Halo Killer Sentenced to Life

[squid5580]

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.

Wow I love the world today. We can blame everything on addiction. Lets just take any personal responsibility and throw it out the window. Soon gamers are gonna be at the corners of Gamestop lookin for thier next fix. Maybe grind up those DVDs and snort them. Use the instruction books as rolling papers and smoke them puppies.

Read what I said to the other guy and stop being so smug in your lack of knowledge.

What lack of knowledge. That fact that I believe that if you find something you like doing that doesn't effect your brain in any physical sense (like cocaine) you can't get addicted to it? Not without having a lot of other psychological issues to boot.

Once again, you lack knowledge. You can get addicted to things mentally. You are capable of convincing yourself that you need them. Ask members of the staff here, some of them were addicted to games, they even made a video about it for one of the magazine issues here! Ask the other guy who was rebutting me but realized what I was talking about, he said he was addicted to games. Go ask a doctor, you can get addicted to things mentally, it's simply a fact, and if your not willing to recognize that the conversation ends here.

And what I am saying is that a mental addiction is a part of a bigger psychological or physical problem (like your brain producing to much endorphines). It is not as simple as slapping the label addiction on it. Regardless it DOESN"T ABSOLVE HIM FROM GUILT!

 

[black lincon]

Well, if GUNS WERE ILLEGAL TO OWN, it would probably save his dad's life.

Because I doubt that the kid could've kicked his dad's ass that easily without the whole "point and click" thing.

Knives.

 

[Symplify]

Well, if GUNS WERE ILLEGAL TO OWN, it would probably save his dad's life.

Because I doubt that the kid could've kicked his dad's ass that easily without the whole "point and click" thing.

Guns should certainly more difficult to own, with much more safety courses required.

 

[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.

Wow I love the world today. We can blame everything on addiction. Lets just take any personal responsibility and throw it out the window. Soon gamers are gonna be at the corners of Gamestop lookin for thier next fix. Maybe grind up those DVDs and snort them. Use the instruction books as rolling papers and smoke them puppies.

Read what I said to the other guy and stop being so smug in your lack of knowledge.

What lack of knowledge. That fact that I believe that if you find something you like doing that doesn't effect your brain in any physical sense (like cocaine) you can't get addicted to it? Not without having a lot of other psychological issues to boot.

Once again, you lack knowledge. You can get addicted to things mentally. You are capable of convincing yourself that you need them. Ask members of the staff here, some of them were addicted to games, they even made a video about it for one of the magazine issues here! Ask the other guy who was rebutting me but realized what I was talking about, he said he was addicted to games. Go ask a doctor, you can get addicted to things mentally, it's simply a fact, and if your not willing to recognize that the conversation ends here.

And what I am saying is that a mental addiction is a part of a bigger psychological or physical problem (like your brain producing to much endorphines). It is not as simple as slapping the label addiction on it.

I don't think you understand what an addiction is. Once your brain becomes dependent on the dopamine reward [oh god I don't remember the word: endorphins? hormones? chemicals?], you are addicted to that rush and you are reliant on indulging your addiction in order to experience that dopamine rush. That is the "bigger psychological/physical problem" you're talking about.

 

[jebussaves88]

I like the Halo series, but if you're going to murder your parents over a game, you can do a bit better than Halo 3.

/bad taste.

 

[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.

Wow I love the world today. We can blame everything on addiction. Lets just take any personal responsibility and throw it out the window. Soon gamers are gonna be at the corners of Gamestop lookin for thier next fix. Maybe grind up those DVDs and snort them. Use the instruction books as rolling papers and smoke them puppies.

Read what I said to the other guy and stop being so smug in your lack of knowledge.

What lack of knowledge. That fact that I believe that if you find something you like doing that doesn't effect your brain in any physical sense (like cocaine) you can't get addicted to it? Not without having a lot of other psychological issues to boot.

Once again, you lack knowledge. You can get addicted to things mentally. You are capable of convincing yourself that you need them. Ask members of the staff here, some of them were addicted to games, they even made a video about it for one of the magazine issues here! Ask the other guy who was rebutting me but realized what I was talking about, he said he was addicted to games. Go ask a doctor, you can get addicted to things mentally, it's simply a fact, and if your not willing to recognize that the conversation ends here.

And what I am saying is that a mental addiction is a part of a bigger psychological or physical problem (like your brain producing to much endorphines). It is not as simple as slapping the label addiction on it.

*sigh* go read my other statement like I told you to so long ago and realize you've been trying to argue the same point as me.

Now also your wrong, addiction is it's own problem however the kid also had anger issues, if you want elaboration go read post #36.

 

[Florion]

I have to disagree with all the people who are saying the kid needs a psychiatrist he killed his parents he made that choice now he has to deal with it.

You say that like it was a choice that he thought through logically. Clearly, if you're killing your parents because they said you couldn't play Halo, something is wrong with your head.

 

[black lincon]

Well, if GUNS WERE ILLEGAL TO OWN, it would probably save his dad's life.

Because I doubt that the kid could've kicked his dad's ass that easily without the whole "point and click" thing.

Knives.

Not instantly lethal and harder to kill people with.

Also, durrr, finger in the eye can be pretty lethal yet it's a LOT less likely that the kid would be able to kill anyone like that.

so your saying if the kid had only stabbed his mom in the chest or back several times and then gone after his father he'd only be facing 2 charges of attempted murder and not 1 charge murder(1st degree I think) and one charge attempted murder?

I find your reasoning specious.

 

[Seydaman]

the kid looks crazy...and unlocked lock box..ha...

 

[Seydaman]

Well, if GUNS WERE ILLEGAL TO OWN, it would probably save his dad's life.

Because I doubt that the kid could've kicked his dad's ass that easily without the whole "point and click" thing.

Knives.

Not instantly lethal and harder to kill people with.

Also, durrr, finger in the eye can be pretty lethal yet it's a LOT less likely that the kid would be able to kill anyone like that.

so your saying if the kid had only stabbed his mom in the chest or back several times and then gone after his father he'd only be facing 2 charges of attempted murder and not 1 charge murder(1st degree I think) and one charge attempted murder?

I find your reasoning specious.

No, but it's clear that he shot them not through stalking them or doing it when they slept, but during an argument over the game. And you've gotta be kidding me if you think that this kid can stab 2 adults to death with a knife as easily as shooting them.

It's not a game. He is not some kind of super-powered protagonist that never dies and fights shitty enemies. He'd probably get disarmed, and even if he stabbed one of them, it's a lot less likely that he'd be able to kill any of them.

You CAN kill anyone with just about anything. A pencil, a pen, a finger, whatever. Guess what? Gun's a lot easier to kill with then a pencil, a pen, a finger or a fist.

or maybe he has SUPER PROTAGONIST POWERS!!

 

[bue519]

Well have fun playing in jail. Poor kid, i hope they gave him the psychological treatment he needed instead of just locking him up.

I'm not sure what treatment you could do for a sociopath. I would be that he tortures small animals, and wet his bed to a late age. I would say he's better off behind bars, I wouldn't want to find out what he does next after someone sets him off by doing some miniscule action.

so you'd rather have the guy locked with a mental illness and have it go untreated? do you think that jail would change anything he'd do when he's free? all he'd learn is "note to self: dont get caught next time"

Sigh... well I don't really feel like writing out a new post so I'm just going to copy and paste my last one it. At least the relevant stuff.
Now I don't think that he should be sent to a normal prison, as that would on exacerbate the behavior. However, I don't believe he should be released while he still exhibits these behaviors, I mean for Christ sakes he tried to pin the crime on his father.
Enjoy.

 

[j0z]

This event wasn't caused by Halo, obviously the kid was already a loon, otherwise this would not have happened.
@everyone who thinks this is a good reason for gun control:
Remember guns don't kill people, people do. A gun doesn't pick itself up, aim itself at some and spontaneously fire. It takes a person to do that. The only time a gun can kill someone on its own is when it is dropped and someone is in the wrong place at the wrong time. So, you going to ban guns because of the select number of times that happens? Well, you better ban small electrical appliances because they could fall into your bathtube and kill you.

 

[Nargleblarg]

It says the boy played games so much he thought his parents wouldn't stay dead forever. Obviously the kid is insane, and I play videogames for like 6-10 hours a day and I still know killing=bad. God it's these people that make all gamers look like sociopathic homicidal maniacs. And of course once again the kid had access to a gun and of course that makes it the games fault yes that makes perfect sense right.

 

[Eatbrainz]

i couldnt help but notice the words "unlocked lock box"