Woo-hoo! Journalism Fail!

[SkyeWindbinder]

Pretty much, it's not the cause, but it's simply a factor that triggered it and it's easy to put the blame on the source. Just like people say "Guns don't kill people, people kill people", yet I'm pretty sure the gun bullet to your head was the cause of your death therefore it's easy to blame guns.

Though the fact it seems some never heard of people getting killed due to MMO drama in asia is kinda odd o.O, guess it never really hits western news sites. So you can't blame the MMO telling people to kill, it simply triggered the unstable nature of the person.

Uh, if a person is willing to kill someone because of an MMO, chances are their "unstable nature" was triggered long before they sat down at a computer. Really, all they needed was motive and opportunity to carry out their deed. If not over an MMO, it could have happened in line at Kroger because they saw someone in front of them in the "10 items or less" lane with 11 items. Just my humble $0.02.

[Elexia]

Uh, if a person is willing to kill someone because of an MMO, chances are their "unstable nature" was triggered long before they sat down at a computer. Really, all they needed was motive and opportunity to carry out their deed. If not over an MMO, it could have happened in line at Kroger because they saw someone in front of them in the "10 items or less" lane with 11 items. Just my humble $0.02.

Just like getting bullied, there will be a certain time when the kid finally snaps and decides: You know what, it's time for you to die. So regardless if they could kill at any time, there's always that breaking point and that's where the source gets blamed.