![]() It was announced and then discovered, by us, to be cancelled. Long-time readers, really long-time readers of KoopaTV, know that from 2013– 2014 we investigated the Madden Curse movie. Two, that this creep is expunged from the public consciousness. One, the political opportunists don't succeed, whether they target games or guns. His controller would never become reconnected. Trueboy was actually playing on stream in the tournament at the time the shooting began. I just want to present to you a complete picture of what's going on. There's no point or sense for me to try to psychologically analyse the guy or figure out what he was thinking. At the same time, he had some kind of outlet in gaming, specifically Madden NFL - while he still didn't have friends in the gaming community, he did win some prior tournaments. They were worried he would become violent and hurt his mom. The guy did obtain his guns legally from his home of Baltimore, Maryland, but he also had a long series of mental issues that his (divorced) parents were concerned about and tried to get help for. And lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms (hint: massacres aren't a lawful use).Specifically this entire page about Florida laws on the topic of murder.Possession of a weapon, even if legally carried (except by law enforcement officers) is absolutely prohibited on Landing propertyĬhapter 782 of The Florida Statutes on Homicide and Chapter 790 on Weapons and Firearms.The Jacksonville Landing complex which the GLHF Gaming Bar is a part of:.“Behaviors prohibited by the EA Rules of Conduct include, but are not limited to: Engaging in any other activity that significantlyĭisturbs the peaceful, fair and respectful gaming environment of an EA.Expectations of Competitor Conduct, Madden Championship Series 2018–2019 Official Rules:.To those that say that there needs to be more laws about this, keep in mind the already-existing rules and laws that the criminal broke: We are actively coordinating with venue management for more thorough bag checks, and we will have an increased security presence in and around the venue today Our prayers go out to those hurt by the shooting at the Jacksonville Madden tournament today ![]() tournament taking place the same weekend but in Boston, took lessons from the Jacksonville event and implemented heightened security measures, to the relief of those present: There is no way to truly stop a determined madman, but there are ways you can deter one. Fear of political opportunists - on the left and the right - looking to once again blame videogames for a violent event, and then take action to destroy the hobby through government intervention.( Reminder that this same thing nearly happened in a competitive Pokémon event in 2015) Tournaments, conventions, whatever - there might be a malicious shooter among them. Fear that this might happen to them the next time they go outside in a public game setting.There is unity - people who identify as part of gaming culture, despite differences in what games we like and other disagreements, all agree that what happened was wrong and terrible. There's sadness about the senseless act of violence and tragic loss of life of fellow gamers. I've seen many gamers’ reactions to this event. So let me talk about how this affects you. As such, KoopaTV will not ascribe a motive to the shooter's actions. While I said david_katz lost the tournament, Florida investigators don't have a motive yet. Not necessarily at the people who beat him. ![]() ( There is a gofundme for the victims here you can donate to.) A few handfuls of other people were wounded but are expected to recover.Īfter losing, he went outside, got his semiautomatic gun, came back to the tournament venue, and started shooting at people. The competitor-turned-murderer, entered in the tournament as david_katz, competed against other names such as Young_Kiv ( who we saw on-stage at the Electronic Arts E3 2018 press conference, as the winner of the Madden NFL 18 tournament), and the two deceased victims of the shooting, Trueboy and spotmeplzzz. It was the Southeastern Qualifier for the Madden NFL 19 Classic tournament taking place at the GLHF Game Bar in Jacksonville, Florida - the winner of this 100+-man tournament would get $250 and qualify for the finals taking place in Las Vegas in October, for a prize pool of $165,000. Y ou probably have heard through any news outlet out there that there was a Madden NFL 19 tournament last weekend that got interrupted by an idiot competitor who shot the place, killing two people and himself, after losing in the winners and losers brackets. By LUDWIG VON KOOPA - Let's also hope there's not another Jacksonville shooting that happens in the future that makes this article title ambiguous. ![]()
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