Quote from: komisariatku on Today at 11:18:12 AM

Quote from: macson on April 27, 2023, 02:01:15 PM

A Shanghai man was sentenced to prison for kidnapping his own granddaughter so he could maintain his gambling addiction with the ransom money...........................

OMG... I never thought there would be news like that, a grandfather kidnaps his grandson to ransom money to play gambling. This is crazy, I didn't expect anyone to have such thoughts.

It turns out that gambling can not only waste money, but can also destroy families. Even this incident was carried out by a grandfather with the age of 65 years?

What was the grandpa's motive, I thought he could ask his son for money, or maybe his family didn't care about that grandpa anymore because he wasted his money playing gambling. He had lost his mind. He should be enjoying old age and playing with his grandchildren, now he has to feel the cold of prison. I think this is a lesson, so that no one loses their minds when gambling. Gambling is a game of stakes, but never put everything on the line for gambling. Don't risk family relationships for the sake of gambling

This is a strong proof that if someone is madly addicted in gambling, he can do extreme and desperate measures just to satisfy his gambling addiction. Bad habits are hard to break. It takes time and strong mental stamina in order to break free from the usual routine you are used to doing. If the grandfather is excessively dependent on gambling, he'll definitely crave it to the point he'll do whatever it takes just to gamble again.

It's just so disappointing how a relative can be so selfish to put someone's life at stake for the sake of money. This is why we need to check up on the people we love to see whether they are doing just fine or they are going through some hardships such as gambling addiction which is a serious problem that needs intervention. By doing that, we could avoid things to escalate to this.