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Tolerance between your ears is large
online games kill thats the truth of the matter:

2002: A Massachusetts man commits suicide after an apparent addiction to the
computer game EverQuest.

2002: A 24-year-old South Korean man dies after an 86-hour gaming session.

2003: An Alabama man who killed a policeman blames his addiction to Grand
Theft Auto for the crime. A jury later dismisses the excuse and finds him guilty.

2004: A Shanghai man stabs his friend for selling a cyber sword they jointly won
in a computer game.

2005: A South Korean man dies after 50 hours of non-stop computer gaming.

2005: Taiwan police follow an armed fugitive to his hideout by tracking down the
computer on which he had been playing online games.

2005: A Scottish couple are sentenced to jail after neglecting their children
because they spent too much time on internet games.

2006: A 13-year-old Chinese boy jumps to his death after playing online games
for 36 hours straight.

2006: An English bus driver is sacked for playing games on his handheld device
while driving.
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pathetic  RIAAsucks | 09/17/07
Don't read too much into this  frgough | 09/17/07
China is the biggest...  Khyron | 09/18/07
Not the fault of the gaming companies?  johnpall@... | 09/18/07
John, its up to you!  rabit___@... | 09/19/07
This feels like propaganda  John L. Ries | 09/17/07
Can you say Darwinism???  IT_Guy_z | 09/17/07
Always interesting  Chaduke | 09/17/07
what I'd like to know...  cheryl.monroe@... | 09/17/07
RE: Man in China dies after three-day Internet session  francis.booth@... | 09/17/07
RE: Man in China dies after three-day Internet session  rjmerk@... | 09/17/07
Sounds like a crock of Chinese noodles to me.  shawkins | 09/17/07
Not the first time it has happened before...  lenohere | 09/17/07
Hmm what game was he playing?  Pyrotech_z | 09/17/07
Tolerance  THEE WOLF | 09/17/07
Tolerance between your ears is large  johnpall@... | 09/18/07
RE: Man in China dies after three-day Internet session  james.zents@... | 09/17/07
It's time for a Chinese Glasnost  ben.rattigan | 09/17/07
as glasnost was such a great success  mrjonno | 09/18/07
this is a bad thing?  shravenk | 09/18/07
shravenk is a bad thing  johnpall@... | 09/18/07
RE: Man in China dies after three-day Internet session  shogun37@... | 09/18/07
possibly why: Man in China dies after 3 days on line  AtlantaTerry | 09/18/07
links  robapacl@... | 09/18/07
RE: Man in China dies after three-day Internet session  kms147@... | 09/18/07
Chinese Internet Cafe Death  johann.moller@... | 09/19/07
RE: Man in China dies after three-day Internet session  kibdog@... | 09/19/07
New marketing angle  DaveMorris | 10/04/07
RE: Man in China dies after three-day Internet session  markyannone | 10/04/07
RE: Man in China dies after three-day Internet session  MagicTom | 10/04/07

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