from [url]http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/159087.html[/url]

[QUOTE] Hong Kong - A Hong Kong father has been prosecuted for leaving his daughter alone in the street while he played video games in an arcade, a news report said Saturday. Single father Chan Sing, 31, left the girl alone in the street for an hour after staff told him children were not allowed inside the arcade, the South China Morning Post reported.

He then sat her in a restaurant with a drink for three more hours while he continued playing games before staff called police to track down the father.

When he was arrested, Chan told police: "I have to play video games," Kowloon City Court was told Friday.

Chan admitted to child abuse and was ordered to do 120 hours of community service.[/QUOTE]

I dare say someone is gonna get some mileage out of this story :/