Nurtured virtual child / real baby starved

[Randy]

Police have arrested a South Korean couple whose toddler starved to death while they were raising a virtual child online, authorities said. The couple fed their 3-month-old daughter once a day between marathon stretches in a local Internet cafe, where they were raising a virtual child in the fantasy role-playing game Prius Online, police told local reporters Friday.

Prius Online is a 3-D game in which players nurture an online companion, Anima, a young girl with mysterious powers who grows and increases her skills as the game progresses.

Police have not identified the 41-year-old father and 25-year-old mother, who lived in Suwon, a suburb south of Seoul. But the father apologized, speaking to reporters.

I wish that she hadn't got sick and that she will live well in heaven forever. And as the father, I am sorry, he said.

The baby reportedly died five months ago.





Full Story: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/south.korea.baby.dead/index.html





Ok.. Im sorry, but

 

[Evil Eye]

That's taking internet a little far...

 

[Connor]

Wow...

That's messed up.

 

[Jazzy]

This is so sad and very screwed up.

 

[Raven]

Ermm I don't get it... so the virtual child was a real child?



Normally those type of sites are just ....virtual

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Ermm I don't get it... so the virtual child was a real child?



Normally those type of sites are just ....virtual

They neglected their child to go play a game on the computer and their child died from starvation.

I think someone should lock them away and starve them to death.

 

[Raven]

Ohhhhh I see...... Man that is f**ked up

 

[Corleone]

That's messed up. Really makes you think what's going on in their heads? Was this couple mental? Poor child, horrible parents, but a long sentence awaiting them.

 

[MysticSky]

that is the sickest thing I think Ive heard in a long time.



It breaks my heart, to be honest.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Computer games are like crack for some people I guess.

 

[MrMetroid]

This is just messed up beyond belief

 

[Raven]

but a long sentence awaiting them.

They are Korean so probably will be