Parents sue game maker after kid jumps to death.

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According to the Chinese news agency, Xinhua, the parents of a 13-year-old Tianjin boy are suing Blizzard, claiming that the online game World of Warcraft (WoW) was responsible for killing their son. They claim the boy was "re-enacting a scene from the game" by jumping to his death. Presumably Blizzard failed to mention that the Magic Belt of Flight* doesn't actually work in real life.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/11/21/wow_lawsuit/

[Digitalwave]

I saw that on Slashdot. It amazes me that parents have the audacity to sue because their dumbass kids thought video games were real life.

[325Projectz]

:down:

If I was a judge I would sentence anyone with a dumbass case like this to Life.

[thejimlab]

The magic belt of flight doesn't work in real life? Might as well cancel my plans for the day then.

[Jon325i]

Little guy sues the big company for rediculous reasons. How American of them.

Jon