Son shoots parents over Videogame. Blame the son ? I blame the parents

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Daniel Petric played Halo 1 and Halo 2 with his friends with a dedication that would put Radical Muslims to shame, for more than a year. A fanatical player, he looked forward with complete awe, to the release of Halo 3, and the uber gaming with all his friends. Then the worst idea since parenting was invented: parents banned the game from the house. The kid tried to explain, to show, to convince logically and perhaps illogically, that he loved the game, that he lived for the game, that the game was his life. No compassion. No understanding. We are the parents, we make the rules. He sneaked out of the house and bought the game. Was caught with it, tried to explain, convince, reason, no understanding. You kid, we parents. We make the rules, we decide for you. Later on, gun in the hand. Bang! Bang! Shot mom, shot dad, tried to make it look like murder suicide, but got caught in the act. Mother died, Father survived. Horrible tragedy. Really horrible and very sad tragedy. But as a former gamer, as a kid, and yes, as having not yet been a parent, I cannot help but blame this largely on the parents. You know. When your kid is THAT passionate about something, and you spend some time with them and talk about it, you know. You feel it. You ignore it perhaps, maybe it's easier to just 'act like a parent' about it, use the fact that you can order things to be done your way, but IMO when you see THAT type of enthusiasm in someone and just meddle with it, you're asking for trouble. Opinions ? Here btw is the opening statement at his trial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_FFGA3kyog