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Boy Shot Parents After They Took Away Halo 3

December 15, 2008 in News comments 60

17-year-old Daniel Petric was so mad when his father banned him from playing Halo 3 that he shot both his parents in the head, killing his mother, and injuring his father.

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Daniel Petric was so angry that his father would not allow him to play the violent video game Halo 3 that he killed his mother and shot his father, then tried to make it appear to be a murder-suicide, prosecutors told a Lorain County judge this morning in the boy's murder trial.
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  • 5
    chautemoc Dec 16, 08
    Was his goal to get Halo 3 back? Cause it obviously wasn't very effective..
    • 1
      kik36 Dec 16, 08
      God, ain't that the friggin' truth!
  • 2
    RabidChinaGirl Dec 16, 08
    The guy's 17-years-old for *bleep*'s sake. Ugh...
  • 3
    Koloth Dec 16, 08
    What in the world is wrong with kids today? It never even crossed my mind to attack or kill my parents.

    The worst fight I ever had with my mom I threatened to leave and when I turned to do so she snatched my hair. I rounded on her and when she backed off i went to my room and that was the end of it. But even in that instant it didn't cross my mind to hit her. Though she told me years later that she thought I might.

    Sure I was mad. Sure I was bigger than her. But she was still my mom. She had managed to instill just enough fear and morality in me that I wouldn't even consider such a thing.
    • 0
      kik36 Dec 16, 08
      Yeah my mom was always able to scare the living shit out of us. One time she got me so pissed I punched my dresser, and she heard it in the other room and was like "you better not be throwin' a fit in there!!!"

      Needless to say I broke my damn knuckle but kept it quiet 'cause I didn't want mom to come after me!!! LMAO
  • 0
    yugiRULER Dec 16, 08
    I dont know about you, but nobody should get that mad. What could she possibly have done? I know my dad is pretty intimidating, standing 7 feet tall, and is a very well built carpenter, but I'm not SCARED of them. I would gladly stand my ground against them, and I have. But whatever. This kid should be put in jail for at least 10-15 years of his life. That was completely out of left field. Where the hell did he even get a gun anyway?
    • 0
      Koloth Dec 16, 08
      Read the story. He got it from his dads lockbox when he went to get the game back.
  • 1
    Red 9* Dec 16, 08
    First it's COD4 getting kids to run away, then its GTAV making us hang kittens, now it's Halo 3 causing us to shoot our parents.

    Are kids r-etarded or something?
  • 0
    Play ISDF Dec 16, 08
    You know, it's bad enough when 10 year olds pull this shit, but a *bleep*ing 17 year old? For crying out loud, this is just pure insanity. To kill your own mother and nearly kill your own father over a GAME! I'm not one to really go for the death penalty or anything but just shoot this idiot in the head already, we don't need him and others like him in this world at all.
    • 0
      metalhead4105 Dec 16, 08
      I totally agree with you, man this is some really messed up crap people are doing.
  • 0
    ShadowJ Dec 16, 08
    Obviously he gets pwned on Halo 3 otherwise he wouldn't be a bad shot

    Anyway Koloth to answer your question about what's wrong with kids today...lack of respect, always get what they want and no discipline. Along with the fact that his dad didn't keep his gun or lockbox secure and out of view of his son.

    The fact the boy would break down and cry, saying sorry for what he dead and his dad saying "You're my son, you're my boy" That to me says "crap parenting"

    Son or not, flesh and blood or not...I would not be that forgiving if forgiving at all. I would not disown him but FFS I certainly wouldn't forgive him especially over a videogame. Then again it would never get like that in the first place. I know "hypocrite" because I have no kids and it could be different when I actually do have kids but common sense tells you that this kid gets what he wants and when he is told no...bam, he will make sure he gets what he wants.

    This case is murder over a videogame, not "because" of a videogame, two very different things even though the reasoning is more or less the same.

    It's time to bring back smacked legs and grounding...*bleep* child line and social services...little taps put a child in place and make them learn

    edit: btw, even though he is 17 I still refer to him as a kid
    • 4
      Koloth Dec 16, 08
      To hell with CPS. I spank my kid when he gets to far out of line. And he knows better than to push me. He isn't perfectly behaved but he knows where the line is and he doesn't dare cross it. And my mom rarely spanked me but I still learned where the line was and I stayed well on the good side of it.

      Parents need to be parents. And we need to get rid of these stupid organizations that make parents impotent. But with or with out these organizations parents still need to be parents and stop scapegoating.
  • 0
    Capn Droid Dec 16, 08
    Man, this shit just doesn't end.

    Hell, I'm feeling nauseous. If someone can help me out, please, because I think there's so much of this bullcrap I'm starting to believe it. Someone get me a Tylenol, pretty please.
  • 0
    The Primagen Dec 16, 08
    There has to be more to the story.


    Unless he was seriously mentally unstable, there must have been something else, maybe his parents abused him or something.
    • 0
      Darknet* Dec 16, 08
      I was thinking the same thing. Maybe his parents were just really huge dicks and the Halo 3 thing was what broke the straw on the camels back.
      • 0
        Koloth Dec 16, 08
        Or maybe his parents were really nice. The article did suggest that he had been shut in and stressed for some time because of an injury. And his only release was TV and games.

        And of course he was mentally unstable. Who in their right mind would shoot someone? Now the reason might be stress it might be abuse, neglect, or being spoiled. But that doesn't excuse him.
        • 0
          Dark Arcanine Dec 16, 08
          Isn't that what you do in the army? You originally have no quarrel against the enemy, except what you've been fed by your country's military leaders. You go on shooting people with no reason except "for your country" though it normally develops into a personal hatred over time.
        • 0
          iLLmatic Dec 16, 08
          You don't have to be mentally unstable to shoot someone. Shooting your parents is something different.
  • 0
    MentallyUnstable Dec 16, 08
    I love they refer to it as "the violent videogame" Halo 3. He's 17 and should be charged as a freaking adult, not plead insanity or be charged as a minor or some shit. It's bad parenting, I agree. He was probably handed every f'n thing in life and when his parents decided to put their foot down for the first time, he threw a hissy fit. Or he was just so demented he thought they would respawn. *shrugs* Anyway, no one nor nothing can be blamed but himself, and he should be punished as so.
  • 0
    xxxRockerxxx Dec 16, 08
    I just did a research paper about things like this for my College English class. Pretty much said how the allegations of video games making people violent is pretty silly. This article pretty much does the same thing. Especially the last two parts where it says:
    "Daniel Petric's lawyers also gave a short opening statement to the judge. They said their client had been under great stress because of a snowboarding accident that resulted in a severe staph infection.

    He was homebound for a year with nothing to do but watch television and play video games."
  • 0
    Big A2 Dec 16, 08
    My mom once took my Super Mario 64 away (I can't remember why), and I didn't even get mad or anything, after all, it's just a game.

    But THIS is murder. He should go to jail for the rest of his life.
  • 0
    Final Blade Dec 16, 08
    While I'm not excusing the kid for shooting both his parents, what in the world was the parents grounding a 17 year old? He's practically(close, but not there yet) an adult. I mean Christ, sounds ridiculous. I've only been grounded twice and that was when I was actually 6(I think) and 10 years old.

    I think the parents and the kid are messed up, but shooting is far worse though. Sorry I can't give sympathy to any of them.
    • 4
      Miss Razz Dec 16, 08
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      what in the world was the parents grounding a 17 year old?
      Err ... being parents. Just because the kid is "almost an adult" doesn't mean they shouldn't punish him if he does something wrong.
      • 1
        Deathsythe Dec 16, 08
        But by the time he is 17, he shouldn't really be doing things or behaving in a manner that would warrant grounding.

        It is unfortunate the lack of respect that today's generation has.
        • 0
          Capn Droid Dec 17, 08
          But if he does, then the proper punishment should be administered. And whether or not the parents did a good thing is irrelevant when they've eaten lead.
    • 2
      DragoniteBallZ Dec 16, 08
      The fact that he even had the nerve to shoot his parents obciously means he's not mature enough for the game. Forget 17. That's just a number in this case. The fact that he did this means the only thing his parents did wrong was apperently not be forceful enough in keeping any violent games of any kind from this guy and putting a gun within his reach because he's clearly insane.
    • 0
      FinalFantasyFanaticc Dec 16, 08
      How are the parents messed up? Hes still their child and they'll do whatever they want to make sure the idiot gets raised right.

      Obviously he was raised right by the parents, judging that they banned him from games meaning they wanted him to get his lazy ass outside. He was just a psycho and killed them for it.

      Goddamn i'd hate to see your kids.
    • 0
      Big A2 Dec 17, 08
      If you read the article, you would have known that the game was taken away from him because he sneeked out a bought it when his father instructed him not to.
      • 0
        Final Blade Dec 17, 08
        I did read the article but I for one cannot understand why they would take the game away and ban him over something as ridiculous as this. But again I can't sympathized with anyone. Not only the parents was in the wrong, so was the kid overreacting and shooting the parents. I'm sorry if my views doesn't conform with the rest of the people agreeing here.

        Not everyone will agree on this matter, and I sure as hell do not. Untwist your panties here people, especially you FFF.
        Don't bring in my future kids, if I did wanted any here. That's completely irrelevant. I do not like kids, nor do I believe I'd make a good father or husband for that matter. I've stated this before. But that doesn't mean I'm going to agree with every ridiculous thing parents does. This is no different to the CoD4 article. Both the parents and the kids are stupid. 17 years age is technically an adult, and he can make his own decisions on what games to buy. If I had my parents tell me, a 22 year old man, what to buy and not, I'd actually not listen to them too. They have no right to tell me what to play or buy or not. Just like I have no right to tell them what to buy or not.

        But again the kid obviously had issues, that I didn't deny.
        • 2
          pooOBKp Dec 17, 08
          The kid, at the time, wasn't of age to technically play the game. Although not everyone follows it, some parents might follow the rating systems age recommendations.
        • 3
          Big A2 Dec 17, 08
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          I did read the article but I for one cannot understand why they would take the game away and ban him over something as ridiculous as this.
          17 year olds arn't legally adults. His father told him not to buy the game, he does, and his father takes it away from him. What did you want the dad to do? Say "Good job on buying this game without me noticing son. That's my boy! Now go play your heart out."?
  • 1
    Zero and X Dec 16, 08
    Lock his ass up for life. Nuff said.
  • 0
    StabWound Dec 16, 08
    His dad is an idiot for putting his gun in the same place as the game.
    • 4
      Koloth Dec 16, 08
      Yea... because it's the dads fault his son is criminally insane.
  • 1
    Dark Arcanine Dec 16, 08
    The kid can't have been very mentally stable, nothing to do with video games. I mean, Halo is a very tuned down violence. There are plenty of more graphic games, assuming they even are influential which I don't think so.
  • 1
    DragoniteBallZ Dec 16, 08
    Wow that story isn't just *bleep*ed up. That's sad.
  • 0
    pooOBKp Dec 16, 08
    Man, that is crazy, I guess they got a pretty big suprise out of it though. Why would he have given the gun to his dad after blasting the mom? Maybe he was doing the dad a favor of offing the mom?
  • 0
    Bri Dec 16, 08
    Atrocious.

    I hope he gets slapped with a 30 year or greater sentence. And no death penalty, this guy deserves to suffer years on end.
  • 6
    Killosity Dec 16, 08
    Achievement Unlocked: Jailtime
  • 0
    kspiess Dec 16, 08
    Maybe he'll be able to really hone his Halo 3 skills when he spends most of '20s in a horrible jail some place.
  • 1
    Big A2 Dec 16, 08
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    Heidi Archer said the family has forgiven her brother and want him to come home because the family cannot heal until they are all together.
    Ah yes. Having a murder in my home REALLY helps me feel better about anything.
    • 2
      kik36 Dec 16, 08
      Nothin' says "Holiday Cheer" quite like having the murderer hang the stockings for you.
      • 1
        Play ISDF Dec 17, 08
        Just make sure not to give him the wrong present.
        • 2
          Big A2 Dec 17, 08
          Give him an empty Halo 3 box, then run for your life.
        • 2
          Dark Arcanine Dec 17, 08
          I was thinking of taking that Master Chief suit after the wedding's over and knocking on his door.
  • 2
    iLLmatic Dec 17, 08
    Final Blade has got to be putting in a bid for the thumbs down feature to come back. It's the only explanation.
    • 0
      Play ISDF Dec 17, 08
      FB has a point though. Being 17, wouldn't you think he'd be a little too old to be grounded and take games off him? That's the sort of thing I'd expect parents to do to kids/young teens.
      • 2
        iLLmatic Dec 17, 08
        He's 17 and living in his parents house. He IS still a kid. It's depressing as a human being to know that someone would fault the parents for this, for trying to teach their child discipline. You are not grown when you're 17 years old. If you need to be punished, you need to be punished. End of discussion.

        So many times we hear about underage kids playing mature themed games, while the parents are deaf, dumb, and blind. Now, these parents do the right thing by attempting to instill discipline and respect into their kid, but they were wrong for it? I wonder who the mentally unstable one really is.
        • 0
          Play ISDF Dec 17, 08
          That's all very true I do admit. But I think it's part of what you said which isn't helping the youth of today. It's that mentality. He's 17 and still a kid? It's almost like saying that when you hit 18, from then on you need to be a responsible adult but right up till then you are just a kid and thus should be treated like one. If you ask me, by the age of 17 he should be for the most part responsible and mature in his actions. Maturing into an adult is something that starts once you become a teen as you start to gain a bit of responsibility for what you are doing. It isn't something that happens overnight and at the age he's at, he should be nearly a mature adult or at the very least on the road to becoming one.

          I'm not saying that he shouldn't be punished or shouldn't be taught discipline, nor am I defending his actions, or blaming the parents but by then he shouldn't have to be getting grounded and having things taken off him. I applaud the parents for trying to raise their kid right, I do, but maybe they should have been treating him like the young adult he's meant to be at this point. At that age he can make his own decisions, especially if he was using his own cash.
        • 1
          kik36 Dec 17, 08
          When you live under someone else's roof you live by their rules. I know this idiot who was living with his parents when he was 23. He got arrested so they took his car and gave him a curfew.....LMFAO Man, that guy is a serious loser!!!! But that's what he gets for not living on his own.

          While this kid didn't have the option to move out, he still needs to respect the common rules of the house.
  • 0
    iLLmatic Dec 17, 08
    All that said, you stated the word 'should' a lot in there. He should be this, he should be that. If he's cool with putting a slug in both his parents heads for ANY reason, let alone taking a game away, do you think this is a kid who should be making adult decisions for himself?
    • 2
      Koloth Dec 17, 08
      quote
      do you think this is a kid who should be making adult decisions for himself?
      Yes, he should but clearly isn't. He should be adult enough not to over react to a punishment. He should be adult enough not to sneak out to buy the game in the first place. He should be adult enough to accept his parents telling him no.

      But he wasn't any of those things. Instead of accepting it when they told him no he snuck out. Instead of taking his punishment he decided to shoot them. Clearly not grown up or adult enough to make good decisions.

      And as a matter of fact I still to this day get lectured by my grandmother. She can't really punish me since I no longer live with her and I am an adult. But getting a lecture from her is as good as being punished anyway. Growing up she never grounded me as a teen anyway. I would just have to sit there and listen to her beat me down verbally. And I accepted it, and still do. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. No point in pretending I know better than my grandmother after displaying that I don't.
    • 0
      Play ISDF Dec 17, 08
      You know it's just mean and insulting when you pick on how someone is. It's just how I am, *bleep*ing deal with it.
      • 0
        iLLmatic Dec 17, 08
        ...what are you talking about? I think you missed my point completely.
  • 0
    joshthegreat Dec 17, 08
    For Halo 3? I wouldn't shoot a pigeon for that game back...
    • 1
      pooOBKp Dec 18, 08
      Would you shoot a pidgeon for GTA IV?
  • 0
    Shortman Dec 17, 08
    Did he use the rifle or the plasma gun?

    How can you do this. This guy needs to get a life at some point because his doesn't look very nice for the near future.
    • 0
      Capn Droid Dec 18, 08
      Does he look like an Elite to you? I'm pretty sure he wouldn't respawn with a plasma anything.
      • 0
        Shortman Dec 18, 08
        Fair enough. Maybe he thought he was in a death match. Drama queen.
  • 0
    Twisted Jan 15, 09
    oh wow.

    quote
    17-year-old Daniel Petric was so mad when
    Read that as "Daedric Prince" for a minute. ;-;

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