video game addiction?

Since video games have become so advanced these days, many teenagers get defensive, addicted or obsessed with them. Recently a teen boy shot his parent of the game Halo 3. Daniel Petric is from Indiana, and recently had a trial about the death of his parents. He had shot his parents after they took the game away from him, thinking at the time it would be a good idea to have his parents be gone forever. Daniel shot both of his parent but only his father survive. His defense? He claimed he was addicted to video games. The judge did not think this was a good excuse and sentanced him to life in prison. i think that this was a pittyfull excuse. being addicted to video games would not make you shoot your parents, and if you shot them because they took away one video game then i think you have other problems on your hands... I think that Daniel should not be sentenced to life in prision but should have a pretty hard consequnce because of what he did.