News You Might Have Missed: Head Aches, Family Issues and Watch the Road
The Olympics have had some jaw-dropping moments, but none compare to the reaction of one Chinese spectator. China seems to have the key to solving road rage fights, a lot of family problems and some good and bad information on the web. Before you hop in the bike or in a taxi, though, have a look at what awaits you on the city's streets.
If you need an excuse to not watch fencing during the Olympics, how about this? On August 1, while watching the fencing final, a girl gave such a big laugh that she dislocated her jaw, which had to be manually reset. The oddest side effect of fixing the joint is that the girl will have to keep her mouth in a smile for the next month.
From dropped jaws to no-so-hard heads. A man ended up with a key in his head after a parking dispute with his neighbor. After making a crack about the neighbor’s mother, he got stabbed in the head with a key which penetrated the skull.
Internet gaming addiction has caused people to lose their livelihoods and even their lives, and now it’s responsible for parents selling their children. A Chinese couple allegedly sold all three of their children to cover the Internet-cafe fees they racked up during their gaming marathons. Even more shocking than the sale are the prices. While their baby girl was sold for USD 500, the two sons brought in USD 4,600 each. The gaming-addicted parents were eventually turned in by the father's mother, who clearly wasn't keen on her grandchildren disappearing.
A mother in Shaanxi was shocked to discover that after staying in a KTV bath house, her 13-year-old was charged for having sex with a massage girl. The extra charge appeared on the family’s bill at check-out. After initially denying it, the boy claimed to be very ashamed for not being able to control himself.
A family strip-show act has been busted in Beijing. A migrant worker was detained by police for producing a rowdy act that starred his wife, sister and a mentally ill woman.
In the world of cyberspace, Weibo is not only cleaning up in terms of Olympic chatter but with over 130,000 companies registered the job of a Weibo editor has become the hottest new career opportunity in China. A company is even offering a one-month program called Blue V Plan (蓝V联盟“鹰”计划) which trains editors-to-be, helps find job opportunities and only costs anything if someone gets a job.
While Weibo's winning, Youku is being criticized by netizens for distributing child porn videos under the disguise of sections named "Baby Show" and "Maternal and Child Channel." Somehow, despite the government's vehement crack-down on pornography, these videos had no problem appearing on one of China's largest video-sharing sites.
Beijingers are still dealing with problems from the storm two weeks ago in the form of collapsed roads. Anyone that’s been on the street has probably come across a number of washed-out sections of road that range from bad bumps to holes that look ready to be filled in for a swimming pool.
