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ELYRIA, Ohio (Jan. 13) - Although a teenager's obsession with a violent video game may have warped his sense of reality, the boy is guilty of murdering his mother and wounding his father after they took "Halo 3" away from him, a judge ruled Monday.
"I firmly believe that Daniel Petric had no idea at the time he hatched this plot that if he killed his parents they would be dead forever," Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge said.
Nonetheless, Burge rejected the defense attorneys' argument that Petric, 17, was not guilty by reason of insanity.
The defense didn't contest that Petric shot his parents in October 2007 after they took the game away from him, but insisted that the teen's youth and addiction made him less responsible.
Petric may have been addicted, but the evidence also showed he planned the crime for weeks, said Burge, who found the teenager guilty of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and other charges.
Tried as an adult, Petric faces a maximum possible penalty of life in prison without parole. The judge didn't set a sentencing date.
The teen's mother, Susan Petric, 43, died of a gunshot wound to the head. Her husband, Mark Petric, a minister at New Life Assembly of God in Wellington, also was shot in the head but survived.
After the verdict was announced, Petric turned to look at his father seated behind him in the courtroom. Mark Petric, who previously said he has forgiven his son, gave an encouraging nod.
Mark Petric and other relatives left the court without comment.
Prosecutors said Petric planned to kill his parents because he was angry that his father would not allow him to play the video game, in which players shoot alien monsters that have taken over the Earth.
On the night of the shooting, Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9 mm handgun and the game.
Mark Petric testified that his son came into the room and asked: "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you." He testified that he expected a pleasant surprise. Then his head went numb from the gunshot.
Deputy prosecuting attorney Anthony Cillo argued during the trial that the teenager had planned to make it appear to be a murder-suicide by putting the gun in his father's hand.
Defense Attorney James Kersey said that when the teenager fled the grisly scene, he only took one item with him: the "Halo 3" game.
Bungie LLC, once part of Microsoft, developed the Xbox 360-exclusive Halo 3, and Microsoft owns the game's intellectual property. Microsoft declined to comment beyond a statement: "We are aware of the situation and it is a tragic case."

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2009-01-13 00:46:08

Sad but true news. What's wrong with people? :confused: :confused:

Who the hell kills their mother and attempts to kill there father for a video game? I agree with u whats wrong with people.

great...one isolated incident and the media is going to have a field day with this

Another lunatic gamer.
And look, surprise surprise, they're blaming it on the video game.
These dumbfucks keep on giving us a bad name.
I vote on all three.

Damn, I hope I never faced that guy in online
xD

Jack Thompson will hold this over the gaming world forever. >.0 That's just bad parenting, not the games.

Jack Thompson will hold this over the gaming world forever. >.0 That's just bad parenting, not the games.Like hell he has any credibility (http://kotaku.com/5054772/jack-thompson-disbarred) anymore.

Lol, good, that dude was an ignorant douche.

lulz
fucking classic story

yeah honestly it IS the partents fault and i think the dad new that...i mean if they would have been better parents i doubt they would have had to take away halo 3 in the first place

Whats wrong with kids these days. They dont listen instead shooting their parents

yeah honestly it IS the partents fault and i think the dad new that...i mean if they would have been better parents i doubt they would have had to take away halo 3 in the first placeI agree. It's easy to blame the kid because he actually committed the act, but it only hurt the people who raised him. If they'd done a better job of it, this most likely wouldn't have happened.

We usually blame the parents for kids being violent, why should it be any different when the victims were themselves?

I agree. It's easy to blame the kid because he actually committed the act, but it only hurt the people who raised him. If they'd done a better job of it, this most likely wouldn't have happened.

We usually blame the parents for kids being violent, why should it be any different when the victims were themselves?

i dont even think it has anything to do with parents being violent (no offence Mal) Its more like the parents didnt punish the kid when he wa little...and now he gets punished and he goes psycho

actually i think a little violence (spanking slapping) is very productive for some children

i dont even think it has anything to do with parents being violent (no offence Mal) Its more like the parents didnt punish the kid when he wa little...and now he gets punished and he goes psycho

actually i think a little violence (spanking slapping) is very productive for some childrenI never said anything about the parents being violent, I agree whole heartedly that spanking is a perfectly acceptable form of punishment. As soon as a kid is capable of understanding right and wrong, they need to be taught it and it needs to be enforced. Boundaries and limitations are important for proper development.

That tard must be the same retard that used to scream like a 13-year old over XBL shouting profanities and gay jokes. I hope his father beats the shit out of him so he'll wish for a quick death. Then let him rot in jail waiting for the death sentence. You can still kill him, but make sure he takes showers with the rest of the inmates. Might provide some lulz after the fact.

he didn't even take his 360 with him.....lock the lil prick up gettin all devo over a 360 game, i mean the novelty of that game wears off quickly anyway, where i the father i could never forgive his actions given the reason he did it all, oh and who locks a video game away in a gun locker so their agro lil teen can't play it.....

Who the hell kills their mother and attempts to kill there father for a video game? I agree with u whats wrong with people.

i tell u why because the kids who do that doesnt hav a life thats wut.

I really dont think thisone is the parents fualt.

Sure having a kid addicted to a game, staying up all night to play it, not goign to school to play it, yea thats the parents fualt. But a kid getting pissed off and shooting you in the face because you tried to punish him for the same things you've all said is bad pareting before (being addicted, staying up / out of school etc). Thats good parenting, bad anger management by the kid.

This one is all on the kid.

I really dont think thisone is the parents fualt.

Sure having a kid addicted to a game, staying up all night to play it, not goign to school to play it, yea thats the parents fualt. But a kid getting pissed off and shooting you in the face because you tried to punish him for the same things you've all said is bad pareting before (being addicted, staying up / out of school etc). Thats good parenting, bad anger management by the kid.

This one is all on the kid.The punishing was definitely good parenting, no one is disputing that. When we say it was due to bad parenting, we are not at all implying that punishing a kid is uncool, we are saying that maybe if he had been raised better this would not have happened.

Basically, the parents did good to punish him, but they probably should have punished him more when he was younger so that he didn't flip when they finally did.

I heard about that. When I first heard 'bout it, I thought it was GTA the kid played.

I wish kids like this would just write notes explaining that the dumb shit they are about to do is in no way related to video games and should not be taken as any sort of standard.

I wish kids like this would just write notes explaining that the dumb shit they are about to do is in no way related to video games and should not be taken as any sort of standard.That's impossible. If they were that intelligent then they wouldn't even be considering what they're writing the note about doing.

The teen's mother, Susan Petric, 43, died of a gunshot wound to the head. Her husband, Mark Petric, a minister at New Life Assembly of God in Wellington, also was shot in the head but survived.
1. He must really suck at halo

2. How the fuck can you survive a gunshot to the head, someone please explain...

3. Not the parents fault, bungie/microsoft are to be held responsible for creating such a shitass fucking game. Kid deserves to get shot in the balls several times.

1. He must really suck at halo

2. How the fuck can you survive a gunshot to the head, someone please explain...

3. Not the parents fault, bungie/microsoft are to be held responsible for creating such a shitass fucking game. Kid deserves to get shot in the balls several times.

the kid must use
inverted control sticks
which you can not change IRL =/

This really can't be fully blamed on the parents. A lot of things factor into the actions of the idiotic kid. Even if they had punished him, or stopped him from playing it as often as he'd like, who's to say he still wouldn't have flipped out over something else?

Sociopaths, for instance, are that *due to their nature, it usually has nothing to do with how they are raised. They could have been stricter with him, yes, but in the end it was his decision; Good parenting doesn't always stop, or the lack of create, shit like this.

HOLY F^(!(

This really can't be fully blamed on the parents. A lot of things factor into the actions of the idiotic kid. Even if they had punished him, or stopped him from playing it as often as he'd like, who's to say he still wouldn't have flipped out over something else?

Sociopaths, for instance, are that was due to their nature, it usually has nothing to do with how they are raised. They could have been stricter with him, yes, but in the end it was his decision; Good parenting doesn't always stop, or the lack of create, shit like this.If he was sociopathic, it probably wouldn't have been too difficult to notice to anyone who was actually paying attention to him. Yes, was his decision in the end, but the way that he was raised determined his mindset, and the logic he used to make that decision.

HOLY F^(!(Add more to the conversation or GTFO.

this just proves that they need a life

I don't agree with any of them but I think that that kid is crazy.(i still voted)

I blame the public school systems...

The kid is a total idiot/psycopath..who da hell kills their parents and just take the game..jus the game dammit!...the kid obviously has some issues.

Mark Petric testified that his son came into the room and asked: "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you." this is so wrong, sad and funny at same time but like everyone say this guy was nuts.

Don't come between me and madden ... that's all i got to say about this ... i ain't gonna say what's gonna happen to ya but ya ain't wanting to find out either!!

^ Man u crazy u don't go killing nobody over no damn game man ... it's bad enuf dudes be killing eachother over these bitches man ... everybody can get a little peice of the pie and nobody should mine sharing.

Trust me ur girl's gonna do what ur girl's gonna do ok??

Don't be a playa hata.

"Master Chief made me do it"

he preferred Halo than his family...

thinking after killing his parents he would be able play his halo, but no he was sentenced for life in jail meaning he can't play halo FOREVER..

also i'm just wondering if the dad is a minister, how can you trust him as religious leader if he himself cannot discilpine his own son...

People need to start saying things out loud before acting upon it to see if you don't sound like a dumbass. "Will shooting my mother in the head give me more game-play time without suffering any kinds of consequences?" yeah....what the fu** is wrong with people!