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OmegaDestroyer
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posted July 25, 2011 07:04 PM
Edited by OmegaDestroyer at 19:13, 25 Jul 2011.

Chinese couple sell children to pay for MMO

Chinese couple sell their kids to support their MMO habit.

Quote:
"We don’t want to raise them, we just want to sell them for some money," said the couple, when asked if they missed them. To be fair, you can't fault them for their honesty.


I nominate myself for the "Most Depressing Poster of the Day" award.

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Azagal
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posted July 25, 2011 07:14 PM
Edited by Azagal at 19:17, 25 Jul 2011.

The world we live in....
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posted July 25, 2011 07:29 PM

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The world we live in....

... is a total mess. Some people have ridiculous addictions and ideas. Past several days prove it again.

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Azagal
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posted July 25, 2011 07:34 PM

How can they have more than 1 child in China though?
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OmegaDestroyer
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posted July 25, 2011 07:35 PM

Maybe they got a decent trade for their old children?
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JollyJoker
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posted July 25, 2011 07:41 PM

Chances are, that the kids will be better off now, though.

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posted July 25, 2011 07:45 PM

What I'd like to know is who bought them.
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bLiZzArdbOY
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posted July 25, 2011 07:45 PM
Edited by bLiZzArdbOY at 19:51, 25 Jul 2011.

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Chances are, that the kids will be better off now, though.


lol

It's funny because it's true.
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foxxxer
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posted July 25, 2011 07:53 PM

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How can they have more than 1 child in China though?

I read somewhere that some parts (Shanghai, etc) of China forsake the birth control policy because the nation aging.

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posted July 25, 2011 07:57 PM
Edited by bLiZzArdbOY at 19:58, 25 Jul 2011.

Probably. Maybe the regulations changed in recent years, but I watched a documentary awhile back, and couples are paired with a social worker that will have a chat with the couple about the 1-child thing and be with them for the birth. They would have had to go under the radar with the pregnancy, which I guess wouldn't be too difficult, but then if they went to a hospital to deliver the kid they'd have to explain themselves.
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meroe
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posted July 25, 2011 08:16 PM

I can only assume this was done over a period of several years, otherwise the authorities would have cottoned on to them having more than one child.

This callousness is breathtaking though.
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posted July 25, 2011 08:18 PM

I think it's safe to say they weren't ready to became parents to begin with...
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Seraphim
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posted July 25, 2011 08:49 PM


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bLiZzArdbOY
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posted July 25, 2011 08:51 PM
Edited by bLiZzArdbOY at 20:51, 25 Jul 2011.

The world has supposedly been going to hell for the past 5 thousand years.

Brb, chilling out.
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OmegaDestroyer
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posted July 25, 2011 09:11 PM

Must have been one Hell of an MMO.
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meroe
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posted July 25, 2011 09:13 PM

Does it say which one, because I thought DDO was addictive enough!!  Tell me I must know!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Shyranis
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posted July 25, 2011 09:28 PM

To my understanding you can have 2 or 3 kids if you live out in the country or "small towns" (probably as large as small cities here) and the 1 child thing was limited only to the big cities.
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PinkFlamingo
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posted August 09, 2011 06:48 AM

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How can they have more than 1 child in China though?


Anyone can have more than 1 child in China.  They just have to pay tax.  I'm not sure exactly how much but i figured it must be a lot to discourage it in the first place.  

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Nocturnal
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posted August 09, 2011 10:44 AM

So noone here find this event relevant to both "parent" being under 21? The world is not going to hell. This kind of things are what happens when you let children marry each other. The original news article is here
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posted August 09, 2011 10:58 AM

Sure, one should be at least 60 years old before deciding to have a children.
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