Hmmmm, next time I want to buy hats in TF2 I might just have to pop out some babies and sell them on the Chinese market.
A young unmarried couple in China are accused selling not one, but two of their children to human traffickers. The money they got was used for gaming.
The first son was an accident, the second one seems to have been planned specifically:
The mother got pregnant again, and, in an interview, explained that the father “likes buying items in online games, and he likes staying out all night at internet cafes.” Because the couple was apparently using their money for the father’s gaming, the parents then allegedly sold their second son to traffickers to avoid a financial burden.
It’s rather sad as well as mind boggling that they would go through all the trouble just to purchase in game items. Basically the mother allowing herself to become a baby factory just to honor her husband’s gaming habits. Sickening.