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ScottRose
01/12/09

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His dad should have purchased a better safe.
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TheHeartless
01/12/09

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I can't get over imagining it, as you said, vividly. I thought about when I've surprised anyone. They close their eyes and smile, excited at what they might get. To see your parents with that loving smile, and pull the trigger...man.
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LVL32
01/12/09

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this is why I would never keep a gun in the house. Rather get shocked then killed. Although I dont think I will ever want children. Once you have em your life is over.
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TheYoshi
01/12/09

@PDSM: Why would you blame an inanimate object for something a person did? By your logic will you not have knives, matches, poison cleaning chemicals, etc. in your house either?

This kid is twisted, he broke into a safe to get the game and the gun, let's not blame the particular tool he used to commit his crime. When you blame a crime on the implement with which it was committed you partially excuse the perpetrator of said crime. A lifeless object cannot be evil, obviously excluding killer robots.
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Hello Mister Walrus
01/12/09

@TheYoshi: Guns are not the whole problem, but they do expedite violent tendencies. I would think twice about trying to kill two people with a knife, since I might be overpowered. With a gun, that restriction does not exist.

Of course, people should not want to kill other people in the first place. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Guns just make it easier for murderers.
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Curves
01/12/09

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I am interested in his sentence, as he was tried as an adult and here in Ohio (where this happened) we have the death penalty, though I doubt they apply it to anyone who was a minor no matter how bad the circumstances.
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zenpoet
01/12/09

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Thank you, court system, for working.
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Gann
01/12/09

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He will now get a first hand taste of what it is really like to get tea-bagged.
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gadam07
01/12/09

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Yeah, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who's bothered by the thought of that. I'm glad to see justice is being served.
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Hello Mister Walrus
01/12/09

@gadam07: Seriously, wtf did this guy think would happen? I am struggling to comprehend the thought process that led to him shooting his parents.
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ScottRose
01/12/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Less Parents = More Halo.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/15/08

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This would have never happened if his Xbox360 just RRoD'd like it's supposed to...
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EBone
12/15/08

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That's the kind of behavior that will get your XBoxLive Gamertag revoked...
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vgart
12/15/08

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Ok, if he had access to gun or got it somewhere. The parents aren't angels either. This is just one f***ed up family with f***ed up story.
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Kaiser-Machead
12/15/08

@vgart: What exactly makes this a fucked up family, other than recent developments? Keeping a gun in the house is common, and it doesn't indicate any questionable morals on the part of the parents.
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Curves
12/15/08

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From Cleveland....just when I think we cant be made fun of any more than we already are something like this happens.

A tragedy regardless of where it happens, and it seems to be happening more and more. I dont think people understand its an addiction, the same as any other addiction, and needs to be treated. Cold turkey is not something that can be forced on anyone trying to kick an addiction or this is the result.
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nutbastard
12/15/08

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UH POOR CHOICE OF SHIRT THERE BUDDY!

and really, Halo 3? I wouldn't go ballistic over anything less than CoD4, or Gears....
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sabz333
12/15/08

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dude this is just another thing that parents are going to use to get kids to stop playing video game.

"your gonna end up like that kid and go crazy" (mom)

great, another reason for your parents to nag you about playing video games...
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
12/15/08

@sabz333: Well the usual, you're going to turn into a fat useless moron with poor health unless you put down the twinkie and the controller fatty apparently isn't working in this country.
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Hello Mister Walrus
12/15/08

@sabz333: Yeah, this kid definitely has issues other than from video games... I played a shitload of video games while growing up and didn't come close to shooting my parents (or anyone else for that matter).
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/15/08

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Well, they can't blame this ON Halo3 as he never got a chance to play it. Yet they make a point to say it's a violent game.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
12/15/08

@ROFL_SteveDave loves this guy->★: Obviously it was Halo 2 that infected him.
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Darksider1972
12/15/08

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Umm, there is a thing called Game Addiction, Some of these kids/adult have no lives and spend every waking moment playing video games and you take that only escape they have from them causes different reaction in this case a kid killing his parents.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/15/08

@Darksider1972: Is there such a thing as Gawker Addiction?
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Gann
12/15/08

@ROFL_SteveDave loves this guy->★: Yes.
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nutbastard
12/15/08

@Darksider1972:

The whole Gaming Addiction thing is bullshit.

I'm addicted to cigarettes but i wouldn't actually murder people if they took em away from me - and that's a tangible, chemical, measurable addiction.

Video Game Addiction is like any other psychological dependence - it's self-perpetuated whiny bullshit.

There is no such thing as porn addiction or gaming addiction - those are just extreme examples of people who

A) have something they really like

and

B) are completely irresponsible when it comes to managing their lives

And even if there WAS legitimate 'gaming addiction', that doesn't excuse a persons actions - if a crack head kills your mother, do you really give him some sympathy because he was an addict, or do you want him simply held responsible for his actions? because its peoples actions that matter, not their 'problems' or their 'issues'.

Daddy beat you and so now you beat other people? I could not care less that your daddy beat you.
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ripfire
12/15/08

@Darksider1972: Like what nutty said, I don't think this would count as 'gaming addiction'. I believe there is deeper, underlying psychological issue that constitutes to this type of fixation. I guessing bipolar or schizophrenia.
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matthewharding
12/15/08

@Darksider1972: I can believe it. As a former EB Games employee, I watched teenagers drop hundreds of dollars on games every week.

We almost felt like crack dealers sellings all those WoW time cards.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
12/15/08

@Matthew Harding: Go become a bartender, and tell us all how you felt compared to selling WoW time cards...

Playing too much WoW, or Second Life, or whatever is a symptom of a psychological problem. WoW et all aren't the cause of the problem, but they obsessive playing of them is a good indicator that something isn't right in the person's head. That isn't a disease, it's a side effect of the disease.

Where as say, people using alcohol or other susbstances who have developed a chemical addiction.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
12/15/08

@ROFL_SteveDave loves this guy->★: I thought it was called Gawker Block.
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