In Seoul, South Korea, a couple was arrested for the death of their 3 month old daughter. She starved to death because the couple became obsessed with raising a virtual child on a game on the Internet. The father apoligized for what happened, but neither of the parents have been identified. South Korea has one of the world's fastest broadband networks. The couple turned to this after they lost their jobs. It was an escape from reality for them because since they were under severe stress, they wanted to get away from it.
This is one of the sickest things I've read lately. I can't believe that a couple would leave their baby to starve to death as they played video games. It's their duty as an adult and also as a parent, to be responsible and care for their child. Most of the time we hear about kids and teenagers getting too caught up in the internet, but reality is that it affects everyone. This story proves just that. Adults are being phased by this new technology too. That's not the only thing I believe went on with the parents though. They seemed to have poor emotional health if they had just lost their jobs and thought that internet games would allow all their troubles to disappear. I think maybe it would be a good idea for them to see a psychologist. They may not be terrible people, but what they did was basically murder and there will be consequences for them I would hope. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/south.korea.baby.dead/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29
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I agree that this is sick. To have a baby and then let it starve while you are off playing a game in which you raise a virtual child is wrong in the biggest way. What's even more sick is that the parents were talking about how happy they were that their child was in a better place and how they would always remember her in their hearts. It's a little late for that.
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