Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | 21:35 BST
Chinese government stops Electric Shock Therapy for game addicts
It looks as though the Chinese government has rightly put a stop to a video game addiction clinic’s practice of using electric shock treatments on teens supposedly addicted to gaming.
The Ministry of Health issued the order yesterday to the clinic in Linyi, Shandong province, according to China Daily:
More than 3,000 young people were tricked or forced into in to the four-month long course. To enroll their children, parents or guardians had to sign a contract acknowledging that they would be given electric shocks of up to 200 milliamperes. The treatment cost 6,000 yuan ($878) per month…
Shocks were given if patients broke any of the center’s 86 rules, which included prohibitions on eating chocolate, locking the bathroom door, taking pills before a meal, and sitting in Dr. Yang’s chair without permission.
Details of the treatment first became public when former patients wrote about their experiences online.
Jesus.
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11 comments
#1
Psychotext
14/07/09, 9:37 pm
“Jesus”
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
#2
DaMan
14/07/09, 9:45 pm
wow, I didn’t know China had such therapies.
#3
mortiferus
14/07/09, 9:56 pm
locking the bathroom door… seriously, WTF? Cant even take a shit or masturbate in peace!!! Damn Commies!
#4
DaMan
14/07/09, 9:59 pm
I guess they have some truly wonderful therapy for drug addicts as well.
#5
Psychotext
14/07/09, 10:07 pm
@mortiferus: They might have snuck a DS in! They can’t be trusted.
#6
Komond_Deckard
14/07/09, 11:18 pm
Unbelievable. Hope they don’t change it for lobotomy.
#7
psxman
14/07/09, 11:56 pm
“and sitting in Dr. Yang’s chair without permission.”
That’s just silly. Plain and simple.
Silly.
#8
Scyrenn
15/07/09, 1:15 am
Fucking Christ.
#9
Dr.Ghettoblaster
15/07/09, 1:25 am
WTF is this world coming to? Videogame addicts shock treatment!!!
#10
freedoms_stain
15/07/09, 2:12 am
*Looks at Chinas Human Rights record*
*reads article*
Yeah, the only thing shocking here is that the punishment wasn’t execution.
#11
Jadeskye
15/07/09, 12:59 pm
Nothing like 50,000 volts up your arse to get you to fear playing infamous.