Chinese Couple Sells All Three Kids to Play Online Games

• Zid wrote on 2011-07-25 21:59

  Quote from ABC News Radio:

  (DONGGUAN, China) -- A young Chinese couple has sold all three of their children in exchange for money to play online games at Internet cafes, reports a southern Chinese newspaper.
  
  According to Sanxiang City News, the couple met in an Internet cafe back in 2007 and bonded over their obsession with online video games. A year later, the parents -- who are both under 21 -- welcomed their first child, a son. Days after his birth, they left him home alone while they went to play online games at an Internet cafe 30 km away.
  
  In 2009, Li Lin and Li Juan welcomed their second child, a baby girl, and came up with the idea to sell her for money to fund their online game obsession. They did so, receiving RMB 3,000 (less than $500), which they spent entirely shortly after. The couple then proceeded to sell their first child and got 10 times as much for him -- RMB 30,000, or about $4600.
  
  Upon having their third child -- another boy -- the parents followed in their previous footsteps and also got RMB 30,000 for him.
  
  They were finally turned into authorities when Li Lin’s mother found out what her son and his girlfriend had done.
  
  When asked if they missed their children, the parents answered, "We don’t want to raise them, we just want to sell them for some money.”
  
  Sanxiang City News reports the couple didn't know they were breaking the law.

  
  
  Source: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/world-news/chinese-couple-sells-all-three-kids-to-play-online-games.html
• Akiye wrote on 2011-07-25 22:03
  They are not addicted at all. Obviously.
• Piero wrote on 2011-07-25 22:05

  Sanxiang City News reports the couple didn't know they were breaking the law.
  

  
  
  

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• Mentosftw wrote on 2011-07-25 22:06
  BEST USE OF HUMAN RESOURCES :D
  
  But seriously, those are some sick twisted people.
• Hiccup wrote on 2011-07-25 22:14
  Lol dem chinese man
• Yoorah wrote on 2011-07-25 22:16
  lol azns
  They got a bad deal on the girl!
• Strawberry wrote on 2011-07-25 22:16
  They are addicted that much...Just wait till she dies from giving birth to them if they continue doing this twisted stuff.
  
  Some human beings are just that desperate for online games...Wat. And they don't even care about their children.
• Yoorah wrote on 2011-07-25 22:19
  I think they lack strategic planning, too. They could have raised an army to farm gold for them 24/7 instead. It would have been a better investment.
• Osayidan wrote on 2011-07-25 22:28
  Are they gonna sell another one to buy a +10 helm of destruction?
• Joker wrote on 2011-07-25 22:44

  Quote from Yoorah;526601:

  lol azns
  They got a bad deal on the girl!

  
  
  you forget females are unwanted... in asian culture ~_~
  men are the strong upright upholders of the culture... (or at least thats the idea of them way back when)
  
  kinda sickening aint it?
• Misaka wrote on 2011-07-25 22:55
  mfw, it's always this kind of news when it comes to China. Anyone remember the story about those animals made into living keychains? Don't get me wrong though, I still think what's happening here is pretty disappointing.
• Claudia wrote on 2011-07-25 23:46
  Bra. Vo.
  
  Not much more to say. Stupid people err'where.
• Lan wrote on 2011-07-26 07:24
  Rehab should be extended to all types of addictions ._. totally serious here.
• MrMs wrote on 2011-07-26 07:29
  No offense, but why is it every time i here about a china problem or something.
  
  Its always about them selling there kids for like stupid crap or for like a Yak,maybe even a field of rice
• Sarinii wrote on 2011-07-26 07:32
  Wow. And I thought people who screamed at their screens was bad enough.