Chinese couple sells their two kids to pay for video games

[Guest Kloaked]

((( Wasn't sure if this needed go to into the Tech News section or Off-Topic, so I went with Off-Topic )))

 

Ever thought about selling your belongings that you don't really use anymore to get some extra cash for something else, like video games?

 

Well a couple in China decided they'd sell off their two kids to human traffickers to pay for their video game habits.

 

The original article is on Kotaku:

 

 

 

 

"A young unmarried couple in China are accused selling not one, but two of their children to human traffickers. The money they got was used for gaming. 

 

As reported on Guangdong TV (via Sina Games and Games in Asia), the young parents' first son was unplanned. Instead of supporting the child, they allegedly sold the baby boy to child traffickers in Fujian. 

 

The mother got pregnant again, and, in an interview, explained that the father "likes buying items in online games, and he likes staying out all night at internet cafes." Because the couple was apparently using their money for the father's gaming, the parents then allegedly sold their second son to traffickers to avoid a financial burden. 

 

As Games in Asia points out, child trafficking is very much a problem in China, where it is illegal. Kids are apparently sold to other parents or street gangs or even to people overseas. 

 

The grandfather of these children eventually reported the couple, who are now awaiting trial, to the police."

 

My NSFW opinion:

 

I hope these mother fucking assholes get whatever death penalty they have in China ASAP. Shit like this just makes me lose hope in humanity - when our morals get so low that people go and do shit like this. Now I know this is China but fucking come on, this is bound to have happened here in America in some form if it already hasn't happened yet.

 

Fuck me. It's things like this that make me wish we had public hangings again.

 

[flibberdipper]

haha Stupid addicts.

[Epitome]

Faith in humanity lost again

[Vitalius]

Ok. 

I mean, this is a country where if you have a daughter, you are basically stuck providing your own retirement, which is a negative for some reason. Not all of China is subject to the "one child policy", and some sections allow a second child if the first is a girl, but due to this, if the child is a girl, them "disappearing" isn't too uncommon from what I've heard/read.

i.e. infants left on the side of back roads to the elements. Or in this case sold to traffickers. Although the reason is different (to try again and to stay financially afloat respectively)

It's pretty terrible.

[Fred Castellum]

 

I hope these mother fucking assholes get whatever death penalty they have in China ASAP. Shit like this just makes me lose hope in humanity - when our morals get so low that people go and do shit like this. Now I know this is China but fucking come on, this is bound to have happened here in America in some form if it already hasn't happened yet.

 

Fuck me. It's things like this that make me wish we had public hangings again.

 

 

I'm sure its already happened in the US and various other countries. Probably for many different reasons aside from just money for gaming. 

 

"No I know this is China but xxxxing come on" < Asians make up what? 1/3 of the world population? I'd rather not lower a whole country's image just like that. 

[Guest Kloaked]

I'm sure its already happened in the US and various other countries. Probably for many different reasons aside from just money for gaming. 

 

"No I know this is China but xxxxing come on" < Asians make up what? 1/3 of the world population? I'd rather not lower a whole country's image just like that. 

 

The only thing I was implying there was China isn't America because people here tend to have better morals than that (that was hard for me to type, so I'm unsure about that myself). Nothing else. Just saying it's two different countries.

[Ruostunut kokis]

inb4 news media writes articles like "Gaming is horrible. This can (alternatively replace 'can' with 'will') happen to you if you play video games!" or "Video game addiction can (again, replaceable with the word 'will') lead to this. Must read!"

[Guest]

good job china

[Fred Castellum]

The only thing I was implying there was China isn't America because people here tend to have better morals than that (that was hard for me to type, so I'm unsure about that myself). Nothing else. Just saying it's two different countries.

I'm just saying the number of immoral people compared to number of moral people are pretty proportional and I'd think it'd match just about any country really...  

[Guest Kloaked]

I'm just saying the number of immoral people compared to number of moral people are pretty proportional and I'd think it'd match just about any country really...  

 

I was unsure of what you were saying in the previous post. Yes you're right.

[Mooshi]

The same country that is also responsible for manufacturing your goods because your own country is filled with cheap asses.

[GhostWindGamer]

[Wesley219]

How much do kids go for?

[techswede]

inb4 news media writes articles like "Gaming is horrible. This can (alternatively replace 'can' with 'will') happen to you if you play video games!" or "Video game addiction can (again, replaceable with the word 'will') lead to this. Must read!"

I wouldn't be surprised at all.. My money is on that Fox news jumps on that first. Or maybe the Daily mail

[Guest Kloaked]

I wouldn't be surprised at all.. My money is on that Fox news jumps on that first. Or maybe the Daily mail

 

I'm betting Glen Beck's program gets on it first.

[techswede]

I'm betting Glen Beck's program gets on it first.

Damn i forgot about that.. Either way it'll be tiresome 

 

I just noticed that i forgot to comment on this threads main topic. 

That's just sick.. And wrong..