Crime Baby Starved as Couple Nurtured Virtual Kid

[The Helper]

A South Korean couple addicted to the Internet left their 3-month-old daughter to starve to death while they raised a virtual daughter online during 12-hour bouts at a cyber cafe, police said.

The husband and wife had been on the run since their baby, born prematurely, died five months ago of severe dehydration and malnutrition, police said. They were arrested this week near their home south of the capital Seoul and charged today with child abuse and neglect.

Police say the couple left their infant alone in their apartment and rushed back from the Internet cafe just once a day to feed her. South Korea's official Yonhap news agency first reported the arrests, quoting police.

Couple: Internet gaming addiction led to baby's death - CNN.com

A South Korean couple whose three-month-old daughter died of malnutrition while they were raising a virtual child in an online game pleaded guilty to negligent homicide on Friday.

www.cnn.com

 

[13lade619]

Wtf. ('nuffsaid.)

 

[ReVolver]

I would have them starve in jail while the chefs play the "feed the prisoner" game on their computers, but then again I'm not the South Korean government.

 

[FireCat]

What the hell. That's wack on way too many levels. It's really a sick story.
Some people should Just be sterilized. I hope all of these "scum parents" get what they deserve!

 

[Slayer4000X2008]

That's not right, if I lived in South Korea I would track them down and beat them to near death. After that starve them to death.

What I said may seem cruel but I wouldn't really I mean that figuritivly (for a lack of spelling skills).

 

[DrEvil]

God I hate people like this... So F*cking addicted to things... to even care about their children..

These kind of people should never be aloud to have / adopt kids... and be punished severely... Grrrr...

Like the post above me.. it may seem cruel, but its a necessary thing for them...

*sigh* These people are sick in the head... have a child... then leave it at home...
play games at internet cafe... and forget about raising their real child...

EDIT: The parents met on an internet game themselves... dammit... where did they find the time to have a child ?

 

[thewrongvine]

God I hate people like this... So F*cking addicted to things... to even care about their children..

These kind of people should never be aloud to have / adopt kids... and be punished severely... Grrrr...

Like the post above me.. it may seem cruel, but its a necessary thing for them...

*sigh* These people are sick in the head... have a child... then leave it at home...
play games at internet cafe... and forget about raising their real child...

EDIT: The parents met on an internet game themselves... dammit... where did they find the time to have a child ?

Sure... easier to say it than to do it.



That's a sad thing, but it's people.

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[tom_mai78101]

South Korea have this "computer addiction" problem. About 80% of the population are affected.

 

[Avaleirra]

Sick story. But it seems to be getting more common these days.

 

[New User]

Some people just deserve to die, it's unbelievable that it's up to some people to decide.

These kind of stories about bad parental really sickens me.

 

[tom_mai78101]

There should be much more heavier punishment for bad parental regulations.

 

[AnthraxXx]

wtf, liek srsly?

That's like... Virtual baby? Real life Baby? You can't be serious... That's messed up.

 

[eellem1]

WOW!!! It is so amazing to me how stupid people truly are. Let's starve our living child, but make damn sure the cyber baby lives on... F***ing Crazy.:nuts:

 

[BANANAMAN]

Games like MMO's are specifically designed to trigger obsession type behavior like these.

And here's how the Game developers do it.

 

[Danny Cross]

If your not ready for children you shouldn't have them ....People are so messed up, hpw could you completely neglect your child....Ug people like that aggravate me so

 

[DogOfHavoc]

Uh oh... Who will feed the virtual baby while they're in jail?