Halo Killer Sentenced to Life

[Alleged_Alec]

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No, his addiction was not the trigger, and it didn't cause it either. I know that you can become addicted to games. Hell, I have been so myself. I didn't go on some bloody murder spree every time my parents told me they needed to use the computer though. This kid has only himself and his bad self-control to blame.

 

[toasterslayer]

I find it odd that his father requested leniency despite being shot by him. Just doesn't make sense to me.

It was a Christian family, which is why the parents didn't want their son playing Halo. They thought it was too violent. Personally, I find it more odd that a Christian man would have a 9mm handgun in an unlocked box, and his son knew where it was.

At any rate, he asked for leniency because Christ calls Christians to be merciful and forgiving.
Whether or not you agree I guess it still on the table, but those were his motivations.

well heres a generalization. i have plenty of christian friends that play games like halo.

 

[megapenguinx]

"And I firmly believe that Daniel Petric had no idea, at the time he hatched this plot, that if he killed his parents, they would be dead forever."

I think he knew very well they would be dead forever. Seriously sounds like the kid had anger issues.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

The way i see it, its just an attempt to shift the blame from inadequate gun control laws. The americans can't lose their guns now can they. Lets blame all the violence on games instead of giving out guns like candy.

This could have been easily avoided if the box the gun was in was locked.

This could have been avoided if the guy had no gun. What, was he scared the king of england was going to come and start pushing him around?

Keep guns in the hands of the police and armed forces not millions of retarded americans too stupid to even lock up a gun.

No gun control+retarded parents=videogames are evil and must be banned

 

[Daveman]

"And I firmly believe that Daniel Petric had no idea, at the time he hatched this plot, that if he killed his parents, they would be dead forever."

sorry but megalolz at that.

Also, correlation doesn't necessarily imply causation, bitches.

 

[Florion]

It had to do with addiction. From What I can gather the kid was either plain out psycho or was addicted to halo, and if it was the latter his parents taking it away would trigger an event like this. that's not saying it was the games fault, if he had been addicted to a movie or a TV show and his parents took it away the same thing could have happened.

Bollocks to that, I say. People don't draw a gun on someone unless they're already fucked up. His 'addiction' had nothing to do with this.

yes yes it did. if fact it had everything to do with it. the addiction acted as a trigger. he believed he needed halo, and when it was taken away he was furious and not thinking straight. he took the gun and killed his mother over the game, and then shot his father. the addiction was a trigger, and your right you, he was a little messed up to begin with, this kid was obviously out of reality and more messed up than just becoming addicted. he most likely had anger issues and lacked tools to deal with the anger.

However, the addiction was the trigger. if he hadn't been addicted to something he would have never had anything to be taken away and never had anything to kill over. what he was addicted to is irrelevant and if your argument is that videogames don't cause violence, then your using the wrong argument, this is about addiction, and as several staff members here can attest to, you can get addicted to games.

once again, he had other problems, but the trigger was his addiction, what caused the murder was his addiction.

black lincon, I like you. Thank you for being smart.

 

[Russian_Assassin]

This could have been avoided if the guy had no gun. What, was he scared the king of england was going to come and start pushing him around?

Best thing I heard all day xD

 

[Knight of Cydonia]

Something must be really wrong with that kid, poor guy

 

[TriggerUnhappy]

Well, it looks like he's going to be able to experience tea-bagging first hand, now that he's going to prison. Hope he has fun! : D

 

[black lincon]

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No, his addiction was not the trigger, and it didn't cause it either. I know that you can become addicted to games. Hell, I have been so myself. I didn't go on some bloody murder spree every time my parents told me they needed to use the computer though. This kid has only himself and his bad self-control to blame.

*Sigh* Go re-read what I said until you understand how I've already rebutted that argument.

 

[FallenRainbows]

"And I firmly believe that Daniel Petric had no idea, at the time he hatched this plot, that if he killed his parents, they would be dead forever."

Wait what? that's not do to video games. That's due to being mentally retarded.

 

[Florion]

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No, his addiction was not the trigger, and it didn't cause it either. I know that you can become addicted to games. Hell, I have been so myself. I didn't go on some bloody murder spree every time my parents told me they needed to use the computer though. This kid has only himself and his bad self-control to blame.

...he was a little messed up to begin with, this kid was obviously out of reality and more messed up than just becoming addicted.

 

[Internet Kraken]

The way i see it, its just an attempt to shift the blame from inadequate gun control laws. The americans can't lose their guns now can they. Lets blame all the violence on games instead of giving out guns like candy.

This could have been easily avoided if the box the gun was in was locked.

This could have been avoided if the guy had no gun. What, was he scared the king of england was going to come and start pushing him around?

Keep guns in the hands of the police and armed forces not millions of retarded americans too stupid to even lock up a gun.

No gun control+retarded parents=videogames are evil and must be banned

The kid was in a rage. He just would have used some weapon. Don't get me wrong, the other weapon may not have been fatal (though he probably could have killed them with a knife to). But we really don't need to blame the death on guns. The problem we want to solve here is stupidity. Make people realize that keeping your guns locked in a secure place is important.

millions of retarded americans

Nice generalization.

 

[black lincon]

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No, his addiction was not the trigger, and it didn't cause it either. I know that you can become addicted to games. Hell, I have been so myself. I didn't go on some bloody murder spree every time my parents told me they needed to use the computer though. This kid has only himself and his bad self-control to blame.

...he was a little messed up to begin with, this kid was obviously out of reality and more messed up than just becoming addicted.

god I love you.

 

[Synek]

I wonder if he tea bagge..
Ahm never mind.

The parents should have had better gun control if they knew their kid had tendencies to behave irrationaly. But it might won´t still stop an very angry kid from using other weapons like a crowbar or a knife. In the end everything can be used as a weapon.

So be warned if your kid watches Mcgyver to much and you ban the tv. He/she might build a
napalm bomb from soap,tape and a fork.

 

[Florion]

The kid was in a rage. He just would have used some weapon. Don't get me wrong, the other weapon may not have been fatal (though he probably could have killed them with a knife to). But we really don't need to blame the death on guns. The problem we want to solve here is stupidity. Make people realize that keeping your guns locked in a secure place is important.

Kwah, "guns don't kill people, people kill people." I think it would really help if you took the guns out of the equation. Guns can kill you at a distance and almost instantly. Knives, you can go hide. And I'm fairly certain that there are statistics proving that countries where guns are prohibited among the general public have lower gun murder rates.

 

[Baby Tea]

It was a Christian family, which is why the parents didn't want their son playing Halo. They thought it was too violent. Personally, I find it more odd that a Christian man would have a 9mm handgun in an unlocked box, and his son knew where it was.

At any rate, he asked for leniency because Christ calls Christians to be merciful and forgiving.
Whether or not you agree I guess it still on the table, but those were his motivations.

well heres a generalization. i have plenty of christian friends that play games like halo.

Well I'm certainly not saying all Christians don't play Halo. I'm a Christian myself, and I play anything as long as it's fun.

But I don't think anyone can deny that there are certainly conservative Christians who think games like Halo are violent (I know a few myself), and these parents are those type of Christians. Whether that's wrong or right isn't the issue here, and I'm not going to get into a debate about that with anyone on this thread.

I'm just pointing out their motivations for why they wouldn't allow the game, and why the father sought to forgive his son and have him get a reduced sentence.

 

[black lincon]

I don't think this had anything to do with video games! it was just a child being a spoiled brat!

It had to do with addiction. From What I can gather the kid was either plain out psycho or was addicted to halo, and if it was the latter his parents taking it away would trigger an event like this. that's not saying it was the games fault, if he had been addicted to a movie or a TV show and his parents took it away the same thing could have happened.

I agree.

Still, i have never supported a minor being given life in prison, and i won't start now. Give the kid help and then keep him locked up for 20-25 years or so. That sounds about right too me.

I'm more leaning towards giving the kid mental help. He obviously has mental problems that caused this and they can and should be dealt with through therapy.

 

[Alleged_Alec]

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No, his addiction was not the trigger, and it didn't cause it either. I know that you can become addicted to games. Hell, I have been so myself. I didn't go on some bloody murder spree every time my parents told me they needed to use the computer though. This kid has only himself and his bad self-control to blame.

...he was a little messed up to begin with, this kid was obviously out of reality and more messed up than just becoming addicted.

god I love you.

Hm.... My bad, I can't read, apparently.