Ohio teen who killed over video game gets 23 years in jail

[BrutalBRAWLER24]

All from yahoo:

A northeast Ohio teen who shot and killed his mother and wounded his minister father was sentenced Tuesday to 23 years to life in prison for crimes rooted in his obsession with video games with violent themes. Daniel Petric, 17, who could have gotten life without parole, shook his head slightly, sniffled and held back tears but sat down without saying a word when given the chance by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge.
Petric's eyes were red from crying when his father, Mark Petric, asked the judge to be lenient and said his son regrets killing his mother and reminds his father often that he is glad his father survived.
As for his mother, Daniel Petric's frequent comment is "Dad, I miss mom. I miss mom," the father said.
"He still does not understand why he did something so terrible," Mark Petric told the judge.
The prosecution disputed the contention that Petric had shown remorse for the crimes and asked for the maximum sentence.
Besides his father, Petric's sister, grandfather and other family members attended the hearing in Elyria, about 20 miles southwest of Cleveland. Some wiped away tears.
Petric was convicted of shooting his parents in October 2007 after they took the game "Halo 3" away from him. The judge, who heard the case without a jury, said at the time of the verdict that the teen was so obsessed over a video game that he may have believed that, like the characters in the game, death wasn't real.
The defense claimed his age and addiction to the game made him less responsible.
In the video game "Halo 3," players shoot alien monsters that have taken over the Earth.
Mark Petric, speaking for the family, said a sentence short of life without parole would give his son a second chance.
"He has severe regret and remorse and guilt," said Mark Petric, who has visited his son weekly in jail and speaks with him by phone several times a week.
"I see the pain and guilt in his eyes," he said as his son, his head bowed, cried quietly.
Mark Petric, who has forgiven his son, said he had followed his son's request that his father's congregation be told about his sorrow over the crimes. "He is sorry for causing everyone so much terrible pain," said the father, a minister at New Life Assembly of God in Wellington.
The defense attorney, James M. Kersey, said Daniel Petric's obsession with video games was so rampant that anyone who got in his way was at risk. He appealed for leniency.
Anthony Cillo, an assistant Lorain County attorney, said Daniel Petric deserved the maximum sentence and already had received a break because he was under 18 years old at the time of the crimes and ineligible for the death penalty.
At the trial, Mark Petric testified that his son came into the room and asked his parents: "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you."
The father testified that he expected a pleasant surprise. Then his head went numb from a gunshot.

His wife, Susan, 43, died of a gunshot wound to the head. The prosecution said Daniel Petric then tried to make the shootings look like a murder and attempted suicide. He shoved the gun into his father's hand and said, "Hey Dad, here's your gun. Take it," Mark Petric testified.

Wow how could somebody be that addicted to video games and kill someone because of it.

[YuHadMeAtHal0]

WOW!
That's brutal man...

[JPetrillo]

Damn. When my parents took a video game away from me I would run down to my room, slam my door behind me and maybe yell out something like," I hate you!" HAHA ...so now kids pick up a gun and shoot somebody instead. Nice.

[BrutalBRAWLER24]

here is the photo of the teen during his trial

[JPetrillo]

That's crazy... Imagine shooting and killing your mother (and almost your father) just because they took away your video game, which they probably would have given back to you in a day or two... damn.

[Legendplayer]

Yeah that is the worst part. Killing your own family. That's stupid though, to kill blood over game... Even when my little brother messed up my GTA IV, I still didn't go that far, all I did was made him exercise alot haha. Keep in mind that I bought the game sunday and came next sunday as I was in church, he was playing and I came home to an obvious key to cd horror.

[JPetrillo]

LOL did he do it on purpose out of spite, or was it not really his fault?

[JayMac743]

I dunno, little bro f'ing up my GTA IV, I'd consider ending his life... J/K

But I prob would have hung him by his underwear on a door....

[BrutalBRAWLER24]

Originally Posted by JayMac743

I dunno, little bro f'ing up my GTA IV, I'd consider ending his life... J/K

But I prob would have hung him by his underwear on a door....

hahaha

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