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After reading news about him crying after seeing himself in the video, I couldn't help thinking of how similar Murray and Anders are. We saw Murray crying in the court but the his tears were for himself.
Imo, they are both sociopaths at worst kind possible.
Anders Behring Breivik statement 'will determine legal sanity'
Anders Behring Breivik should be allowed to read his statement to court tomorrow because it is the "most importance piece of evidence" in determining whether he is "legally sane".
Anders Behring Breivik reacts to a video presented by the prosecution in court in Oslo Photo: EPA
By Richard Orange, Oslo3:10PM BST 16 Apr 2012
In an opening statement to the court in Oslo, defence lawyer Geir Lippestad said that Breivik, who has admitted to killing 77 people in twin attacks in Oslo and Utoya last summer, will invoke self defence and will expand on that in the coming days.
Mr Lippestad said Breivik has a "basic right" and a "human right" to give a statement, but more importantly it is also the "most important piece of evidence" that will be given to the court, which will help them decide whether he is "legally sane".
"We can fully understand the relatives' difficulty in listening to Breivik's statement, but it's also important to remember that Breivik has the right under Norwegian law and it is a human right," Mr Lippestad said.
He said he asked for permission for his client to read out the statement when he gives his testimony tomorrow.
Mr Lippestad's colleague Odd Gron on Saturday told the Daily Telegraph that the court had signalled that Breivik would be stopped as soon as he began to read out the document, which he has prepared on a computer at the Ila Prison where he is held.
"The court have sent signals to us in a meeting that they won’t allow that," he said.
Earlier, Breivik broke into tears in the final moments of the opening session of his trial in Oslo today, betraying the first public trace of emotion since his he carried out his brutal attacks last July.
The far-Right extremist was forced to wipe his face with his sleeve, as tears flowed down his face during the projection of the 12-minute YouTube film he made before his attack, which calls for his secret order of Knight Templars to rise up against Europe's takeover by the forces of Islamism and 'cultural Marxism'.
Up until that point, Breivik had taken a defiant stance in a trial his victims fear he will use as a platform for his extreme views, raising his hand in a right-wing salute as soon as his handcuffs were removed.
"I do not recognise the Norwegian courts," the 33-year-old told Judge Wenche Arntzen at the launch of the trial. "You have your mandate from political parties who support multiculturalism," he added, accusing her of being a personal friend of the sister of Gro Harlem Brundtland, the former labour prime minister who Breivik had intended to kill when he attacked the island of Utoya, last July.
"I acknowledge the acts," he replied after the charges were laid against him. "But I do not plead guilty and I claim that I was doing it in self defence." Breivik, pasty-face after nine-months in Norway's Ila prison, sat impassively as the prosecution read out a list of the injuries sustained by the 77 people who had died.
By the time the prosecution finished outlining those killed on the island of Utoya, where Breivik carried out a massacre at a labour party youth camp, the list had become a harrowing medical litany, with each accounts ending with the kill-shot to the head Breivik dealt out to no fewer than 54 of his victims.
Norway's Prime Minister has described the attacks as the worst atrocities Norway has suffered since the Second World War.
Victims of his attacks have expressed their concern that Breivik will use his time in court to draw attention to his anti-Islamic ideology.
"Nobody wants to give him a microphone for his political views," said Christian Bjelland, whose 15-year-old son was on Utoya but survived, as she waited to enter the courtroom. "Most of us expect him to try, but we are quite sure that the judge will stop him."
The prosecutor, Svein Holden, outlined Breivik's life in the decade leading up to his attack, making much of his succession of failed businesses, and the year the killer spent living off his savings and playing World of Warcraft, the highly immersive multiplayer game, almost full-time.
Mr Holden projected Breivik's avatar from the game, Justicar Andersnordic, onto the screen in the courtroom. The avatar's name suggests obvious parallels to the Knights Templar movement Breivik apparently believes himself to be a member of.
At the mention of the role-playing game, Breivik broke into a broad grin.
The trial is scheduled to continue for ten weeks. Breivik himself is not expected to be asked for his own account until tomorrow.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ik-statement-will-determine-legal-sanity.html
Imo, they are both sociopaths at worst kind possible.
Anders Behring Breivik statement 'will determine legal sanity'
Anders Behring Breivik should be allowed to read his statement to court tomorrow because it is the "most importance piece of evidence" in determining whether he is "legally sane".
Anders Behring Breivik reacts to a video presented by the prosecution in court in Oslo Photo: EPA
By Richard Orange, Oslo3:10PM BST 16 Apr 2012
In an opening statement to the court in Oslo, defence lawyer Geir Lippestad said that Breivik, who has admitted to killing 77 people in twin attacks in Oslo and Utoya last summer, will invoke self defence and will expand on that in the coming days.
Mr Lippestad said Breivik has a "basic right" and a "human right" to give a statement, but more importantly it is also the "most important piece of evidence" that will be given to the court, which will help them decide whether he is "legally sane".
"We can fully understand the relatives' difficulty in listening to Breivik's statement, but it's also important to remember that Breivik has the right under Norwegian law and it is a human right," Mr Lippestad said.
He said he asked for permission for his client to read out the statement when he gives his testimony tomorrow.
Mr Lippestad's colleague Odd Gron on Saturday told the Daily Telegraph that the court had signalled that Breivik would be stopped as soon as he began to read out the document, which he has prepared on a computer at the Ila Prison where he is held.
"The court have sent signals to us in a meeting that they won’t allow that," he said.
Earlier, Breivik broke into tears in the final moments of the opening session of his trial in Oslo today, betraying the first public trace of emotion since his he carried out his brutal attacks last July.
The far-Right extremist was forced to wipe his face with his sleeve, as tears flowed down his face during the projection of the 12-minute YouTube film he made before his attack, which calls for his secret order of Knight Templars to rise up against Europe's takeover by the forces of Islamism and 'cultural Marxism'.
Up until that point, Breivik had taken a defiant stance in a trial his victims fear he will use as a platform for his extreme views, raising his hand in a right-wing salute as soon as his handcuffs were removed.
"I do not recognise the Norwegian courts," the 33-year-old told Judge Wenche Arntzen at the launch of the trial. "You have your mandate from political parties who support multiculturalism," he added, accusing her of being a personal friend of the sister of Gro Harlem Brundtland, the former labour prime minister who Breivik had intended to kill when he attacked the island of Utoya, last July.
"I acknowledge the acts," he replied after the charges were laid against him. "But I do not plead guilty and I claim that I was doing it in self defence." Breivik, pasty-face after nine-months in Norway's Ila prison, sat impassively as the prosecution read out a list of the injuries sustained by the 77 people who had died.
By the time the prosecution finished outlining those killed on the island of Utoya, where Breivik carried out a massacre at a labour party youth camp, the list had become a harrowing medical litany, with each accounts ending with the kill-shot to the head Breivik dealt out to no fewer than 54 of his victims.
Norway's Prime Minister has described the attacks as the worst atrocities Norway has suffered since the Second World War.
Victims of his attacks have expressed their concern that Breivik will use his time in court to draw attention to his anti-Islamic ideology.
"Nobody wants to give him a microphone for his political views," said Christian Bjelland, whose 15-year-old son was on Utoya but survived, as she waited to enter the courtroom. "Most of us expect him to try, but we are quite sure that the judge will stop him."
The prosecutor, Svein Holden, outlined Breivik's life in the decade leading up to his attack, making much of his succession of failed businesses, and the year the killer spent living off his savings and playing World of Warcraft, the highly immersive multiplayer game, almost full-time.
Mr Holden projected Breivik's avatar from the game, Justicar Andersnordic, onto the screen in the courtroom. The avatar's name suggests obvious parallels to the Knights Templar movement Breivik apparently believes himself to be a member of.
At the mention of the role-playing game, Breivik broke into a broad grin.
The trial is scheduled to continue for ten weeks. Breivik himself is not expected to be asked for his own account until tomorrow.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ik-statement-will-determine-legal-sanity.html