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Chinese Couple Sells Children To Support Online Game Addiction

Posted by samzenpus on from the think-of-the-children-no-really-think-of-the-children dept.

hypnosec writes After several controversies arising about in-app purchases, a Chinese couple has done the unthinkable by selling their sons to buy in-app items. An unmarried couple, A Hui and A Mei, severely addicted to online games, were accused of selling their sons and were arrested. In an interview with Guangdong TV, they revealed that they chose to sell their sons to child traffickers. A Hui said A Mei is fond of playing online games and likes to buy game items. As he could not give up his in-app purchases, he was not able to support his first son and they sold him to Fujian-based child traffickers. When the wife bore another son, they felt they would not be able to support their second child either, and they again sold him to the traffickers.

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  1. title by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    spelling plz, we aren't all Onlione yet

  2. Oblig. Monty Python by Mister+Transistor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, that's it, we're broke. It's science experiments for the lot of you!

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    1. Re:Oblig. Monty Python by HornWumpus · · Score: 5, Funny

      medical experiments

      'medical' is a good woody word. 'science' is tinny.

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      John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
    2. Re:Oblig. Monty Python by Mister+Transistor · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "Won't somebody think of the children!!" Cry me a river, then piss off. We all have plenty of much more serious stuff to fret over than a couple of losers that made a bad decision. The sheer stupidity and rarity of the action makes it ludicrous enough to be surreal - it makes a joke of itself.

      Lighten up, Francis.

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      -- You are in a maze of little, twisty passages, all different... --