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McStormy1 on 13 January 2009

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Teen killed mother in Halo 3 row

Petric's lawyers argued he was not guilty of murder on insanity grounds

A US teenager killed his mother and wounded his father in revenge after they took away his violent computer game, a judge has ruled.

The defence team for Daniel Petric, 17, had argued his addiction to the Halo 3 game, in which players shoot invading aliens, had made him insane.

But the judge rejected this, saying he had planned revenge for weeks.

Petric, of Ohio, was tried as an adult and faces a maximum possible penalty of life in prison without parole.

On the night of the shooting in October 2007, Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9mm handgun and the game, the court heard.

His father Mark, who was shot in the head and survived, testified that his son came into the room and asked: "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you."

He said he expected a pleasant surprise. Then his head went numb from the gunshot.

The Associated Press news agency reports that Microsoft, which owns the intellectual property for the game, declined to comment beyond a statement saying: "We are aware of the situation and it is a tragic case."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7826663.stm

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SleepWaking on 13 January 2009

I really don't understand why he would do it, even if he had the worst parents in the world wouldn't he make his own situation only worse. He might go to prison for the rest of his life now. What was he trying to accomplice??

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BringBackChrono on 13 January 2009

Weeee
Another poster-child for the gaming bashers.
Well, this couldve happened even if the parents had taken away his allowance for a month , i guess. But the articles are sure to emphasize on "the violent video game where you shoot stuff" angle.

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superchunk on 13 January 2009

Absolutely horrible.

Just as I can't understand why a parent could harm/kill their child, I cannot understand why a child would kill their parent. (Outside of massive child abuse being inflicted of course)

Its a game, you got in trouble, oh well. I got in lots of trouble when I was a kid. However, I never even considered killing my parents.

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Feylic on 13 January 2009

Yea, it's old. But anyways, yes, lets blame the violent video game, instead of the gun that was in the box next to it.....

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Badassbab on 13 January 2009

What a tragedy but as Chris Rock would say...

'What ever happened to just plain ole crazy people?!'

Basically I hope Halo 3 and the video game industry as a whole doesn't get blamed for this. The kid is screwed in the head. Millions of copies of Halo 3 sold has not produced millions of Spartan wannabe deranged killers.