Chinese Cyber Addict Kills Mom, Wounds Dad
I don’t believe this story for one second. A boy is reported to have aspirations to become a politician and economist, but likely became that way because of an internet addiction. He murdered his Mom because she wouldn’t give him money to spend at a cyber cafe.
From Fox News here:
A 16-year-old boy who was apparently addicted to the Internet stabbed his mother to death in China after she refused to give him money to go to a cyber café, China’s state media reported Thursday.
The boy, identified only by his last name Wang, asked his mother for the money on Tuesday. When she refused, he grabbed a knife from the kitchen, stabbing and fatally wounding her.
The boy’s father, Wang Jianjun, rushed home and was stabbed three times in the head by his son. He was reportedly seriously injured but in stable condition at a local hospital.
Wang, who initially fled the scene, was found early Wednesday by local police. He told them he had been planning to kill his parents for more than a month because they were stopping him from realizing his dreams of becoming a politician or an economist.
“Killing them was the only way to free myself,” he said.
Wang recently had become “addicted” to the Internet, spending long hours at local establishments that provided Web access.
They will likely execute this kid. And they are also going to use this incident to further crack down on online activities. No Chinese citizen will get any idea that there is any other political or economic future other than bleak communism. To think otherwise will drive you to murder!
One of the largest hurdles that Communism faces in an Internet-connected world is the control of information. No other Communist country has much of an Internet infrastructure at all. Cuba is a blank spot on the web, as is North Korea. If this story is a plant by the government to frighten citizens, which I think it is, it could also indicate that the Chinese government is losing its grip on Internet censorship. Remember, they are already using electric-shock therapy to deter teens from being addicted to the internet.
