Chinese Parents Sell Kids To Fund Gaming Habits

[Xan Krieger]

Am I the only one who doesn't see anything wrong with this? It's simple logic
You need money to keep playing games
You and your wife can make something that is worth money
Make thing and sell it
When in need of more money make another and sell it
It's a simple financial problem with a simple solution.

 

[Chris646]

You know, I should be surprised, but I'm not. That saddens me.

 

[dcdude171]

Arent you only supposed to have one kid in china anyways ? not saying this is right ....... but i think if the chinease govt are going to take kids away if you have more than 1 , you should have some form of compensation

 

[Xan Krieger]

Am I the only one who doesn't see anything wrong with this? It's simple logic
You need money to keep playing games
You and your wife can make something that is worth money
Make thing and sell it
When in need of more money make another and sell it
It's a simple financial problem with a simple solution.

Look above where I quoted [user]somonels[/user] - same thing goes to you. Can't even believe the posts I am seeing.. .. seriously.

Let me explain the part you probably took offense at with somonels post "The question is who would buy children for that amount of money in china, it's not like they are difficult to produce.". He did make a good point, there is a large supply so the cost should be low (I don't know the demand unfortunately). As far as I know I said nothing offensive, just stated simple economics.

 

[PureIrony]

I can only hope that, 15-20 years from now, those kids become warriors and hunt down their parents like reverse batman.

Especially the girl. $500? WTF?

 

[ilspooner]

Wow... how awful. Its even worse how the parents didn't even care about their children, and how they were not even going to raise them. And selling them for a gaming habit...

 

[Traun]

Ok, seriously people: There's this little thing called adoption...

Adopt more kids
Sell those kids
Infinite profit as long as you don't get caught
OT: Who the hell did they sell them to?

I must admit, this does sound intriguing.

 

[Veldel]

If they like videogames that much, I have a good punishment for them:

Stay in prison until they beat I Wanna Be the Guy on Impossible!

add without dieing once and having to beat it 3 times in a row at same time or just cut off there fingers so they cant play anymore


OT: These people are horrible people and worthless pieces of rotting meat and I would never want to be around or know them

 

[B1i nd Luck]

i can't live on this planet anymore

 

[K4RN4GE911]

"And thus, the I.Q. of the respective public drops another precious notch." -Yahtzee

Seriously, why? Why do something like this?

 

[ZiggyE]

Wait, what were they sold to?

Do you really want to know? Who do you think the sort of people are who buy children? Modern day slavers? Possibly the child porn industry?

 

[ZiggyE]

OT: Wait a minute, doesn't China still have that law forbidding families from having more than one kid? If so, are we sure they're being arrested for selling the kids rather than having more children than is legal? It's a horrible thing to do either way, I guess I just have a morbid curiosity about this.

You don't get arrested in China for having more than one kid. At worst you get a fine and you'll probably lose your job.

 

[likalaruku]

Well...think of it this way; if you're willing to sell your kids 4 realz, you weren't parent material to begin with.

 

[BarbaricGoose]

$4,600? Damn--that's a lot of video games.

Well, time to go sell my kids.

 

[bushwhacker2k]

*Waits in anticipation for people to jump on this and start preaching about how games are the root of all evil*

 

[Sniper Team 4]

Proof that some people simply need to die.

 

[twaddle]

simple response is....
[HEADING=1]WHAT THE HELL MAN!!![/HEADING]

seriously things like this push gamers (parents)back 5 years. this is why i only play free mmos.

 

[nklshaz]

I think that even atheists can agree with me that those parents are going to burn in Hell. Selling another human being is just unforgivable. Especially when it's your own child!

 

[Android2137]

What? ...I ... Just... WHAT?! There are so many problems here, many of them quite insignificant in comparison to the big big issue, but at the risk of sounding like I need to reexamine my priorities, I'll list them anyway. (For the record, I am appalled that they'd sell children for video gaming to begin with, but you guys have already expressed the outrage for me.)

First of all, isn't China still under the 1 child per family law? Second, why didn't the girl go for much higher? Girls are rare in China these days due to point 1 and families are importing brides from out of the country. (Not saying babies should get married, but I was expecting girls to get a bit more respect at least.) Third, that much money, and they're spending it on gaming in Internet Cafes? Can't afford a game console, TV, and library of games?

 

[Dfskelleton]

Hooray! I have two more people I can add to my "Disgraces to Humanity" list.
Congratulations, You two have just won an all expenses paid trip straight to hell!