Third Children are born violating Rengkok's two-child policy requiring families to give up the illegal third children to a public service. Those who go through the system end up taken advantage of by the government while those who escape often turn to crime. Entire gangs, such as the Creeps, will often be overwhelmingly made up of Third Children.
Database Entry[]
In Rengkok, a two child policy is strictly in force. Families are obliged to give their third child up for public service. They can become anything from a Virtuality host to an organ donor to an under-aged escort - and those are the least scary scenarios.
No surprise then that some parents risk arrest and hide their children to shield them from that horrible fate. A few children escape, join local gangs and become outcasts. That's no problem for the powers that be since criminal gangs play an important role in the economy. Nothing escapes the system.
Trivia[]
- The two-child policy is likely based on China's one-child policy as both were enforced for population control. While China has since adopted what is called a two-child policy, this is meant to encourage more children due to the declining birth rate.