Why do things like this seem to happen with such regularity?
A couple who left their 9-month-old baby son in the stifling heat in their car while they played pachinko, causing him to die of heat exhaustion, have been reported to public prosecutors, police said.
Reported to the Saku branch of the Nagano District Public Prosecutors Office on suspicion of gross negligence resulting in death were 27-year-old restaurant operator Masatoshi Hagiwara, and his 31-year-old wife Shizuka.
Investigators said the couple left their 9-month-old son Seiko in their van in the parking lot of a pachinko parlor in Saku while they played pachinko for about 2 1/2 hours. When they returned to the vehicle shortly after noon, they found the infant slumped down. He died soon afterwards.
Can’t people read/think?
Finally, proof that Pachinko, no, GAMBLING kills babies. That’s why we banned gambling here in the US; it’s to protect the children. So unless you support infanticide you don’t gamble.
Yes, this happens all the time. You’d think that the Pachinko parlors themselves might, um, start patrolling the parking lots every 30 minutes? Might make them look good and improve their image.
Pachinko is quite pointless to me but then I am a westerner. My wife isn’t but she tells me that in her city the parlor’s are run by Korean’s and there is some association with the Yakuza. Anyways, decent people do not waste their time behind a machine gambling. I don’t even find Atlantic City glamorous. Well, I took statistics in college. Ruined gambling for me the rest of my life. I don’t even play the lottery. Some people just don’t know what to prioritize in life. I pray for the children of these people. Sad article.
Regards,
Mr. T
Who leaves an infant unattanded for 2 1/2 hours regardless of where they are or what the weather is like?!!!
They should be put away for life!
The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother! I call him Gamblor, and it’s time to snatch your mother from his marble claws!
Stupid people, regardless of whether they play pachinko or not, treat their babies this way. No amount of regulation can help people like this. I think the poor baby, or actually the parents, are in line for a Darwin Award…
And not a moment too soon
The Korean government plans to shut down Sea Story and other such gambling dens.
Perhaps that will prevent things like this from happening in Korea:
A couple who left their 9-month-old baby son in the stifling heat in their car while they played pach…