Anders Behring Breivik  in courtroom 250 at the Oslo Courthouse in Oslo, Norway  May 31, 2012 (© Heiko Junge/AFP/GettyImages)

Prison to hire play pals for Norwegian mass murderer

6/1/2012

If you have a decent slapshot or know your rooks from your bishops, Norway's Ila prison might be looking for you. Not as an inmate, no, but to be a hired "friend" for mass murderer Anders Breivik. The monster who massacred 77 people last summer is largely kept away from other inmates because prison officials worry that he'll take them hostage. But, hey, even crazies need their playtime, so they're willing to bring in trained professionals to play chess and hockey against him. According to Norwegian law, it is "unduly cruel" to keep prisoners isolated for extended periods of time. Here's a tip, new "friends": you should probably just let him win.

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