Couple's online gaming causes infant's death

daRk_heLmet · Jun 21, 2005, 05:31 AM

In a story out of Korea which is just now surfacing in the Western press, a couple in Incheon, South Korea, were arrested last week when their four-month-old daughter died after being left alone by the couple for hours. The mother and father reportedly had gone to a nearby Internet cafe, lost themselves in playing Blizzard's massively multiplayer online PC game World of Warcraft, and returned to their home only to find the infant dead from suffocation. "We booked the pair on criminal charges, judging that when you consider the situation, they were responsible for their daughter's death," a policeman told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. The couple reportedly told police, "We were thinking of playing for just an hour or two and returning home like usual, but the game took longer that day." The infant was the couple's only child.
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Source: GameSpot

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 21, 2005, 10:52 AM

WTF with korea and games? like killings etc...

germanjulian · Jun 21, 2005, 11:23 AM

asian people are weird..... (dont deny it you know its true and I mean asian asian not asian US or european)

BWX · Jun 21, 2005, 03:22 PM

This story has nothing to do with PC games.. the people are morons, it could have been any reason. You don't leave little kids alone, DUH>..

BWX · Jun 21, 2005, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by germanjulian

asian people are weird..... (dont deny it you know its true and I mean asian asian not asian US or european)

Oh, that isn't racist.

Shadow Lady · Jun 21, 2005, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BWX

This story has nothing to do with PC games.. the people are morons, it could have been any reason. You don't leave little kids alone, DUH>..

yeah, they could have perfectly gone for an ice cream... no wait, they would have taken the girl with 'em, perhaps go to cinema? no wait, they would have called someone to take care of the girl, mmm... anyway could have been any reason indeed...

toddsmack2k · Jun 21, 2005, 06:02 PM

I swear, what the hell some people do these days is just ridiculous!

OldBuzzard · Jun 21, 2005, 09:48 PM

Read his post again BWX. He's talking about their CULTURE, as opposed to their RACE. He was quite specific in stating that it was 'Asians in ASIA', as opposed to Asians (the same RACE) living in different CULTURES in other parts of the world.

BWX · Jun 21, 2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by OldBuzzard

Read his post again BWX. He's talking about their CULTURE, as opposed to their RACE. He was quite specific in stating that it was 'Asians in ASIA', as opposed to Asians (the same RACE) living in different CULTURES in other parts of the world.

he said asian people..... no?

Quote:

asian people are weird..... (dont deny it you know its true and I mean asian asian not asian US or european)

He just said the asians in asia, not over here or in Europe- didn't say anything about the culture- he said the people.

germanjulian · Jun 21, 2005, 10:46 PM

keep arguing about my stupid comment

(makes me feel special).

No really asian peole are all very nice.. but dam look at the Philippines where the crucify themselfes and put knives through body parts to clense themselfs..

Japan: .. comon..

.. the movies, the x rates movies, weird vending machines etc. etc.

Korea: GAMERS!!!! not stop gaming... remember the guy who games for so long at a net caffe he DIED!!! cause he didnt eat and stuff...

China: not so weird but when u live with them they have strange customs ... but thats just cause I am european..

mhh etc.

Germans: .... hairy women (not true)
England: Crisps in BREAD!!! (yummmyyy

)
France: They eat frogs

ok maybe we are all weird

Kittens · Jun 22, 2005, 01:27 AM

Stupid, stupid people.

Jun 21, 2005, 05:31 AM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	Couple's online gaming causes infant's death In a story out of Korea which is just now surfacing in the Western press, a couple in Incheon, South Korea, were arrested last week when their four-month-old daughter died after being left alone by the couple for hours. The mother and father reportedly had gone to a nearby Internet cafe, lost themselves in playing Blizzard's massively multiplayer online PC game World of Warcraft, and returned to their home only to find the infant dead from suffocation. "We booked the pair on criminal charges, judging that when you consider the situation, they were responsible for their daughter's death," a policeman told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. The couple reportedly told police, "We were thinking of playing for just an hour or two and returning home like usual, but the game took longer that day." The infant was the couple's only child. ________________ Source: GameSpot __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

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Jun 21, 2005, 09:48 PM	#8
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,781 Rep Power: 141 System Specs	Read his post again BWX. He's talking about their CULTURE, as opposed to their RACE. He was quite specific in stating that it was 'Asians in ASIA', as opposed to Asians (the same RACE) living in different CULTURES in other parts of the world. __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Jun 21, 2005, 10:46 PM	#10
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	keep arguing about my stupid comment (makes me feel special). No really asian peole are all very nice.. but dam look at the Philippines where the crucify themselfes and put knives through body parts to clense themselfs.. Japan: .. comon.. .. the movies, the x rates movies, weird vending machines etc. etc. Korea: GAMERS!!!! not stop gaming... remember the guy who games for so long at a net caffe he DIED!!! cause he didnt eat and stuff... China: not so weird but when u live with them they have strange customs ... but thats just cause I am european.. mhh etc. Germans: .... hairy women (not true) England: Crisps in BREAD!!! (yummmyyy ) France: They eat frogs ok maybe we are all weird __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Jun 22, 2005, 01:27 AM	#11
Kittens DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Roswell, NM, USA Posts: 57 Rep Power: 0	Stupid, stupid people.