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Daniel Petric, the teenager who shot and killed his mother and injured his father after being cut off from his precious Halo 3 back in 2007, received his sentence today, MSNBC reports. Judge James Burge sentenced the boy to 23 years to cries of mercy from the boy's surviving father, who stated that Daniel "still does not understand why he did something so terrible."

Daniel's sentence is actually a lot lighter than it could have been, as the prosecution was pushing for the maximum sentence of life without parole. The defense's argument was that Daniel was so young and so addicted to the game that he could not be held accountable. Petric, only 17 years old, was even younger when he committed the crime, and the judge's lenience is likely tied to his belief that young Daniel was addicted to the point of delusion.








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Malik Zulfi

Lahol wala Quwata

I cant beleive that some one can go that far only for a game

Sad ...

fat spartan

Yeah, sad story. I had first heard about it around the time it happened.

marwati

these westreners have no respect or much love for parents. they love materialistic things like games more than relations.
17 year old is mature enough. this cold heart son shud b gas poisoned or electrified to death

Malik Zulfi

He was 15 when this happened . . . but even then it was a cruel act

Arleitter

Yes.But Human mind is always an intangible one.You can not have fixed standard for anything.