Woman arrested for killing virtual reality husband

Really.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/10/23/avatar.murder.japan.ap/index.html

 

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That's funny. My son plays Maple Story. I can't wait to tell him.

 

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I gather that she was arrested for hacking, not fake murder.

 

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concidering the costs involved although this is quite funny i can see why she would be charged

 

what if she chose to do the same in a bank? Use their login and password to gain access to the guys account?
Money are virtual today, so I understand that this guy called the police eventhough its "only" virtual stuff.

 

YinyangDK

actually if you take second life as an example its possable to turn buinesses in there into real profitable buinesses which pay a REAL income

 

The title sounds like she was arrested for something she did in the virtual game but she was arrested for something she did in real life.

 

I know that logging on to somebody's account on Sciforums can get you banned, but can you get arrested?

 

i highly doubt it here. It would be up to the poster to press charges, hacking a mods acount with the intention of fucking the site though might get you arested

 

If someone somehow logs on as me & pretends to be me, we'll probably find out if they can be arrested.

 

Umm, wow?

 

She should have "pretend" prosecuted him online and thrown him into a virtual prison.

~String

 

S.A.M., string.

What difference does it really make as to what it was, criminal damage is criminal damage and hacking is hacking.

should we as a sociaty really be judging what other people place importance on or should we accept that something is important to them and act acordingly?

 

WTF!!!!!
I could understand it if the players had to subscribe, but seriously, WTF!!!!!!!1!!

 

Depends if they impersonate you, I believe, maybe libel plays something in it.

 

I claim poop on this story.

 

Betrayer0fHope
defermation and libal are civil suites, you wouldnt be arested, you would be summonsed

 

Betrayer-Defamation and Libel are civil suits, you wouldn't be arrested, you world be issued a summons.

GeoffP-Where's my hamster?

Asguard-I love you like kinfolk, man. Slow down on the typing, rub your eyes, splash water on your face... something. That stuff needs to get better. I'm not gonna stalk you and be your spellchecking sidekick or anything, but if he goes to school and spells stuff like that, it could effect his future.

 

How do we know the costs?

 

I can't understand. I would have contacted the guys running the site.
If she stole my real ID in the real world and my bank money, then I would call the police.

In fact, he is hardly the victim in the case. A couple of days out of the game.