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FreelancerPS3 on 17 June 2009

On June 16/09 Daniel Petric(17) from Ohio was sentenced to life in prison(parole in 23yrs.) after shooting & killing his mother and severely wounded his father in October 2007.

Why you ask did he do this? He did it because they took away his Halo 3. That is right, he was banned from playing Halo!

He pleaded insanity claiming he was addicted to gaming thus should not have been responsible. The judge sort of bought it but still judged him.

Politicians will love using this just as they do with GTA and Marylyn Manson.

I for one am happy he is in jail but sadly, we gamers with our sanity will be annoyed the most.

Glad my mom did not get wind of this. “Stop playing that game(COD4) it will rot your brain!” Ugh, Yes MOM!

What do you think?



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Strategyking92 on 17 June 2009

what coolbeans said.



And that's the only thing I need is *this*. I don't need this or this. Just this PS4... And this gaming PC. - The PS4 and the Gaming PC and that's all I need... And this Xbox 360. - The PS4, the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360, and that's all I need... And these PS3's. - The PS4, and these PS3's, and the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360... And this Nintendo DS. - The PS4, this Xbox 360, and the Gaming PC, and the PS3's, and that's all *I* need. And that's *all* I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one... I need this. - The Gaming PC and PS4, and Xbox 360, and thePS3's . Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - And this. That's all I need.

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Zezlar on 17 June 2009

Have we finally found the Halo Killer?



tombi123 on 17 June 2009
Zezlar said:
Have we finally found the Halo Killer?


Zing! nice one lol



Taz! on 17 June 2009
Zezlar said:
Have we finally found the Halo Killer?

Win

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Kzoellner on 17 June 2009

actually he got 23 years. not life. I watched it this morning on the news. live in ohio



nordlead on 17 June 2009
coolbeans said:

I don't think this'll do a dang thing if he ends up going to a jail that has game consoles, he could end up playing Halo 3 in jail!!! Yes that's right everyone, some (if not most) people who disobey the law get more luxeries in jail than a law-abiding citizen gets.

Edit: And they don't get to pay a penny out of pocket for those luxeries.

which is why Jail should really just be hard labor so that Jail is capable of paying for itself.




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deadt0m on 17 June 2009
Kzoellner said:
actually he got 23 years. not life. I watched it this morning on the news. live in ohio

He got 23 years to life, meaning that he got life with eligibility for parole in 23 years.



dantheengineer on 17 June 2009

He only wounded his father? Epic fail, he would have been pwned online anyways.

/tasteless joke

On a serious note, game addiction is not a legitimate disease. It should not be used as an excuse for anything. This is coming from a game addict.



Leunam on 17 June 2009
Zezlar said:
Have we finally found the Halo Killer?

You sir, win.