16 year old shoots parents, kills mom, for taking away his Halo 3 |
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16 year old Daniel Petric snuck out of his room one day in September 2007 to buy Halo 3 - without the knowledge of his dad. He had been playing the game with his friends for some time, and he wanted his own.When he got back home, his folks caught him with the game and took it from him because it was too violent. His dad, Mark, a minister at New Life Assembly of God in Wellington, kept the game in a locked box where he also kept his 9mm. Yes, he's a holy man with a handgun.
Anyway, about a month later, on the 20th of October, 2007,Daniel hasn't quite gotten over the Halo-denying incident, so he got his dad's lockbox key to get the game...and found the gun next to it. Things went to hell after that.
According to Mark Petric's testimony, he was sitting on the couch when Daniel came up behind him and said, "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you." Thinking it was a pleasant surprise from his son, his head suddenly went numb as blood poured from a gunshot wound. He later realized that his wife already laid dead on a nearby seat, shot in the head, arms, and chest.
Daniel even tried to frame his own dad by putting the gun into his hands. "Hey Dad, here's your gun. Take it," he said according to Mark.
Luckily, Mark's daughter and her husband were coming over to watch the Indians. After a quick 911 call, Mark was saved. Daniel tried to make a run for it, but was eventually taken by the Wellington police. He now stands trial for murder and attempted murder.
All for Halo 3. It makes me wonder how the guy's mind works, to be able to shoot your parents in cold blood all because of a game. This guy has serious issues. Violent video games, eh? Apparently, some people really can't handle it.
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What a dumbass. This really infuriates me to think that someone can kill their parents because of a game.
he wasnt even that good at the game.....
Just something I've noticed is that when someone puts too many restrictions on someone, it causes them to do something stupid like this. The idea of being the "justified rebel" comes into mind to the shooter. The kid took it a bit too seriously...
And he took one of them out. Over a piece of plastic with data on it.
Yeah, THIS is society today folks.
Wrong of the parents to give him an Xbox360, but then deny the boy the most popular game there is for the console. It's retarded. Also, why do you need a gun?
But the boy is at fault. Obviously he had issues if he had to sneak around to buy games, and of course there is that holding-a-grudge-for a-month thing too.
And if he was perfectly able to sneak around to his friends' houses to play Halo, then why did he commit the atrocity? Answer: Because he is sick and even more retarded than his parents.
should have been beaten a long time ago. To have no respect for life is simply amazing. Let alone to kill over a video game. I hope he's put away for a long time, if not given the chair.
-V
For one, Halo 3 isn't a violent game. In-fact it is the least violent of the Halo series, there isn't any gore barely, Unlike Halo: Combat Evolved you could paint a wall with the gore. But that's not the point, this kid, obviously has issues to say the least.. Took his mothers life over a game? Dude that's not at all cool yo. This is something that would make GTA Players go. "Damn Dude!" Me being one of them. Talk about taking it to far...
Literally
I think he got into an accident before, so he's pleading like he's psycho...
But either way, attempting to kill ur parent and actually killing ur mom for a game is just stupid.
R.I.P.
His father was a preacher.
it seems that 99.9% of these little "incidents" are composed of 360 owners or white people (or both)!
not trying to be a bastard, but so it seems
what a stupid little **bleep** mother f*in stupid **** trash
btw
it cant possibly be '07
Prosecutors aren't going for the death penalty since he was 16 at the time
Good, thats what happens when your an ageist, you die. Good job Danny, that will teach the ESRB to stop discrimination.
this *****got gets to feel so much pain somehow then they should kill him dude u could borrow ur friends or buy another halo 3
....that kid looks like some skinned head white power....give me to chills puttin his image to my head
good to know the comments here are not supportive to that kid because we all like games
R.I.P to the mother
There is a very high, almost absolute chance this would never occured if his dad didn't have a 9mm in the house, let alone right beside the thing that cause this kid so much angst...
Why do you need a 9mm handgun in your house ? So your kids can shoot you with it ?
I agree this kid has problems, but we are only products of our environment and i'm sure being a preachers son who is not allowed any freedoms can get to you. His dad is obviously a huge hypocrit if he is keeping firearms in his home with his children....
This guy is sick i hope he fries.
It wasn't the video game that did this it was this pathetic loser who couldn't accept that his parents were doing whats best for him. As it is obvious to everyone.
put up the jack signal we need his comments now
That's F*cked up just for a game
for protection dumbass!
Another needless death occurs due to a sick individual. I don't care if he was playing hello kitty island adventure. It's funny many cases like this happen every day yet this one sticks out because he was playing halo 3 I don't think so. If the boys hobby was making boats or model cars etc and they banned him from that the same thing probably would of happened. Comments like there shouldn't be a gun in the house is like saying I raped her because she was wearing sexy clothes. This is horrible let the fallen rest in peace and allow the grieve stricken to cope with their pain. Please to all your ignorant people please stop blaming video games for these Hannis crimes take the time too view your surroundings and you'll find the truth.
May The Lord bless all who suffer
I'm kinda speechless... good thing im typing.. but really though, this isn't just Halo and the kids fault... ever hear the saying that a kids decision is based off the parents teachings(somet hing like that). Dads fault for having the gun you know(and right next to Halo...idiot.) ... and even if the kid could have gotten another gun for instance, I believe its the parents who could have raised the son better. (My mother raided my room and took something of mine, I retaliated and searched her room, gave up on thinking that she had gotten rid of what I was looking for, then I kicked a hole in the wall)
I'm thinking that da-da wasn't home all the time for his son with being a minister and all. He had to have been busy with other stuff. This really makes gaming look bad, shame on sonny boy for doing this.
You cannot judge what caused an event until you have ruled every other one out.
For example, you would have to place 100 boys in a room, and all they would do is play video games. And see if they behave violently.
Unlike real life, kids face other difficulties, like being bullied or having a bad home life. You cannot blame video games as the problem. Also, in regard to the firearm, it's a right to be able to own one, we should not take away that right because one madman is misusing that freedom.
In conclusion, it's silly to blame an event on one hobby or pastime.
To say the kid killed his mom over Halo 3 is retarded, unless he admitted to that reason publicly. All the article said was he was getting it from the lockbox when he found the gun. That doesnt mean he killed her over the fact she wouldnt let him play a game.
If they took away Halo 3, who knows what else he was forbade to do that most kids his age were able to? Things like school dances are not allowed in a lot of modern day religions, as stupid as it sounds, its true. I was raised in a strict religous household, and even Pokemon cards were "satanic" and not allowed for my little brother. Overly protective parents cause a lot of kids to lash out at their parents, myself included, but I didnt kill my mom, I just left home as soon as I was able.
I am in NO way sticking up for the kid, but lets look at the real issue here and not blame something like this over a video game.
He got mad because his 360 got RRoD. LOL:D
He can't get death penalty but I think he could be put in juvi and then sentenced to life in prison. It's funny how the dad had a gun even though he was a minister. Someone doesn't love god enough. And as for the kid he is insane. His friends must be kickin his ass in Halo 3 to get that upset for the game. Halo 1 was still the best.
Everyone is simplifying this situation and blaming it on video games. I'm wondering what kind of *****ed up environment he was living in and what kind of ***** his parents were putting him through to make him resort to shooting his own parents.
Somehow religion always make people go crazy. An example of that is Catholic chicks that went to Catholic schools are really horny.
first World of warcraft and now Halo 3? What next? Viva Pinata?
But I find this ***** hilarious!! This is Natural Selection at its finest. May all ***** perish leaving the good.
This guy is the worse killer in the world. And here are my questions for this stupidity.
1. Why shoot his parents when they were probably the one's that gave him the money to buy it in the first place?
2. Which Gamestop sold him the game because that game is Rated M?
3. Why for this game? WoW I'd understand people are addicted to that game.
4. Why did the parents hold the game for that long? They should have given it to the kid at least 2 weeks later and told him that his actions were wrong.
kaoken is right. Religious parents are pushy sometimes because they believe they are always right because they think they know more.
Ze Germans?!
Danny Petric was a preacher's son
and when his daddy was busy he took his gun...
The only one who could ever reach me, was the son of a preacher man!
The only one who could ever teach me, was the son of a preacher man!
There is nothing wrong with Christians having guns,papajag. Some people are just forgetting why we have guns in the first place.
why do *we* have guns? to shoot each other.
whatta great christian way of thinking. get real, man.
or maybe, *we* have guns so we can shoot our folks. i should have thought of that long ago...
you mean that black and poorer people dont shoot each other in america? hahaha
A gun in a lock box for self defense? guns kill people.... and "Christians" by their morals are not allowed to take a life... that's why it's odd that a minister has a gun
It's called get a deadbolt or 2, heavy oak door, and an alarm system....maybe a bat and some mace if you are extra worried.....9mm is just uncalled for...
Seems too many paranoid people in America have guns just because they can, and justify it by saying it's for "protection". However, home invasions are definately not that common to warrant it.
beaten up with a wiimote.
i would rather strangle them with the nunchuk.
Jesus Christ! Halo 3 isn't even a great game! It's lacking the punch of the first game and serves merely to line Bungies pockets, which years ago you would never have thought possible (being a better studio and focussing on making great games each time).
Ah well. Poor family. Hope the kid goes to gaol for a lonnng while.
This story sounds incredibly fishy. Why do they mention he "snuck" out to by the game? If he had the money, then he could have gone anytime he was already out. Why would be have to sneak out to buy it? I believe they would sell it to him, regardless of the rating though. Anyway, now we face the question of, why would this man hide the game where he keeps his gun? Does this really not seem odd to anyone else? And the kid just magically found the key, which happened to lead to said game and a gun? Now with game in hand, why would the kid bother to go and kill them? And to allow the father to live, no less? None of this adds up.
Somebody get dat kid a Halo 3 game to play for the next 25 years in jail or hell take every inmate out one by one. He obviously plays no games. " Till he felt the back of his head go numb". His father mustve got what he was looking for because he doomed himself to it. Preaching gods word and owning a 9mm just doesnt go toghether...... Lame on him
many of these incidents do involve dumba** white kids.
I dare someone to take my Halo 3... lol
checkout the catholic catecism
it states that taken a life in certain circumstances is acceptable
cotracdictory to everythin else they teach but sure thats religion, aslong as theres a few wealthy men they dont give two *****s
also i may be wrong but quakers also believe that the euthanaisa can be acceptable, catholics dont, but theyre allright to take a life out of vengence (death penalty), rather than sympathy
anyway im sorry but some guy he also was talking about the fact that he is white, and i dont know but it tends that parent killers tend to be more white than blacks, although we all have our fair share of physcos, lol
anyway the parents i believe could havebeen to controlling, but obviously i dont know. still no excuse it seems they knew he had a mental problem
anyway i live in ireland, s we dont have the right to guns, however some where saying to revoke that right,
but you can be sure that if an intruder et ever comes into my house illl be battering him to death wit my hurl, ill have no problem doing it either, the guy obviously is useless to society so why do we as a society need him, simple. sure the guy might have got mixed up in the wrong thing and is absoulutely desperate, but for the majority kill the bastards,
also the kids i england running around with daggers and guns, simple solution give the public a day of vigl antis, the only reason theyre ding it is because they can get away wit it cause the justice system is so *****ed up, an life for an eye is my modo
also sorry for bad grammer and spelling on ps3, is a pain to type
So why is it that most of the news about children killing their parrents and so on is from america? It's because of the freaking weapons you have think about it when was the last time you heard this kind of news from Europe for an example? So yah your way of thinking ("I need a gun for protection") is what gets you killed...
This wasn't just about a game
Can you imagine how awful it should be to be the son of a "holly man", the poor MF was so f***d up cause he has been repressed all his life and taking away the Halo 3, he surely bought on his own, was the drop that spilled the glass
You should treat your sons with understanding, not with ancient and stupid beliefs
I will bet you anything that this kid was on Prozac, Ritalin, Luvox, Zoloft, or Paxil.
What nobody is talking about is that every school shooting in the last 15 years has involved Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) drugs which are prescribed for ADHD and I have no doubt this murder wasn't part of the pattern.
For you people that are somehow tying this to his parents being strict or religious, I wonder how you explain that we didn't see an epidemic of this 60, 70 or even 100 years ago when ALL parents were much stricter, and much more religious.
OMG OMG OMG!!
Look what happens when you play GTA!!! Look!!!!
lol
ironic that the boy killed his parents because his parents thought the game was too violent.
reminds me of Carrie in many ways....
What a sick bastard, that game isn't even that good anyway...
It sure does seem like religion just isn't "compatible" with the modern way of thinking.
Actually killing someone in real life is just sick tho...
Thats what happens when u pirate r games and dont buy it.
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Guns just kill people. They can't solve your problems, just create bigger ones.
Say for example your house actually get's invaded by someone. What do you think happens first?
You shoot him because you're paranoid enough to shoot whoever moves?
or
He shoots you because he's prepared for this kind of situation?
I think you should see a doctor mate.
Both parents should carry guns to protect themselves from their f*cked up kids, and the kid needs a gun so he can play Halo.
Or, how about no guns? Since the USA has so many guns for "protection," shouldn't we have the lowest gun murder rate?
F*ck the NRA, they're the reason so many people have guns (no, not for hunting) and so many people get shot is this f*cked up country.
Probably because "60,70 or even 100 years ago" AMERICA was much more religious. Because all those years ago, the world was different, not everyone had guns, and the world was a less violent place.
Just look at him..
Dudes' A F*cking NOODLE!
This is a reason that we'll all
be living in demolition man world
40 yo virgins in pajamas, eating taco bell
Singing "I'm an oscar meyer wiener"
F*ck!
People Kill People
if the gun wasn't there he would just have found something else.
It doesn't really seem like the best place to hide it, why not just put it in a box or the freezer or whatever, just not next to a gun since that whould be linking a virtual item to a real one.
Never ever link virtual and actual reallity together.
I go to an Assembly of God church and parents whether pastors or not are pretty lax, they realize once the kid gets a mind to think on his own it is their decision to do what is right or go their own way, in hopes they have done a good job teaching the kid. This sick boy had a severe mental problem and frankly is a huge idiot. Whenever I had a game taken away I would find it, play it, then put it back, my parents may realize I took it but at least it was back. To kill your parents is a horrible and completely idiotic thing to do especially considering his age and the "offense." I hope this kid gets a long stay in prison so the "real" judicial system can show him how stupid his actions are.
You must be joking stupid *****$ shoot eachother everyday over nothing and are completely ignorant. Obama...CHANGE!!!! what a joke.
N*GGER$ should have been in place of ******$
Wow *****s, how do we know the murder was in any way related to the stupid game? Maybe it was just one of the many straws that broke the camel's back.
Don't be mad because you aren't white...there is nothing you can do to change that...LOL!!!
I dissagree he found the gun right at his hand begging him to use it but if he didnt saw the gun he'd probably just stay very angry at them at the most he would hit his parrents...
thats the worse place to hide something. I think he saw his dad place the game in the box, and saw the place where he puts the key.
For a 16 yr old, the boy had to know his father keeps guns, and had to know where the guns are at.
The story doesnt have all the facts.
What he's trying to say is that these particular incidents involve white kids (The two Final Fantasy 7 murdering kids, the 14 kid who killed the rancher GTA style, etc)... We all know that a majority of shooting crimes in general are done by minorities tho...
The gun "Begged" him to shoot his parents. Man I wish I had a talking gun. If I had one I wonder what it would say. "Come on man shoot your girlfriend it will be fun"
I blame the kid and his parents. they have two different psychoses that factored into this (religion and fvckin' crazy)
I don't believe that the attempted/murder was about the game. I agree that there really wasn't much in this kids life. He snuck the game into the house which means that he knows his parents wouldn't approve (he owned a 360 so he was probably forced to play Viva Pinata) It also proves that religion without true faith is bull***** because for how controlled his life may have been with his preacher father and how repressed he may have been by his mother, their obsession with religion and non-violence didn't stop the killer he harbored inside of him (He was actually crazy, he sarcastically mocked his parents before shooting them) His dad's survival might explain why he didn't make sure his dad died before the others arrived, because his Dad's beliefs may have been a problem but who knows what his mother was like. he was still looking for the game like any good sneak would do but found something better than what he was looking for in the lock box: a way to stop his parents' control
Let's be honest
I know his type...
the typical Halo player/Future Killer has:
few friends
army or camo clothes
glasses
a bully
buzzcut
white skin
some problem that requires medication
xbox(360)
CQC
and a gun (collection)
oh, and Halo
And his parents
i know their type too...
they forced him to:
go to church
repress all expression that didn't coincide with their beliefs
take on their beliefs
and go nuts.
so there .
Halo might be a good game but its not worth killing for. I bet if his parents didn't own a gun he would have found the game and played it on the sly
this should be a lesson to God Freak parents that they can't control their kids beliefs
and a valuable study of classic, crazy Columbine-Halo kids!
People do turn into maniacs when living under strict religious households.
I mean... I was subjected to that and I left my house at thirteen to live with an aunt. Never returned to my parents home ever again.
There were plenty of times I said to myself, "God... Why are my parents such a**holes!" and I admit that at one point I even thought to throw bleach in their morning coffees, but did I do it!? NO!!! Simply because I knew it wouldn't solve a damn thing but make my life more miserable.
I understand what the kid was subjected to, but to kill your parents for taking Halo 3 away?! That's stupid!
My parents took my PS2 (on my birthday, no less) because I had a friend bring over Silent Hill 3 to play.
Did I kill them (knowing where my father kept his gun)? NO!!! I just bought my own PS2 and kept it in my closet when I wasn't playing it.
Find another solution. Don't kill your parents about it.
he might be worst than retarded kid...i wonder how can he kill his parents.....duh. Seeing these kinda ***** heads i wish the alcatraz prison isn't closed.....
jolly man?
there were 10 times more such killings 100 years ago! Nobody knew about them because it was easy to cover up. Now each killing is widely publicized.
WTF is "the Indians". Is it some kind of game show? Sounds gay anyway :)
Also, a minister with a gun? OMGWTF dude? No wonder he was so screw up if his father, a MINISTER in a CHURCH, had a GUN (sorry for the emphasis, but that *****'s just wrong).
it just seems so, save the dood from thailand or watever that country was....taiwan?
anyways, wat im trying to say is that those ***** ass kids are white, and its because of games....those dirty *****s on the other hand, couldnt afford these systems.....
dear dip*****,
I thank you because of your mental problems, brain issues, etc.
We can suffer from your retarded actions, another reason to blame gaming is bad for your mental health.
I hope you'll be as$raped and get stabbed with blunt pencils.... EVERY *****-KEN DAY
You are so deep. And wise. Maybe you should become... a minister!
You will beat the crap out of that person with 360 power brick.
Obviously, since dad works in that place, whatever it is, he's very religious. Parents took the ESRB rating too seriously.
i live in a strict household...no smoking drinking cant stay over night at other peoples house etc.. i go to church ive even had my halo 3 game taken away for 6 months and im still not allowed to play it my dad has a gun under his KING mattress
minister had the gun for protection we lived in a messed up world...stop holding that against him
he stuck it in a lock box in order for his kid to not be able to get it... what do u stick in a lock box passports jewelry weapons and other stuff u dont want other people to have easy access to
the kid musta had no friends or something he could of easily played it on the down low
i live around old ppl and lil kids all my friends live in town about 15mins away
i could have access to a gun and shoot my parents but im not a retard like this kid who is that dumb to do that for w.e reason y would u kill ur parents i play violet games and im not shooting ppl in the heads he was probably jus some reject who found peace playing games wit ppl who he'll never meet online
all im trying to say is it was just unnessary and hes an idiot
It's not surprising the amount of idiotic comments posted about this issue.
There is really no ONE person to blame in this incident.
Do you blame the game companies for creating 'violent' video games?
Do you blame the father for owning a handgun and not keeping the key secured?
Do you blame the child for overreacting to such a strong degree to commit murder?
Do you blame the game store employee that sold him the game?
How do you assign 'guilt' in this matter? The truth of it is this will continue to happen forever and ever because it is impossible to control people's lives.
Sure you can "M" rate games, but apparently that doesn't work.
Sure you can lock your guns up in gun safes, but apparently that doesn't work.
Sure you can teach understanding, respect for life, and compassion, but apparently that doesn't work.
There really is no way to prevent these crimes from occurring.
It's a very sad and tragic incident, which probably could not have been avoided at any cost.
The only truth in this matter is that this child has some kind of severe mental problems: whether bipolar, adhd, depression, schitzophrenia, or whatever.
Something in this child's head snapped, and there was no going back. The fact that it was 'Halo 3' had nothing to do with it. It could have been a 'Mario' game or any other game. With the conditions met to make this child snap, he would do it no matter what the 'Title' or 'Genre' of the video game was.
With all that said, I could never ever ever imagine hurting my parents.. I've never struck them, threatened them or anything of the like.
I consider myself to be a pretty well-rounded individual and when I hear of crimes like this it's hard for me to understand what could cause someone to do this.
I almost have to agree with buzzkill3r though about the psychoactive drugs being distributed throughout society now. Many children are being used as 'guinea pigs' while determining which medications 'work' and which don't. These psychological imbalances are what most likely contribute to these acts of violence. The fact that this kid was 'white' or that his parents were religious played little into the motive behind this.
All in all, this child would have committed these crimes regardless of whether it was 'Halo 3' or any other game title. He would have committed these crimes regardless of whether it was being denied the video game, or being denied any other action that the kid enjoys doing. What if the parents said "No you can't skateboard anymore?" and took away his skateboard (or something similar). The emotional trigger is what caused his psychological thinking to become traumatized beyond rationality.
So where do you draw the line?
Ill come back and edit this post if I can remember what I was going to say.
Anyways, my heart broke when I saw the picture of the father crying his ass off. Thats some sad stuff.
Oh btw, I remember what I was going to say\post....This story equals fuel for Jack Thompson.
One could say guns talk...
They are an ultimate symbol of power, which gets to peoples heads, especially angry teens.
The gun itself may not have talked (course you'd have to be an idiot to think that is what he was reffering too) but it sure does get an angry mind racing with stupid ideas....all at the easy pull of a trigger...
its not natural selection when you are murdered dumbfsck
natural selection does not apply to us .it is people like you that cause Columbine High School massacre thinking about natural selection
no there were less, just like there were less divorces 100 years ago there less killing people had morals back then
i have heard of people getting shot for being out late in the wrong place, or wearing the wrong color shirt in the wrong side of town or even going hunting with ***** Cheney, but this here beats em all, too bad..
oh and quite a shocker, i have never played a halo game, none at all in the series. nothing against it just never played it lol
If the game meant that much to the kid he wouldn't have done anything when he found it. If you found somethign you lost or really wanted it your going to feel relived and excited when you find it, not "bust a cap" in your mom so to speak and try to do the same to your dad.
It's not against christianity to kill someone, especially for protecting someone. If a burglar brakes into your home and threatens your life, your probably okay to shoot him, but if your provoking the fight then your probably not okay.
do u happen to be a muslim? cuz i am nd your situation nd my situation when i was kid is kinda similar... anyway.. this kid couldve been black or brown so y dont the racist prickheads chill out.. this tragedy doesn't make white ppl violent., its sum humans that r violent... at most what i wouldve done is steal double the bread from my folks...lol...
This kid was probably totally stressed tho, his dad was a minister and that can be a huge pain in the ass. And people take for granted that it's thousands of times safer now than 100 years ago, haven't you guys heard of the wars in the past century? and lack of forensics
I am shocked at people blaming the parents for the act of a person who can tell right from wrong and clearly didn't care. How many here automatically assumed the worst about A) Christians B) Ministers. Some assumed they were horrible people because of that and didn't know the first thing about them. Last time I checked, we were all human folks and all life is precious. Some of these comments read like you are OK with his actions because his parents were Christian. I see more hate coming from those folks than I ever saw from someone who is a Christian. And the Bible doesn't have a no-gun clause folks. Stop assuming the worst and learn about it for yourself remembering that getting your info from other people may not be the most accurate source of data.
Uhmm.. guys, can we calm down on the rascist comments? It doesnt matter whether he was black or white, he's still pretty *****ed in the head.
wow, did anyone else notice this took place one month later? This dude obviously has issues and had other things that were much worse going on in his life then worrying about Halo. Remember, how did he play Halo in the first place if he wasn't allowed to play? He probably just snuck to his friends house and played it, case solved. Think about this too. If he obtained the game, why we he pick that moment to spontaneoulsy get mad and kill his parents? Why didn't he just stab them in their sleep beforehand? Also, what provoked him A MONTH LATER to finally attempt unlocking the safe or whatever. He was probably already extremely pissed, and the (horrible) oppurtunity was placed before him.
Think people.
Wow.. as much as I hate to say it, no wonder there are so many ignorant people out there blaming video games for violence...
That said, before the mob goes on a war march to have games banned or blaming all sorts of nonsense, they should consider if this tragedy, like many other tragedies caused by youth gun crime could have been avoided if it wasn't so easy to obtain and own a gun in America. I know that people go to incredible lengths to showcase their violence, for example in the UK where I am from, people with no guns use knives quite expertly. But there is a difference between people who are destined to cause harm and murder and people who are pushed to such actions simply because the tools to carry them out are so conveniently available. Combine that with a plethora of other reasons, not the least being a psychotic teenage loser.
Has anyone considered the fact that the kid may have been crazy to start with?
A psychopath acts just like anyone else. It's just his thoughts that are different. You really can't tell if someone is until something like this sets him off.
#1:I am black last I checked and I own every system and could buy more if I wanted.
#2:while blacks do shoot each other, it's never ever as terrible as what whites do. at least we kill people that not in our family and for reasons that don't involve toys and/or games. Not to mention the fact that its almost accepted by society for blacks to kill each other, while for whites its... well... not so acceptable.(white kid shoots someone... OMGWTFBBQ! the sky is falling and the world is ending. Black kid shoot someone... Meh. he had it comin...)
#3:this kid is messed up. he was gonna kill the people who brought him in this world and with a smile on his face probably at the same time. only thing is that he got caught.
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I never knew so many of QJ's readers were so racist.
You look your loaded gun in the same box you lock your kid's game. And somehow your key to the box can be found and taken by a 16 year old.
I totally blame the parents here, who keeps there son's banned game in the same box as a 9mm. and why the hell does a minister need a gun. for fück sake people, get rid of your guns. theres a reason why most (if not all) of europe banned them and its for this very reason. people can say "it's for are protection", protection from what? each other?! have you guys ever heard of a tazer!? electrocute the ***** out of a possibal intruder at least that way you don't end up with a dead person.
The Kid was messed up in the membrain simple as that. he had strict Religious parents, a gun in the house, put there by his 'confused' miniter dad and had a mental problem which all builds up to a situation like this.
Makes me happy i'm an atheist.....
heal the world by michael jackson is playing in my head as im reading this..
damn why cant they blame it on music or tv or politics.
i dont blame anyone.its a stupid story.so is the kid.
For all you misinformed people here, Guns are not evil it is because of DUMBA$$ES like this that people decide to protect themselves with firearms.
Cops: Cape Girardeau woman kills man who returned to rape her second time
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
10/31/2008
An intended rape victim shot and killed her attacker this morning in Cape Girardeau when he broke into her home to rape her a second time, police said.
The 57-year-old woman shot Ronnie W. Preyer, 47, a registered sex offender, in the chest with a shotgun when he broke through her locked basement door.
The woman told police he was the same man who raped her several days earlier. Officials do not intend to seek charges against her.
In the first incident, the woman heard glass breaking in her basement about midnight on Saturday. She went to leave the house, and the man attacked when she opened the front door. He punched her in the face and then forced her into a bedroom, where he raped her, said H. Morley Swingle, prosecuting attorney in Cape Girardeau County.
The victim reported the crime to police, and her landlord repaired the broken window.
She was home alone again Friday about 2:15 a.m. when Preyer broke the same basement window. The victim was awake watching television, when Preyer switched off the electricity to her house.
She tried to call 911, but couldn't because the power was off. She got a shotgun and waited as the man began banging on the basement door. She fired when Preyer came crashing through the door. When Preyer collapsed, the woman escaped and went to a neighbor's home, where she called police. Officers, who arrived within a minute, found a bleeding Preyer stumbling away from the house. He was taken to St. Francis Medical Center, where he died several hours later.
Swingle said the victim identified Preyer as the attacker in both incidents. Preyer, of Jackson, Mo., had wet caulking from the recently repaired basement window on his clothing when he was shot.
"I will not be filing any sort of charge against this 57-year-old woman, who was clearly justified under the law in shooting this intruder in her home," Swingle said.
Good For Her!
Everbody Go Purchase A Gun, the world will be a safer place.
what kind of parents take a game away from a 16 year old i mean cmon thats just massively treating him like a child. this kid is nuts yea but hes parents must have done lots of things like that and they have built up to this. oh and ps.i agree a minister with a gun??? whats up with that, it just proves religion is all fake and made up from back in the day to give people hope
JackBauer4201 I don't usually say this but you are racist!
I agree the kid was a complete jack*ss and he was obviously over spoiled but to much things that are more mature have been taken away. Now about the racial crap.... I can explain it. I'd say about 90 percent of blacks and beaners that kill other people kill because they are gangbangers and are a little screwed up in the head because of their poor childhood.I don't know about blacks but about half of white parents don't let their kids play m games. Beaners don't care what their kids play. Asians...well asians well make the games for people like him to screw his life up. Here is a list in percent of whose fault it is.
Friends 25% (WERE probably telling him "if that were me i would kill them")
Parents 20% (spoiling while restricting to much stuff)
Violent Video Games 5% (It pains me to say this but violent video games have some fault in it.)
Himself 35% (He was obviouly an idot and had some mental issues.)
His dad having a gun and it being their right nex to the game 15%
Now he's killled them he should get the same. They should bring back hanging and get rid of all the killers it would save the tax payer loads of money.
What a long tread of ***** Talk we got here! lol
I better get my ***** here too...
"I knew Halo3 and this Teenagers with his Xbox360 machine was a bad Idea..." LOL
Are you kidding, why in first play this kid had Xbox 360!?
Xbox360 == Violent Video Console
Most of the Xbox360 games are Violent, FPS and BloooDY!
This parents never though that was too violent was his own son and not the game...
They thought that this game was going to make his son corrupt and violent and he was already when they allowed him to have an Xbox 360! lol
No, really, seriously!
That's why Everyone should have a Nintendo Wii ROLF!
I said Seriously!
Thank you bloody reader!
PSPMAN90
IRONIC!
i literally have issues...
of pc magazine and maximum pc ;)
I was about to ask the same thing. While pokemon cards are not satanic, school dances are completely forbidden by our religion. And before some wise @$$ says "oh, the Quran states 'no school dances'?", it does state that you shouldn't get intimate with people you're not married to. And yes, fondling them counts.
Those poor people, they should send that kid to a prison where he is rapped by a guy in a Master Chief costume (you know, for the irony)...what a complete loser, a *****ing douche bag. Also, why are people bring up religion, yes his father was a priest but what does that have to do with anything? If his parents don't want him playing an M rated game a 16 years old that's their choice. Anyone who mentions religion isn't very well educated in that field because his family being religious has nothing to do with the fact that the kid is a tool - I hope he gets what's coming to him (no death penalty, just some prison *****).
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I hope you do realize that the only reason we (America) are an independent and free nation is because of the fact that the American public had their own firearms. Without them, there was no possible way the British could have been defeated during the American Revolution. It's such an important part of our history and ideology that our founding forefathers even made it a right for all citizens. It's so important that it's the 2nd amendment.
Without firearms, how are you supposed to protect yourself from a corrupt government or a dictatorship taking over? The executive branch which includes the police, military and investigation agencies fall directly under the president, so in that event, they must follow his orders or suffer trial for treason or desertion.
Yes it's a far fetched scenario (maybe not as it has happened multiple times throughout the world in the past 100 years), however the bottom line remains that it's a right protected by our constitution.
Guns don't kill people. People kill people. If the guns were the problem, then let's get rid of ANYTHING that can be used to kill some one. Knives, forks, cars, chemicals. Exactly.
It's really awful to be so glib about this. Politics aside, a woman is dead and a number of people's lives are ruined.
There are a couple of serious things going on here that could be debated for quite some time.
1. The parents (dad anyway) are devout holy rollers. Growing up where I did the bible thumpers could really get into a sh1t eating stupor when they decided that (blank) was the new Antichrist. So, this kid probably has one of two additional things going on.
A. His folks really focked him over with a mule dild0 topped with a barbed wire c0ckring, thus creating a mentally unstable individual that saw an opportunity to stop the abuse, or:
B. He is a spoiled little sh1t that needs to become a raging homosexual, courtesy of our societies penile institutions.
As for the second possibility to this atrocity is:
2. Kids since the late 70's seemed to have lost the ability to understand what consequences are. Meaning that when you broke your dad's best fishing rod from whacking down your mom's flower bed, you got your ass beat. And quite well as I remember.
Corporal punishment was in the schools as well as on the street. You mouthed off to any adult and they got to beat your ass, then take you home and watch as your folks tag teamed on your ass as well.
Kids have since lost that ability to think about their ass before they do something stupid. No, beatings don't keep stupid things from happening, but i know it kept this kind of sh1t down to a minimum.
I beat my kids ass everywhere I went. Little old ladies in the shopping center would look at me like I was Satan for whipping my kid. I told her in no uncertain terms, "At leat he won't be bashing your head in for your social security check!"
Don't flame me because you have a propensity to lie to yourselves... Everyone has run into the screeching f0ck trophy in the check out lane or bus ride. If you didn't think to yourself "beat that kid silent " or something of a similar nature, then we are all focked, cause you must be Jesus and the rapture is upon us.
The thing is, you KNOW that kid needs his ass kicked, it's just still human nature to not want to actually witness the ass beating.
Lets face it the game really encourages violence and indeed one of the fact that he shots his parents.
But we need to look inside all the causes:
*The minister with a gun.
*Family ties
*The teen had trouble differentiating VIRTUAL & REALITY
*Genetically imbalance
*The game opened a door & the devil took control (paranormally)
right on dude... i remember my old hag would try and take my videogames when i was little. the one that set me off the most was taking my sega nomad. all that did was get me so made sure i punched the ***** in the face. i wish i had the gall to go all the way like this kid. ive been paying for it everyday since.
i bet the parents are already twisted f**ks to raise a kid like that
I wouldnt kill my mum/mom for the world!
Preacher's kids were the craziest...
At least that's what my mom said.
He is right lol
So do I lol like lots of pc mags and a few maximum
" Don't be mad because you aren't white...there is nothing you can do to change that...LOL!!! "
Then how did Michael Jackson??????