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baby dies as parents raise online baby instead - 04-03-2010, 10:45 AM


This is shocking.

BBC News - South Korea couple tried over dead 'web neglect' baby

A South Korean couple have gone on trial charged with allowing their baby daughter to starve to death while they played an online computer game. Prosecutors said they fed the baby once a day and left her alone for hours while they visited internet cafes. They said the couple were obsessed with playing a game in which they had to raise a virtual girl.


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04-03-2010, 10:56 AM


How sad. I don't understand how a parent could let this happen.

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Criminal...

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04-03-2010, 12:06 PM


I hope the couple gets whatever the maximum penalty in Korea is. And even that won't be punishment enough. Truly sad.

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04-03-2010, 02:56 PM


Keep it to yourself. We should add stuff like this to the off limits list.

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04-05-2010, 08:22 AM


Koreans have also allowed family members to die due to abandoment while they went to a local internet gaming cafe to play WoW. They have some serious issues with internet gaming.
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04-05-2010, 04:32 PM


Whats the big deal? I leave my kids alone for days at a time while I play WoW....

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