Teen killed mother in Halo 3 row
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...
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this is scary... can violent game really be THAT bad and have such effect on someone?
there must be more to this than just "shooting aliens"...
maybe the music got some hidden violent messages (im not joking!) that affect ur mind?
how can u hate ur parents soo much? i dunno but even if i was to kill my worst enemy ill just shot him/her...
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
or maybe, just maybe, the kid was a loon and the game had nothing to do with it?
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
i've been trying to fathom the mystery of games and their plots. one of the more common ones today is 'Call of duty'; does this not have an all to real storyline . . ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War