China Bans the Beating of Internet Addicts
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Internet addiction treatment clinics are popping up all over the world. During early September we learned of a rehab center that offered habit-kicking programs for addictions to things such as World of Warcraft for just $14,000. Britain has launched its own internet addiction program as well.
While each country may have a different cultural view on how to deal with addiction, the Chinese government has outlined what not to do with internet addicted youths and that's physically beating them.
The reported that China is banning the beating and confinement of youths being treated for internet addiction. The new regulations posted on the health ministry's website on Wednesday and stressed that restraint must be used in dealing with such youngsters.
The notice read: "Parents and teachers must analyse the causes and not arbitrarily condemn, hit or scold youths... intervention methods that restrict personal freedom are strictly forbidden and corporal punishment (is) strictly forbidden."
Such regulation is likely in response to the death of a 15-year-old boy, who was beat to death at an internet addiction camp in southern China's Guangxi region.
China currently has an estimated 400 private internet rehabilitation clinics.
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iNDEx / 05.11.2009
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Why are governments so harsh some times, even though the central authorities in China put a stop to this it was local government clinics that used this. In America it's boot camps for "Troubled Youths" that have caused deaths while tying to "reform" these kids. And no seems to troubled by all this. Just my opinion. The world needs more compassion.
sadly, some of these rehab boot camps in U.S. are privately owned businesses and they keep kids/teens there as long as they can just to make money, even when there's nothing wrong with the kids/teens.
thanks
I can't believe it. Don't they have greater problems? like......say hackers
The hackers are the reason they have stoped beating them if it wasnt for hackers there beating's would still go on but now they are liable for all there actions because they are being hacked/recorded in any action they take..with the internet you cant hide behind some curtain
I am addicted and ...
I like it!
Well there's an old saying
The stick is a gift from the heavens (ΡΡΠ°ΠΏΠΎΡ Π΅ Π΄Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π΅Π±ΠΎΡΠΎ)
it doesn't translate that good in english :)
but why not we beat people for everything else