Bad news regarding World of Warcraft.

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This is the next chapter in the sad story of the 13 year old Tianjin boy who jumped to his death from a 24 story building last year, allegedly because he had been playing World of Warcraft too much.

This is by far the worst incident attributed to WoW's game. I feel really bad for the parents and WoW alike, I think there should be a set timer on these games to keep kids from playing too long. A parental software definitely should be included, instead of developing more additions to the game, I think they should develop children safety programs as that of an EXTREMELY strict language filter.

New China net Tianjin on November 17 special news (Reporter Zhou Runjian, Tao)

On December 27, 2004, the Tianjin Tangku area 13 year old boy small navigation (alias) because sinks confuses the network game to be inescapably involved, jumps down in 24 building store heights roofs, tracks down in the network game these unreal heroic friend. He sent the scene at the matter to leave behind 4 posthumous writings and 80,000 characters network games writes down "Towerman Biography".
In 2005 1on January 16, the network indulged studies scholar Zhang Chunliang the generation of small navigation parents to submit the petition the court, the preparation has sued this section game developer. He also indicated that, next step will aim at the network game to carry on a collective lawsuit.
Zhang Chunliang said that, "The small navigation certainly is not the network game accidental fall guy, the network game business sale is ' indulges ', I accept catch the young navigation relative request which the net addiction commits suicide, by the public interest name Uygur power, publicly sues the network game profession, for small navigation dead beating lawsuit.
Front it is reported, this Zhang Chunliang represents the small navigation parents to sue the small navigation to die plays in the internet bar plays "Evil spirit Beastly World" the developer - - storm snow entertainment limited company, requested the court confirmed this company develops this section game has sends the content which the person becomes addicted to, has the certain causal relation with victim's death, and the request has the certain economical compensation.
Writes up besides the Beijing military region general hospital for the small navigation "contracts serious ' the network becomes addicted to the syndrome '" the hospital proof, Zhang Chunliang has at present grasped the massive exhibits, the testimony, the testimony, had nearly 20 well-known attorneys to indicate supports him to carry on the public welfare lawsuit.
It is reported, files the lawsuit after the small navigation, the next step, Zhang Chunliang must do the matter is sues the entire network game industry for the net addiction youth, but the collective lawsuit object is plays the company, the game designer and the operator. At present, he already accepted 63 guardians, 20 nets swam suffers injury the power of attorney which the family wrote up, next step will aim at the network game to carry on a collective lawsuit. The person concerned carries on this public welfare lawsuit together which with Zhang Chunliang indicated that, such does is equally indulges the children Uygur power for the multitudinous picture small navigation which is inescapably involved to the network. Certainly, is for take this as the abstention, comes the standard our country Internet the law and the policy, the standard our country network game industry development, and establishes the corresponding compensation system. (End)

(Chief-editor: Li Yanbo)

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