Now I've heard it all, women faces jail for virtual killing of her online husband

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Woman in jail over virtual murder

haha these Japs and their weird techno obsession.

A girl was virtually married to some other guy on the internet in some online game. When he divorced her she hacked into his account and killed off his character.

Now she faces up to a year in jail :confused:

World's gone crazy.

I think it's pretty funny actually. I mean if you're sad enough to play online games where you can marry each other I guess your virtual ex wive killiing off your lovingly created alter ego would be devastating.

hahahahaha go you little mad Japanese woman :cool:

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haha these Japs and their weird techno obsession.

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Ha ha I know, image these weirdoes who spend all day in front of there computers living a virtual life where they pretend to be caricatures from fantasy and fiction, hiding away from the real world in case they actually come in to contact with real people

Crazy eh, Bilbo ;)

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haha these Japs and their weird techno obsession.

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Ha ha I know, image these weirdoes who spend all day in front of there computers living a virtual life where they pretend to be caricatures from fantasy and fiction, hiding away from the real world in case they actually come in to contact with real people

Crazy eh, Bilbo ;)

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Exactly I pity folks like that. We hobbits laugh at those whose lives are so empty they have to live in a world of make believe.

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Re: Now I've heard it all, women faces jail for virtual killing of her online husband
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haha these Japs and their weird techno obsession.
Ha ha I know, image these weirdoes who spend all day in front of there computers living a virtual life where they pretend to be caricatures from fantasy and fiction, hiding away from the real world in case they actually come in to contact with real people

Crazy eh, Bilbo

Exactly I pity folks like that. We hobbits laugh at those whose lives are so empty they have to live in a world of make believe.

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I here some of these freaks even have reward points systems that act as a kind of status symbol..

id rep you but i have to spread it around first

It's crazy, but I understand. She destroyed property and hacked into his personal things. It might not be to the same level, but you'd hope the person who hacked into your back account would go to jail. The difference between the two is one access money and the other doesn't but they both house things of value. The law is going to have to do some serious catching up as we are only going to see more of these crimes, not less. Was it last year or the year before when they guy was murdered for stealing and selling a virtual sword.

I think it's the fact that she hacked into someone else's computer that got her jailed.

But jeez! I can feel good knowing that there are people out there who are much more sadistic and pathetic than me. :lolhaha: ;)

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Originally Posted by Killface

It's crazy, but I understand. She destroyed property and hacked into his personal things. It might not be to the same level, but you'd hope the person who hacked into your back account would go to jail. The difference between the two is one access money and the other doesn't but they both house things of value. The law is going to have to do some serious catching up as we are only going to see more of these crimes, not less. Was it last year or the year before when they guy was murdered for stealing and selling a virtual sword.

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Well someone hacked into my account on here a couple months ago and changed one of my posts to say I fucked my drunk brother whilst he was passed out on my bathroom toilet, a charge I deny.

You think that's a criminal offence? I mean they hacked into my personal things AND made an illegal, incestous allegation about me.

You who did that (must have been a mod) reveal yourself now and I'll prosecute you to the fullest extents of cyber law :cool:

Who will be laughing then huh? :D

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I think it's the fact that she hacked into someone else's computer that got her jailed.

But jeez! I can feel good knowing that there are people out there who are much more sadistic and pathetic than me. :lolhaha: ;)

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Yeah, it is. But the issue of non-physical property rights is going to have to be addressed. Not necessarily in a game like this as I'm sure death is a possibility within the confines of this game, but say someone had some code they created and was able to kill off a character or in the other case I mentioned where the guy stole an item from a friend and sold it. The person it belonged to had put a lot of time and effort into building the sword into what it became only to have it taken from him. With the ever-increasing popularity of these games this is going to happen more and more.

That being said, it is funny how pathetic this is.

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Originally Posted by Clubber

I think it's the fact that she hacked into someone else's computer that got her jailed.

But jeez! I can feel good knowing that there are people out there who are much more sadistic and pathetic than me. :lolhaha: ;)

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Yeah, it is. But the issue of non-physical property rights is going to have to be addressed. Not necessarily in a game like this as I'm sure death is a possibility within the confines of this game, but say someone had some code they created and was able to kill off a character or in the other case I mentioned where the guy stole an item from a friend and sold it. The person it belonged to had put a lot of time and effort into building the sword into what it became only to have it taken from him. With the ever-increasing popularity of these games this is going to happen more and more.

That being said, it is funny how pathetic this is.

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But does this mean that if someone cruelly took my rep points away I'd have the legal grounds to file a lawsuit against them?

How great would it be for Amat to get a court summon's because he neg repped me when I was hungover and made me feel sick.

He should go to prison for that imo, cruel and abusive behaviour, maybe serve a week inside and get some community service.

If only we were both Japanese, he'd feel the full effects of nonsense law coming down on his ass.

1. "Her" online husbane was a co-worker in her office.

2. He gave her the password to his account. (She didn't hack it)

3. And more than likely, he reported the the "Death" after she said "No"

...no problem, just lock her up in a

virual jail!

-or-

if you're a merciless type, give her a brutal

virtual execution...

...just my 3 cents, keep the penny...

LOL i saw this on another forum. Weird shit goes on nowadays.

Strange story indeed. Korean kids do nothing but play games. There are loads of PC rooms and the kids all pile in straight after school. All Sudden Attack and other games that Im too uncool to know. And the adults are just as bad. Loads of men looking to avoid their wives and play internet poker.

There was a story last year that a guy was so into his game for 36 hours that he died. He didnt move from his chair except to go to the bathroom. Nobody checked up on him and his fascination took his soul. Startling story really.

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Strange story indeed. Korean kids do nothing but play games. There are loads of PC rooms and the kids all pile in straight after school. All Sudden Attack and other games that Im too uncool to know. And the adults are just as bad. Loads of men looking to avoid their wives and play internet poker.

There was a story last year that a guy was so into his game for 36 hours that he died. He didnt move from his chair except to go to the bathroom. Nobody checked up on him and his fascination took his soul. Startling story really.

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I've done this several times but with internet porn rather than games.

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Strange story indeed. Korean kids do nothing but play games. There are loads of PC rooms and the kids all pile in straight after school. All Sudden Attack and other games that Im too uncool to know. And the adults are just as bad. Loads of men looking to avoid their wives and play internet poker.

There was a story last year that a guy was so into his game for 36 hours that he died. He didnt move from his chair except to go to the bathroom. Nobody checked up on him and his fascination took his soul. Startling story really.

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I've done this several times but with internet porn rather than games.

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Be wary Mr Baggins. People have died from these types of activities. Be it porn or games, it all comes down to the eyes being unable to pull away from the MONITOR..... :o

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Originally Posted by miles

Strange story indeed. Korean kids do nothing but play games. There are loads of PC rooms and the kids all pile in straight after school. All Sudden Attack and other games that Im too uncool to know. And the adults are just as bad. Loads of men looking to avoid their wives and play internet poker.

There was a story last year that a guy was so into his game for 36 hours that he died. He didnt move from his chair except to go to the bathroom. Nobody checked up on him and his fascination took his soul. Startling story really.

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I've done this several times but with internet porn rather than games.

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Be wary Mr Baggins. People have died from these types of activities. Be it porn or games, it all comes down to the eyes being unable to pull away from the MONITOR..... :o

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Looking at a TV or PC moniter for too long is bad for the eyes.

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I've done this several times but with internet porn rather than games.

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Be wary Mr Baggins. People have died from these types of activities. Be it porn or games, it all comes down to the eyes being unable to pull away from the MONITOR..... :o

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Looking at a TV or PC moniter for too long is bad for the eyes.

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Heard a rumor that wacking off makes you go blind... Hows your eyesight there Clubber? :rolleyes:

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I think it's the fact that she hacked into someone else's computer that got her jailed.

But jeez! I can feel good knowing that there are people out there who are much more sadistic and pathetic than me. :lolhaha: ;)

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Yeah, it is. But the issue of non-physical property rights is going to have to be addressed. Not necessarily in a game like this as I'm sure death is a possibility within the confines of this game, but say someone had some code they created and was able to kill off a character or in the other case I mentioned where the guy stole an item from a friend and sold it. The person it belonged to had put a lot of time and effort into building the sword into what it became only to have it taken from him. With the ever-increasing popularity of these games this is going to happen more and more.

That being said, it is funny how pathetic this is.

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But does this mean that if someone cruelly took my rep points away I'd have the legal grounds to file a lawsuit against them?

How great would it be for Amat to get a court summon's because he neg repped me when I was hungover and made me feel sick.

He should go to prison for that imo, cruel and abusive behaviour, maybe serve a week inside and get some community service.

If only we were both Japanese, he'd feel the full effects of nonsense law coming down on his ass.

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I get you're being facetious, but I'm not necessarily talking about in this case. I think there should be a means of determining real damages that have an impact on your physical self as opposed to just being on-line. You hack into my account and make crazy statements is one thing. You hack into my account and make defamatory statements against someone and I get sued is another.