Nevada Couple Blame Online Video Game Addiction for Child Neglect

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Nevada Couple Blame Online Video Game Addiction for Child Neglect

07-16-2007, 08:50 AM,

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Nevada Couple Blame Online Video Game Addiction for Child Neglect

Quote:A couple who authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect...

Viloria said the Reno couple were too distracted by online video games, mainly the fantasy role-playing "Dungeons & Dragons" series, to give their children proper care.

"They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games," Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal...

full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070715/ap_o..._addiction

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