China Bans Electro-shock Therapy for Internet Addicts
Good news for China’s Internet addicts. From Reuters:
China has banned electro-shock therapy as a treatment for Internet addiction, citing uncertainty in the safety and effectiveness of the practice after criticism in the local media.
The Ministry of Health announcement followed recent media reports about a controversial psychiatrist in Linyi, Shandong Province, who administered electric currents to nearly 3,000 teenagers in an attempt to rid them of their Internet habit.
The Chinese government has led a campaign for over a year against Internet addiction, saying young people’s excessive time in Internet cafes, known as Web bars in Chinese, is hurting their studies and damaging family life.
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Internet Addicts, Homosexuals, Falungong practitioners…members of each of these groups have, in recent years, been classified as mentally ill and subject to barbaric interventions.
China – still the Weak Man of Asia
“China – still the Weak Man of Asia”
Then you should not have any fear to rage about.