calm down during that period of time.....probably

[Roman Clone]

That is why I keep two Vitcorianox knives by my computer. Well, that and I need them for something else.

I get mad at people online, but if they really bother me, I just leave. Or report him. Why must he kill someone over such simple arguments?

[Pallantides]

this is why I never give out my location!

[Copperknickers II]

this is why I never give out my location!

Thats what you think. You know that by registering to this website the owner has a full ability to track your IP everywhere it goes, which not only tells him down to the centimetre which computer yours is, but also gives him an opening to pour spyware as if through a funnel into your computer?

Believe me, i know people who can and have done that, and they havent even let school yet.