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Chinese Internet Addiction Boot Camp Prison Break
UgLyPuNk writes "A group of inmates at the Huai'an Internet Addiction Treatment Centre decided they'd had enough of the 'monotonous work and intensive training.' Working together, they tied their duty supervisor to his bed and made a run for it. The 14 patients, aged from 15 to 22, hailed a taxi to take them to a nearby town — but were uncovered when the driver took them to the police station instead, suspicious of the identically dressed young men who were unable to pay the fare."
First I escaped Slashdot Addiction Camp, and now this! What a perfect day.
which is totally what she said
Who's the tank and who's the buffer?
Achievement Unlocked: "Prison Break"!
Not really. People training for the clown car trick typically practice in China.
For every problem, there is at least one solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
You know what would be the perfect "abuse of authority/prison-industrial complex" scandal story?
Using inmates at an internet-addiction boot camp as slave labor for your WoW gold-farming business...
Expect the chinese government to spin this into a positive light for their work camp by "teaching teamwork and on-the-fly improvisational skills".
"Game Over"
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I wanted to mod you up, but there's no option for "drug induced rambling."
No, no, no... you want to break them of the habit you make them game testers.
They'll want to chop off their own hands and gouge out their eyes before using a computer again.
I support the Slashcott and will not be reading or commenting from 2/10/14 to 2/17/14. Beta is steaming pile of dog shit
that's such a brilliant idea that I would be surprised if it hasn't already happened.
Perhaps Jeff Bezos will try to patent that too!
What one fool can do, another can. (Ancient Simian Proverb)
The dude is a multi-billionaire and gets to use the "I was the first man on Mars" line at every club he walks into. He deserves no apologies for any of us regular losers.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
24800 experience for escaping from the prison warden, they get to keep their clothes and choose between steel handcuffs or plastic ties!