16 year-old boy attacks parents over . . . Halo 3

Maybe not an actual mental illness, but certainly a supseptability that made him translate violence he saw on his TV to violence in real life, which most people would never do.

And this interesting theory that Daniel Petric loved violence etc. when he was watching it on TV and has it translate as part of his life comes from where? An assumption that he was violent doesn't prove your point.

It is not soley the parents fault. It is the parents fualt for allowing thier child to overindulge in violent games, but the child fault for allowing those games to affect his judgement and emotional well being.

Saying videogames make you violent is like saying peanutbutter makes you die. Peanutbutter in a perfectly normal person is harmless, but if you already have an allergy to it, it can kill you. Its the same with violent games. Most people can play a violent game like Manhunt for example and then have no urge to strangle someone with a plastic bag in real life. Some people cannot, as we see with this kid.

So it's the parent's fault for trying to punish him when he played? The parents fault when they saw there was a problem, they set rules and restrictions?

You're under this impression that this kid as "an allergy to video games" that has the resulted effect of "violence". Tell me, where did this come from?!?! This has NEVER been brought up about the kid. I haven't read any of this, and unless there's a source for this (while plausible, seemingly baseless theory) your argument doesn't stand...

Yeah let's believe that Mark is a decent father with a great relationship when he just recently kicked his son out of the hour. And he's banning the game on the pretense of violence while owning a gun.

Now one might excuse the hypocrisy on the basis of self defense but locking it up with his gun? Really? After the obsessive behavior this sixteen year old had displayed you want him to find a gun with it if he tries to get it?

Now I'm not defending the actions of Petric, but honestly the father seems like a dumbass of Darwin Award proportions.

Now I'm not going to be some cliched anime character and say that the boy has the eyes of a killer from looking at one photo shot of him. Quite frankly, pictures taken in the courthouse aren't photo shopped for the papers. But I can say that he kind of looks like someone I would have seen at my high school before I graduated. You're average neanderthal-like high school student. Someone who was angry and didn't have the proper judgment to handle it when he found a weapon.

I could see how this could be Murder 2 case.

Okay. Excuse part one in terms of self-defense, Red. Obviously, the father thinks his gun is the most secure item in his household. He wants to stop his son from ever touching Halo 3 by securing it has quickly as possible. Where does he put the game?

Furthermore, your point is moot. It's already been judged that Petric has planned the death of his parents. Therefore, whether or not the gun was with the game is irrelevant. He planned to retrieve the game and kill his parents with the handgun - the weapon's location is really kinda trivial, in that sense.

Note that your point about his father is incorrect - it is stated that he had a great relationship with his mother. His father kicked him out. Who knows what his mother said? We can never know the full story, and the father's decision to kick him out was in the hope that he would recover from his addiction. Isn't kicking him out a natural reaction - a punishment that, while not very effective or constructive, was meant to make Petric stop gaming so heavily?

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Originally Posted by The Readeemer

And this interesting theory that Daniel Petric loved violence etc. when he was watching it on TV and has it translate as part of his life comes from where? An assumption that he was violent doesn't prove your point.

Wait, so the kid kills two people, who happen to be his parents, and the assumption that he is violent is incorrect? Anybody who kills someone is obviously violent.

So it's the parent's fault for trying to punish him when he played? The parents fault when they saw there was a problem, they set rules and restrictions?

Its the parents fault for letting the kid play a violent game for extensive periods of time. I would see no problem with playing it a few hours a day, but this guy likely played more.

You're under this impression that this kid as "an allergy to video games" that has the resulted effect of "violence". Tell me, where did this come from?!?! This has NEVER been brought up about the kid. I haven't read any of this, and unless there's a source for this (while plausible, seemingly baseless theory) your argument doesn't stand...

Not an allergy to videogames, and immunity to squeemishness induced by violence.

Ordinary people are appalled by heavy violence. If you were to show a photo of a man who had his head blow apart by a shotgun, most people would flinch. However, some are naturally not as bothered by violence, and thus are not hesitant to use it. This boy is one of those people.

Oh, I do apologise for dissection of posts. I hate it. But I can't effectively post anymore without doing so...^_^'

Wait, so the kid kills two people, who happen to be his parents, and the assumption that he is violent is incorrect? Anybody who kills someone is obviously violent.

Yes, admittedly, he might be violent. But that's after he's played Halo 3. Whether or not he's violent before or due to Halo 3 is now moot in your points, as you're just using the fact that he's done a violent act to say "he's a murdering, barbaric psychopath".

Its the parents fault for letting the kid play a violent game for extensive periods of time. I would see no problem with playing it a few hours a day, but this guy likely played more.

Yes. He was playing 18 hours a day. His parents were kicking him out of the house. It's the parents trying to stop him. Punish him. Call it what you will, it's not exactly the most effective form of punishment in the world, but it was their way of trying to stop him. What else would you recommend, hmm? Psychological treatment? For gaming? Rehab centres? Oh, wait, I'm not sure whether gaming rehab exists...

Not an allergy to videogames, and immunity to squeemishness induced by violence.

Ordinary people are appalled by heavy violence. If you were to show a photo of a man who had his head blow apart by a shotgun, most people would flinch. However, some are naturally not as bothered by violence, and thus are not hesitant to use it. This boy is one of those people.

And again, I have to ask you - WHERE DO YOU FIND THAT THIS BOY IS ON OF "THESE PEOPLE"?!?!?! You haven't proved it! There are no sources saying "He's a psychopathic bastard" , no psychological evaluations saying "this boy is a sociopath". No testaments in court, NOTHING that says this guy was violent before the crime happened, or before he started playing Halo.

Just your speculation, based on one violent act. Is that how you justify your judgement of a man? By one single act? Who was it lecturing me on not judging Christians by a minority, hmm?

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Uugh. This goes far beyomd obsession. But the fact that he killed his Mum, shot his Dad..OVER A GAME! what was the scentence? I reckon he should at least get life inprisonmentt.It mightn't have been so bad i they hadn't treated him the way they did, taking it away, instead limiting the time he could play on it for, but still. Aside from when they screened the pictures of his dead mother, he doesn't seem to show any remorse. I note the article said the family ahd decided to forgive him. What's to stop him from doin it again if nothingh happens? If they decide to not let himplay it becuase of what happened the last time, who knows what could happen?