World Chinese internet addicts stage mutiny at boot camp

[The Helper]

A group of inmates at a Chinese boot camp for young internet addicts tied up a supervisor and made a dramatic break for freedom.

The 14 addicts made their great escape from the Huai’an Internet Addiction Treatment Centre last Wednesday, complaining that they could no longer endure the “monotonous work and intensive training”, one Chinese newspaper said.

Aged from 15 to 22, the inmates staged their mutiny by seizing a duty supervisor when he was in bed and immobilising him in his quilt. He shouted for help.

The children apologised but continued to tie him up and escaped, making a break for the hometown of the leader of the group.

Chinese Internet Addicts Stage Daring Boot Camp Escape

A group of adolescents interred at an internet addiction boot camp rose up against their oppressors last week, restraining their supervisor and fleeing the facility to taste sweet, sweet freedom. At least until their parents sent them back.

kotaku.com

 

[Lyerae]

lol.

 

[thewrongvine]

LOL! That is so beast.
This is like something from a TV show.
The camp is harsh though, :|.

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[NightShade]

Oh come on guys, you know that you would do this too. If you had the guts.

 

[Lyerae]

I wouldn't even let them send me.
No, I wouldn't even let them consider it.

 

[Genkora]

Well, it wouldn't be a problem for me, I'm not addicted to the Internet. I mean, I can stop surfing any time I want, I just don't want to.

 

[NightShade]

And I'm sure a lot of people who smoke say that they could stop smoking any time they want too, they just don't want to. Unless you were joking.

 

[ElderKingpin]

i would keep him tied up and play video games in front of him xD

 

[Carnerox]

So pro.

 

[esb]

Awesome!

 

[NightShade]

i would keep him tied up and play video games in front of him xD

win

Putting people in boot camp for internet addiction is really messed up. I think it's gotten better after all those people died there and I heard that they stopped giving people electric shocks but still.
The best way to stop internet addiction is to get the person interested in real life. Take trips to nice places and go to parks.

I guess that depression and a bunch of other problems is better that internet addiction though.

 

[tom_mai78101]

It said that it wanted to boost internet usage to 45 per cent of the population in the next five years but gave no indication that it would ease the Great Firewall, which blocks websites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

The best and quickest way to boost internet usage of the population is to "let them play." Don't need to turn off the Great Firewall.

 

[SineCosine]

Meh, It was bound to happen.
I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner.

 

[thewrongvine]

They probably dead/beat up now.

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[FireCat]

I wouldn't even let them send me.
No, I wouldn't even let them consider it.

Why not?
There's Just no Internet connection It can't be such a nightmare to be there

 

[Lyerae]

Why not?
There's Just no Internet connection It can't be such a nightmare to be there

It's not because there's no Internet.
Why should I let someone else tell me what I can and cannot do?
I don't care who you are. It's my life. I'll live it however I'd like to.

 

[FireCat]

Holy crap.. Well, I don't care who you are also. LOL

I'll live it however I'd like to.

Sure, None said something about that to you. Yeah?

 

[ElderKingpin]

do you know EXACTLY what this is saying? You can go to jail/boot camp for being a nerd.

 

[NightShade]

We have to use military style methods such as total immersion and physical training on these total nerds. We need to teach them some discipline and help them to establish a regular lifestyle.

 

[esb]

No, it says that parents will send you to boot camp when your 'addiction' to internet interferes with your life negatively.