Outrage after parents force crying toddler down water slide

2026-09-09

A pool-goer in Kaohsiung took a shocking video in a recent swim: a father whooshing down a 3-story-tall water slide with a crying toddler in his arms. The video has sparked a backlash online, with critics calling the toddler’s parents “bad parents.” Let’s hear more.

- The point is parents are responsible for their kids.
- So if the parents think it’s OK, they can go?
- Yes.
If the parents aren’t doing anything, we can’t do anything.
- Do you always have two lifeguards at the bottom?
- Yes, there’s always lifeguards.

Swimmer
Commenting on incident
I feel it was wrong. Kids that are 1 or 2 years old can’t say what they want to do or not. It must have been the parents who wanted to do that.

Ho Yu-ling
Doctor
At that age, the brain isn’t fully developed, and the neck isn’t strong enough, so any shaking or swaying could cause bleeding. A hemorrhage could cause permanent damage.

The father slid down the water slide with his kid, who cried in terror all the way down to the water. The poster says they felt bad for the toddler, and claims the parents forced it down the slide more than three times. The video has angered many people online, who say the incident is an outrageous example of bad parenting. The Kaohsiung Social Affairs Bureau says it will investigate the matter to determine whether there were any violations of child welfare laws.

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誇張! 無視小孩大爆哭高雄男子"抱嬰兒"溜滑水道

2026-09-09

高雄有民眾拍下，大人抱著幼童溜滑水道，無視小孩大爆哭，從三層樓高的滑水道溜下，讓網友怒批太誇張。

-主要還是家長，自己的小孩他自己要顧好。
-大人覺得OK就行了?
-對。
-你家長如果沒有要在乎你的小孩，我們也沒有辦法。
-是不是你們下面也有兩位救生員?
-我們下面都一定會有救生員。

[[其他泳客]]
“我個人是不支持，小朋友畢竟一歲多、兩歲沒有辦法表達，我覺得這個舉動有時候出自於家長自己想做這個動作。”

[[醫師何宇苓]]
“腦部的發育還沒有完全，然後這個脖子的穩定度也沒有很好，會經由這個搖晃的動作，會造成一些出血的狀況，所以可能這個出血，會造成永久的傷害”

這名男子手抱著幼童，從紅色的滑水道溜下來，孩子整個人崩潰大哭，目擊民眾對於小朋友被這樣對待，相當心疼，指控孩童的父母，抱著小孩這樣溜超過三次。畫面曝光，許多人都氣炸了，也覺得真的很不妥，社會局接獲強調強調會進行調查，釐清是否違反兒少權法。

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China cries foul as Taiwan reviews ‘Starbucks killer’ Taipei expansion

China’s self-dubbed “Starbucks killer” is at the center of a fresh cross-strait row. We’re talking about the affordable coffee shop chain Luckin Coffee, which has been hyped up as a dethroner of its famous American rival. Luckin Coffee had intended to open up a shop in Taipei, in the commercial district around Nanjing Fuxing MRT station. But after nine months of setting up the space, preparing supplies, and hiring staff, the shop has yet to open its doors. That’s because the business permit application filed by its agent, Shunyu Corp, is still under review. China has loudly decried the delay as political interference. Let’s hear more.

Chen Binhua
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office
The DPP authorities’ continued obstruction and restrictions on mainland investment are unpopular political manipulation.

Chiu Chui-cheng
Mainland Affairs Council
The fact that the Taiwan Affairs Office is speaking up on behalf of this company makes it transparent that it’s mainland-funded. The cross-strait act is clear on this: an application must be filed and approved, and no proxies can be used to circumvent the review process.

Lee Kun-cheng
Lawmaker (DPP)
I’d like to ask the Taiwan Affairs Office to respect the laws of the ROC. Don’t just stand there rambling and ranting and blaming anything and everything on the DPP and Lai Ching-te.

Shu Chin-huang
Current affairs commentator
Most of the ingredients have to be brought over from China, they’re not from Taiwan. So of course the government will have to do more checks to ensure food safety regulations are being followed.

Mr. Chiu
Coffee sommelier
In the market, there is a group of customers who specially seek out Taiwanese coffee to for its distinct flavor profile.

A coffee expert says certain consumers will always opt for local products. But with one cup of Luckin coffee going for as low as NT$45, the biggest impact would be on convenience stores and affordable chain coffee shops. Foreign investments in Taiwan usually have to be reviewed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. But for investments from China, the checks are more strict. Reports say Luckin coffee plans to circumvent the restrictions by expanding to Taiwan via Singapore instead.

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#luckincoffee #cafe #coffeeshop #barista #investment

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Taiwan’s Gen Z takes on AI Boom as startup leaders gather in Taipei

The AI boom is exploding, and Taiwan wants its next generation of young innovators to ride the wave. The Boba Tech Summit kicked off in Taipei on Wednesday, drawing more than 300 startup founders, investors and tech entrepreneurs from over 15 countries. But while the opportunities are huge, so are the challenges, with AI demand fueling a global scramble for chips, memory and GPUs. Now, Taiwan’s Gen Z entrepreneurs are looking to turn that chaos into their next big opportunity.

The Boba Tech Summit kicked off in Taipei on Wednesday, bringing together more than 300 startup leaders, investors and tech entrepreneurs from more than 15 countries.

Caleb Chu
Boba Tech creator
Our goal is to bring resources from Silicon Valley and from other countries to Taiwan, so that young Taiwanese talents can connect with the world right here. That way, they can picture their goals and visions and the things they want to do in the era of AI.

Hank Huang
NYCU Vice President
Entrepreneurship is AI. Having domain knowledge is very important. That is, your own experience is very important. Without it, AI might give you a solution, but you don’t know if it’s right or wrong. Or you don’t have the ability to judge whether it is. When you do, it’s because you have the experience to do so.

Semiconductor giants are expanding their production capacity, as AI drives demand for chips. But amid memory and component shortages, some systems vendors have had to downgrade their specifications.

Pua Khein-seng
Phison Electronics Co-Founder
It’s unavoidable. Everyone agrees it’s inevitable, which is why we’re desperately buying machines. There’s a shortage of everything: CPUs DRAM, SSDs, GPUs… Systems vendors are putting half as much DRAM in their systems, because it’s too expensive now, and you can’t get it easily. By using half as much DRAM, they can make and sell more systems. What about the performance loss? They compensated for it with flash memory.

From AI startups to the global memory chip shortage, this summit puts Taiwan at the starting point, showcasing the entrepreneurial strength of the country’s Gen Z innovators.

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#tech #ai #genz #boba #bobatech

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Outrage after parents force crying toddler down water slide