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EmilyBlips Well, this is pretty much terrifying. I really have a hard time understanding how you could be so messed up as to shoot your parents over something so incredibly trifling as a videogame.
Teen Shot Parents Because They Took Away Halo 3 [Tragedy]
Kotaku —
... for a year, especially if Daniel was an active teen, as the snowboarding incident seems to suggest. It's a tragic story that really leaves me with conflicting emotions. On one hand, the fact that a teenager can feel so entitled to something that he'd kill for it worries the hell out of me. At the same time, the fact that the father can forgive him for what he had done is a strong testament to the power of both family and forgiveness. Interpret it how you will. Daniel Petric killed mother, shot father because they took Halo 3 video game, prosecutors say ...
Teen Shoots Parents Who Locked Away Halo 3
Kombo.com —
... the shooting on Oct. 20, 2007, his then-16-year-old son came into the room with a question: "Would you guys close your eyes," Daniel Petric asked. "I have a surprise for you." Mark Petric said he expected a pleasant surprise. The next thing he knew, his head went numb. He had been shot in the head. Susan Petric, 43, died of gunshot wound to the head. He said the next thing he remembers is his son shoving the gun in his hand and saying, "Hey Dad, here's your gun. Take it." -- Cleveland.com While explaining how he survived the shooting, Mark broke down on the witness stand, ...
'Halo 3' Being Linked To Teenager Murdering His Parents
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... It seems like every time video games make significant progress towards complete mainstream acceptance, some idiot kid sets the effort back ten years (not a scientific estimate). That's exactly what's going on in Elyria, Ohio. A little over a year ago, the son of a pastor threw a fit, murdered his mother, and shot his father. That's a terrible and tragic thing. Unfortunately, the whole ordeal is blamed on Halo 3. According to Cleveland.com: ...
Teenager Kills Mother Over Halo 3
The Escapist : Latest News —
... they kept their gun - and then not even having the sense to keep it locked - is truly mind-boggling. It's impossible to tell at this early stage, but there's almost certainly more to this story than just a kid who got pissed off over Halo 3 . As for the shooter himself, I sincerely hope he receives a punishment commensurate with the enormity of his crime; youthful indiscretion is one thing, but making a conscious decision to execute your parents is something else entirely. Source: Cleveland.com , via ...
Teen on trial for murder, defense takes aim at stress & video games
Joystiq [Xbox] —
Filed under: NewsProsecutors at the murder trial of Daniel Petric claim the teen shot both of his parents, killing his mother, because they would not allow the 16-year-old to play Halo 3. According to the prosecution, Daniel Petric, who now stands trial at 17-years-old, was forbidden to buy the 'M' rated game Halo 3 by his parents Mark and Susan Petric. In response, the teen secretly purchased the game but was caught as he returned home prompting his parents to place the game inside of a lock box, which also contained a 9mm ...
Trial of Teen Who Shot Parents Thrusts Halo 3 into Media Spotlight
GamePolitics News —
... As the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports, testimony at the trial of Daniel Petric indicates that the boy shot his parents and tried to make it look like a murder-suicide after he was blocked from playing Halo 3 by his father. The elder Petric had confiscated the game from his son as the teen brought it into the house. Mr. Petric then locked it in a box - right next to his 9mm pistol. His son somehow got into the box and recoved the game - and the gun. ...
How videogaming gets blamed in a murder case
Fidgit Atom Feed —
... Fast forward to the boy's trial this week. Prosecutors have apparently built a case around Halo 3, snowboarding, and a staph infection. Again, from The Plain Dealer: ...
