Reading both articles it does tell me one thing. The parents were just being parents. They took the violent video game away. Only Halo 3 is mentioned. They didn't take the xbox away just one single game. Sorry if that is too controlling but parents have the right to draw a line in the sand and create standards for their children. Maybe the parents felt uncomfortable with him being up all night shooting people online. The article did point out that he had spent a lot of time playing Halo. Hell the parents might of just taken the game away just to get a decent nights sleep.
I'm sure if the parents have been abusive in some way or form the media would have been all over it. No abuse is mention by either the parents, the son, or even the older sister.
I would have to say it's another kid who got pissed he didn't get his way and dealt with it out of anger. Now he and his father get to live with this the rest of their lives.
If anything this should be a sign to all parents. Talk to your children or one day they might just blow you away with your own hand gun.
"I would have to say it's another kid who got pissed he didn't get his way and dealt with it out of anger."
And how do you think he became the kind of person who would become angry enough over a video game that he's willing to commit murder? I'd wager it has a lot to do with how he was raised.
I'm not defending his actions, and I'm sure that his parents did the best job of parenting that they knew how. But their child is still a product of the environment they provided.
Another possibility is that the parents noticed their son had a natural proclivity towards violence (some people just do) and were trying to discourage him from it (hence the snowboarding).
There's really no way to know based on the info in the article. As you said yourself, you might be projecting.
I'm sure if the parents have been abusive in some way or form the media would have been all over it. No abuse is mention by either the parents, the son, or even the older sister.
I would have to say it's another kid who got pissed he didn't get his way and dealt with it out of anger. Now he and his father get to live with this the rest of their lives.
If anything this should be a sign to all parents. Talk to your children or one day they might just blow you away with your own hand gun.
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And how do you think he became the kind of person who would become angry enough over a video game that he's willing to commit murder? I'd wager it has a lot to do with how he was raised.
I'm not defending his actions, and I'm sure that his parents did the best job of parenting that they knew how. But their child is still a product of the environment they provided.
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There's really no way to know based on the info in the article. As you said yourself, you might be projecting.
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http://kotaku.com/5112289/halo-3-shooters-attorney-argues-insanity-due-to-video-game-addiction
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