Blizzard Sued for Death of Gamer

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday November 20, 2005 @03:36AM from the if-you-can-sue-tobacco-companies-why-not dept.

Somatic writes "In the latest saga over online gaming addiction in China, the parents of a 13-year-old Tianjin boy are suing the makers of World of Warcraft, blaming the game for the death of their son, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua. The parents filed a suit against Blizzard Entertainment on Wednesday, saying their son jumped to his death while reenacting a scene from the game, the report said. The parents are backed by the anti-Internet addiction advocate Zhang Chunliang. Mr. Chunliang has spoken to 63 parents whose children have allegedly suffered from online gaming addiction and plans to file a class-action suit, according to the report."

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Darwin Awards, here I come by jacklebot · 2005-11-20 04:13 · Score: 1, Troll

Both parents and kid deserve a darwin award. Kudos to the kid for removing himself from the gene pool
Re:Mario bros. by Winckle · 2005-11-20 07:07 · Score: 1, Troll

3, Informative!
Mods on Crack!
One boils water to make coffee... by msauve · 2005-11-20 11:35 · Score: 1, Troll

so one can reasonably expect it to be served at any temperature up to boiling. Simple physics limits the maximum temperature. McDonald's is not, and cannot be, at fault for serving "too hot" coffee, regardless of the serving temperature others use. The OP burned themselves.

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