Halo Killer Sentenced to Life

[Iampringles]

Don't worry, his mother will respawn in a few seconds.

...Right?

Seriously though, I hope this kid gets the help he needs. He must be in some dark places right now.

 

[GrinningManiac]

an Unlocked Lock Box?

I love saying that! It's like a tounge twister!

an Unlocked Lox Bock, and Unlobbed Box Lox, an unlocked bocks locks, and unboxed lock lock!

 

[Jay Cee]

I think it's pretty obvious how many people are going to link this to the psychological effects of violent video games.

Only people who dislike games make that link, you all know it's not true.

 

[Imat]

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

Its still his son.

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

What psychological treatment? Unless this kid is like 5, there is no way he thought shooting his parents dead would actually result in a big ole respawn timer. The psych defense brought up by his lawyer(s) was pure BS and everybody knows it. This kid clearly didn't care about shooting people dead, not even his parents, to get what he wants. That's what we call a true murderer, and there hasn't been any effective way of treating that particular issue yet. It's his own fault, not Halo's fault, not any other videogame's fault, his.

 

[RicoADF]

It's my firm belief that after a while the same physiological responses occur that occur in the ingestion of some drugs.

I dont see this as an accusation on video games, the judge is saying that the kid was addicted to the game and responded the same as anyone addicted to something and not able to get it, weather its drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, driving, whatever... if you cant get it and your addicted some people lose control and thats what the judge was going on about. Geeze guys you have to stop taking it so personal when someone mentions that a video game was at all involved.

Life Sentence? C'mon, just give him a gun, and put him on the front lines in Iraq. Sentence will most likely be served within a few weeks.


Morne

You know... you've got a point there......

 

[Squeaksx]

The only thing I take issue with is the idea of him going through -withdraw- symptoms from not being able to play Halo. I highly doubt he didn't have several other games to play in his large archive and I also doubt that it was simply Halo that he was addicted to because he hadn't been able to play it in the first place.

Is he psychologically troubled? Perhaps, but the chances of a person not being so today is slim. To be blunt what we have here is a person with the emotionally maturity of a ten year old. He didn't get what he wanted, he tried to be sneaky and when he failed he threw a homicidal temper tantrum. I personally think that the possibility of parole is an incredible charity by the judge and the little punk should be grateful. Not to say he will survive up to then if he keeps up his little attitude.

He needs help, sure he does, but this just means he'll have 24 years, around 9125 days to visit the prison sponsored therapist.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

And of course, video games caused this. Even though that it said he wasn't even allowed to play the game. The reason why he killed his parents was not because of video games, it's because he is a horrible, sick human being and he got was he deserves.

 

[Squeaksx]

And of course, video games caused this. Even though that it said he wasn't even allowed to play the game. The reason why he killed his parents was not because of video games, it's because he is a horrible, sick human being and he got was he deserves.

Again the judge said he had a withdraw symptom from not getting what he needed. The games were just the object of his addiction, not the addiction itself. Read closer into it before commenting.

 

[Meado]

Life Sentence? C'mon, just give him a gun, and put him on the front lines in Iraq. Sentence will most likely be served within a few weeks.


Morne

You know... you've got a point there......

Killing your own parents probably counts as friendly fire, so he'd fit right in with the American armed forces.

 

[MGG=REVIEWS]

This Kid doesn't deserve pity a mother and a father is something you only get once! Halo 3 has about 500 millions copies everywhere...

 

[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.

*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.

Ehh I probably am. It just seems that it is being used as an excuse. That what he did is wrong but it is Ok because "he's an addict." I am a smoker if I go on a rampage and kill someone I can't turn around and say "well it is because I didn't have any smokes." That defense would get laughed out of court so fast heads would be spinning.

read what I said again. It wasn't just about addiction it was about that combined with anger issues. It was his fault but with therapy it won't happen again.

And like I said we have been arguing the same point. Although saying "with therapy it won't happen again" is wrong. With therapy it reduces the chance of it happening again. There is no certainty especially when it comes to psychological issues.

 

[Squeaksx]

Perhaps the kid thought that his parents had more then one life?

I hate to say this, but he probably freaked when he didn't hear the timer or see them respawn.

HAHAHAHAHA!!

You're probably right!

He should have gone onto a match with fast respawns, then he'd probably just have gotten a time out. -Nods-

 

[captainordo]

It could have been caused by any item the parents wouldn't let the kid have. There is no real corrilation between a video game and the murders he commited.

 

[Internet Kraken]

You know what would be awesome?

If every time someone was shot, the people making/selling the guns would be held responsible...

Also, gun control is good for you.

Wow, that makes sense.

Oh wait, no it doesn't. The people who made the gun are not responsible. The people who left the gun in an unlocked lock box are responsible.

Yes, you are right about one thing (the people who didn't lock the lockbox are responsible), the person who fired the gun is also responsible... Along with the people who made/sold the gun. If it were illegal to make/sell guns less people would be shot... Fact.

If I buy some meat from the store, under cook the meat, and then get food poisoning, should I be able to blame the store?

Of course not. I bought the product and id not use it properly. It's the same thing here. You can not blame this on the people who make the guns. They sold the gun to an adult. An adult whom they told to properly maintain the gun. The gun was now their responsibility. It's not their fault if the adult did not properly secure the gun. It's the adults fault.

But hey, go ahead and ignore this basic logic.

 

[Camoman]

It's dipshits like him that give gamers and games a bad rep. He should be locked away for being an idiot.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Videogames did have something to do with it, but its the parents fault.

 

[squid5580]

You know what would be awesome?

If every time someone was shot, the people making/selling the guns would be held responsible...

Also, gun control is good for you.

Wow, that makes sense.

Oh wait, no it doesn't. The people who made the gun are not responsible. The people who left the gun in an unlocked lock box are responsible.

Yes, you are right about one thing (the people who didn't lock the lockbox are responsible), the person who fired the gun is also responsible... Along with the people who made/sold the gun. If it were illegal to make/sell guns less people would be shot... Fact.

If I buy some meat from the store, under cook the meat, and then get food poisoning, should I be able to blame the store?

Of course not. I bought the product and id not use it properly. It's the same thing here. You can not blame this on the people who make the guns. They sold the gun to an adult. An adult whom they told to properly maintain the gun. The gun was now their responsibility. It's not their fault if the adult did not properly secure the gun. It's the adults fault.

But hey, go ahead and ignore this basic logic.

You know what is truly to blame? The laws of physics. If it wasn't for them the bullets couldn't fly.

 

[Charli]

Sorry he was 'denied' the video game, and the game itself is in anyway at fault?

*makes a Cukoo Clock noise*

Sorry that just seems like hes a spoilt brat with anger issues more than anything.

 

[EnglishMuffin]

Also, gun control is good for you.

Just like the government sticking a big black dildo up your ass?

It's good for your anus!