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> Friedmann’s infatuation with the game had continued after he moved to Nashville, becoming so intense that his psychologist stipulated in the terms of his parole that, along with being kept from weapons, he be prevented from playing fantasy games such as D. & D.

Now that's ... that's weird.

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To be fair, he sounds a little more intense than your average player:

"A psychologist concluded that Friedmann suffered from dysthymia, today known as persistent depressive disorder, and schizoid personality disorder, writing that he showed “indifference to social relationships and a restricted range of emotional experience and expression.” He also had a tendency to “blur fantasy with reality.”

Friedmann was convicted of armed robbery and attempted murder"

The whole article is peppered with interesting tidbits about Friedmann and his crime spree, enough for readers to want to speculate further, it's a shame he spent so much energy and time and money to place all those weapon caches in and outside of jail (how did he make enough money and have enough spare time for these obsessions!) and did not direct his focus towards a less destructive outlet like his talent in writing. This article presenting just the facts and not having any fake conversations typical of a lot of crime stories ala Capote/Larson should be lauded. Maybe the rape is true but his behavior scaring off his mother while so young seems to point to him just being somewhat broken from the start.

"Its not a fantasy game, it's far future dystopian post apocalyptic implied hyper technical ethereal augmentation science fiction."

"Very clever sir. But Im aware of what dark sun is. You'll have to come with me."

Yesterday I was just watching an episode of futurama where bender (the robot) “finds” his imagination and believes that he is a dnd character. He goes around Don Quixote style.

To defeat bender, Fry pretends to a destructive spell on him.

I couldn’t find the exact scene but…. https://youtube.com/watch?v=chjVoVcVi3A

> A young college student disappeared 40 years ago, and the blame was placed on an unusual suspect.

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/09/disappearances-d...

cruel and unusual

Or fitting and flexible?

I don't think we can really say without being experts in psychology and the case ourselves, but as a general principle I think I like it for not being a heavy stamp with the usual mould, there was undeniably consideration of the particulars even if someone else would reach a different conclusion.

Should have banned him from playing Top Secret.

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