WTF Story of the Day: French Dude Stalks, Stabs, and Nearly Kills Gamer who Beat Him in Counter Strike
WTF Story of the Day: French Dude Stalks, Stabs, and Nearly Kills Gamer who Beat Him in Counter Strike
Posted 05/28/2010 at 12:04pm
| by Paul Lilly
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There are sore losers, like those who don't shake hands and congratulate the winning team after losing a hotly contested basketball game, and then there's Julien Barreaux, a Frenchman who doesn't like to lose at Counter Strike. And considering what he reportedly did, it isn't much fun to win against him either.
According to a NYDailyNews.com report, Barreaux simmered for 6 months as he tried to track down the gamer who had the gall to kill his online Counter Strike character in a virtual knife fight. He eventually found the skilled, albeit incredibly unlucky gamer and allegedly proceeded to stab him in the chest with a real knife. Repeatedly. In the man's own home.
"Barreaux was arrested wthin the hour and told us he had wanted to see his rival wiped out for killing off his character," a police officer testified at the trial.
The victim ultimately survived, though not for lack of trying to murder him. Barreaux missed the victim's heart by less than an inch. Had his aim been better, Barreaux likely would be looking at more jail time, but as it stands, he'll serve just two years behind bars and receive anger management therapy.
Think the sentence is too light? So do we, but if it makes you feel any better, Judge Alexiane Potel had some strong words for Barreaux, calling him a "menace to society" (on an unrelated note, that's a great movie if you're into that sort of thing).
"I am frankly terrified of the disproportionate reaction you could have if someone looked at you the wrong way in the street," the judge continued.
And thanks to the light sentence, he'll be on the streets in no more than 24 months from now.
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To0nces
May 29, 2010 at 8:20am
I'm just curious, how does one track someone down from an online game? It's pretty dumb to post personal details on the net, no matter what the reason. Unless the guy tracked him through Facebook or something. But then that begs the question of how someone would know your real name from playing Counter Strike? I don't know, maybe they were in a clan, and had some forum or something. Still would be pretty dumb to post your details on a forum though.
Mighty BOB!
May 29, 2010 at 10:11pm
It happens all the time. I know a lot of people only through the web but know a lot of their personal details. It's pretty creepy what you can dig up on someone (or yourself) using just an email address (or a gamer tag, or even a real name sometimes.)
Go ahead. Do a Google search for "To0nces," or would you rather google "zomglolcats" instead? btw how is the weather in Nebraska? Ever fix that problem with NoScript? (I would have done a clean install of Win7 instead of upgrading from Vista.)
To0nces
June 02, 2010 at 7:43am
LIES ALL LIES!
But seriously, I looked through a few google pages, and there are other "to0nces" that are not my accounts. One was even on some spanish language page. Toonces is from a SNL skit, so it's not exactly original. The only thing remotely original is the zero I used in it, but apparently other people are doing that as well. Same goes for "zomglolcats". But nice try :P
So googling user names doesn't exactly work completely.
Mighty BOB!
June 05, 2010 at 7:16pm
That's true, but how many of them use the same lolcat avatar as you? :P It's just a matter of filtering the results. I mean if some random person with an algorithm can link supposedly non-descriptive browsing habits on Facebook to determine if someone is an in-the-closet person of the homosexual persuasion, then I think the same sort of thing could be done with Google search results to identify which results are the same persona.
But yeah anything someone puts on the net should be considered completely public for anyone to see. @_@
D3lt4
June 01, 2010 at 5:46am
I just wanted to add to this:
You did not lose your virginity at 10 :P
LIES :D
jbwhite99
May 29, 2010 at 5:06am
Sounds like this guy is ready to kill. The French army is only capable of waving white flags for surrender.
johnny3144
May 29, 2010 at 1:24am
so... attempting murder only land you 2 years in jail? what's wrong with the judge? i don't care if this guy have some mental issues, but if he is willing to kill somebody for beating him in a game, i dont' want this guy out on the street.
snapple00
May 29, 2010 at 1:20am
Considering he is a frenchman, that probably wasn't his first stabbing of the day if you know what I mean. Freaky shit just happens over there all the time.
nadako
May 29, 2010 at 12:43am
Two years come on judge he really should get 5+. And we all know french people are crazy to begin with anyways so it was only a matter of time.
jwalch.hawk
May 28, 2010 at 9:13pm
This is only tangentially tech-related. Had it been framed in the context of the classic "video games cause violence" battle, I'd get it. As it is, it's a commentary on a judicial decision.
M-ManLA
May 28, 2010 at 4:49pm
I think if that was over in the US, then that would be a longer jail sentence. It is just a game, and it is like the guy was really holding a gun to your head.
Electronically charged
Bullwinkle J Moose
May 28, 2010 at 1:59pm
Frenchie is a very lucky guy!
He probably never ran into 50-Calibre A$$Hole!
As of last week, 50 was officially banned from over 2200 servers and 2 accounts for pissing people off in CounterStrike!
His favorite move is shooting the Admin in the face just as he is about to plant the bomb! Why? Because if your dumb enough to leave friendly fire on, 50 will get the 3 points for planting YOUR bomb and only lose 1 point for killing you!
So remember admin, You don't make the Rules in ConterStrike, 50 does!
TechMan2525
May 28, 2010 at 1:43pm
He should have got atleast ten to sixteen years for this, he must not be black, i say that cause blacks tend to get those kinds of years for a crime like this, and rightfully so if they commited the crime. But other "races" should get the same for the same crimes, but it has been often noted that whites get less time for the same crimes. Two to four years when blacks get ten to twenty five. I'm just sayin' put yourself in the victims shoes, and you don't care what "race" he is, you don't want to see him anymore!
Click the link below, and it explains scientificaly why i put quotes around the word race, cause according to geneticists and biologists findings, geneticaly, there is only one race when it comes to humans.
http://www.catchpenny.org/race.html
I love Peter Jackson as a movie director. Go 1920x1080p
snapple00
May 29, 2010 at 1:18am
Wow, how insightful! I can clearly tell you researched this topic very thouroughly!
NOT!!
worm8199
May 28, 2010 at 2:07pm
What's funny is this story is about two Frenchmen.....I didn't see any mention of race or even "race" (in quotes). Stereotype much?
darkstorm977
May 28, 2010 at 1:17pm
lol i play counter strike also its not like my life is around it like lol X''D
Phrish
May 28, 2010 at 1:14pm
Hmmm, 2 years and strong words for attempted murder. What if the victim had died? Three years and the judge calls this Barreaux creature a "really BAD person!"
WT-f-Ever.
- Phrish
MTCWBY
May 28, 2010 at 12:40pm
I always thought that WTF meant "welcome to France." Just drive in Paris to get the full effect. Lovely country, women, and generally the people but lots of WTF moments.
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