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08-10-2009, 10:07 PM #1Disabled
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Mom Dies over Halo 3 Video Game
His addiction was so strong, was running rampant in a tired, exhausted young man, that anybody or anything that stood between him playing the video game and not having his way was in peril," Kersey said of Petric's state of mind during the killings.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/s...3-to-life.html
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08-10-2009, 10:40 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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at the bottom it mentions its the games fault though... thats freakin bull. anyways he was playing over 18 hours a day which is horrible.
back to them saying its the games fault. Its not the games fault that there are no lifers that take things way to seriously.... if they jumped off a bridge or something because there friends did or something stupid like that then they should be thrown out of society.Leader of the new anti sig spamming club.
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08-10-2009, 10:42 PM #3Devil's Advocate
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08-10-2009, 10:47 PM #4Disabled
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08-10-2009, 11:10 PM #6An Awesome Dude
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Originally Posted by rlshosting
Stupid idiot! (I hope he has fun playing now)
Very sad......
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I was reading the article and some one commented
Orlin Posted Aug 9, 2009 11:45 am PT
There's a specific personality disorder that fits in with this boy's case, where he blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. If he had been born 100 years earlier and killed his parents like this after reading Crime and Punishment, people would have blamed Dostoevsky. If he had been born 30 years earlier, people would have blamed D&D. It isn't the manufacturer/publisher's fault, the kid just has some major psychological issues.
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08-10-2009, 11:25 PM #8The Linux Specialist
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It is a problem with the kid's mind not the game.
Specially 4 U
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08-10-2009, 11:26 PM #9A#* Duke Of New York
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What I found disturbing, and actually made the case more believable is the fact that he fled the house WITH the game. I cant think of any person of sound mind doing that. He was obsessed with the game, I mean 18 days playing, Im sure some of which went on well over 36 hours.
I must say though that I think he did get a fair sentence, murder is still murder. What annoys me though is his father standing by his side. He shot you and your wife and you want him to get a light sentence? Sometimes I just do not understand people.Chicago Electronic Cigarettes: Tobacco Free, Smoke Free. 3 E-Cig Models, 11 flavors, and accessories.
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08-11-2009, 12:31 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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The kid was probably messed up in the head to begin with, just nothing that ever surfaced until his obsession and immersion with the game. Either way, though, he is responsible for his own actions.
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08-11-2009, 12:44 AM #11Newbie
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08-11-2009, 06:10 AM #12Disabled
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08-11-2009, 03:13 PM #13Newbie
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Damn, that's sick. I wonder if he is still waiting his mother to respawn...
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08-11-2009, 04:06 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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you cant blame the producers of the game
neither can you blame weapons/gun manufacturer.
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08-11-2009, 07:41 PM #16Aspiring Evangelist
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YEA this case is in my neighborhood.
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This reminds me of MIKEDVB, He never sleeps.
Anyways that's horrible. All due respect it's the persons fault, Can't blame the game or game makers!
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08-12-2009, 11:55 AM #18Out there beyond the Wall.
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I was like this once. It all started when playing Nintendo's "Duck Hunt"
It got so bad I was shooting ducks on my way to work, my days off, staying up late and shooting ducks, then it went to geese.
It all came to a head when I shot my dog for laughing at me for missing one.
Seriously..... The kid had issues before the game. Funny how this always happens to a preachers kid.. Ever notice that?My IP >> 127.0.0.1 Hack Away!!
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This is tragic. However, I don't believe that video games are ever to blame when a deranged teen goes on a killing spree.
Ever.
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08-12-2009, 04:35 PM #20Junior Guru Wannabe
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This is just absurd. Perhaps they need an equally absurd method of preventing this. Licensing teens to play video games after they've passed several stages of psychological evaluations.... :x
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08-15-2009, 11:01 AM #22Newbie
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Unbelievable story!
jk2, you have a good point.
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