george Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Boy dies inside Internet cafe BANGKOK: -- A boy died behind a computer keyboard while playing a popular online music game inside an internet caf้ in Hua Mark area Thursday, police said. The unidentified boy, believed to be about 15 years old, was found dead nearly two hours after paying for service to use the computer at 1:40 pm. Sarawut Khamjanya, 26, the caretaker of the shop, told police that he saw the boy appearing as if sleeping when the two-hour service he paid for was running out. So, he alerted the boy that time had run out but the boy was staring at the ceiling and said nothing. He checked and found the boy was not breathing so he ran out to alert police at a nearby police booth near the Lam Salee Intersection. -- The Nation 2008-07-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THAILIBAN Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 my god what a tragedy..... and all that just a stone throw away from my door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pampal Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 What did he die of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakJungTorlae Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 This happens more often then you think, all thou this one did pass on in just over 2 hrs is a little strange. OD perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 If your number is up then this is the best way to go. No pain, no trauma, it's such a pity though that he was just a boy and didn't get much of a chance to experience life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 interesting to see the cause of death at such a young age RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang555 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 i hope they dont plan to outlaw computers in bkk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surface Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 i hope they dont plan to outlaw computers in bkk! You're a real POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I am aware of a similar case (Japan or USA) were someone had died of exhaustion & heart failure after playing computer games for a long time. Although there might be no connection with his use of a computer, he might have died from a congenital disorder. This might to the case I am refering to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilva Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I don't see what this has to do with gaming. Two hours is nothing, I spend longer at the computer in the office every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 It was a heart attack according to the news just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steele404 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) The question is... was it really 2 hours??? considering internet cafes are not allowed to service underage that late in the night. another possible theory: The kid hopped from a different internet cafe before servicing that particular shop at 1:40am which could easily tally the number of computer hours to more than a dozen. Since some shops do happen to close a bit earlier than others. Edited July 18, 2008 by Steele404 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burman Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 ^ It was 1:40 pm when he was in the net cafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDogger Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 i hope they dont plan to outlaw computers in bkk! This has been in the pipeline for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I don't see what this has to do with gaming. Two hours is nothing, I spend longer at the computer in the office every day. Slight differance between gaming and office work. Gaming on a computer 'usually' involves fast paced action, bright flashes/screen images/action and concentration, timing and repeatative key strokes. Office work is thinking and a bit of typing, excel, reading and creating polls on Thai Visa. I would expect there is more to the story that, boy dies after 2 hours on a computer - but this level of news reporting is typical in Thailand (other places too). Don't let the truth disrupt a good headline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSpeakIt Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 hard to believe someone could die after even a dozen hours on a computer. i think you need to get atleast into the 36 hour range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Would be interesting to find out the exact cause of death before blaming gaming or computing. Perhaps the boy had a pre-existing heart condition (most likely). Not a Doctor but chances are IMO the poor kid could have just as easily suffered the same fate playing football in the park with his mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najman Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 "Don't let the truth disrupt a good headline. " Wow people starting to understand what the media is really all about. so cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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