"Virtual Murder" Leads to Actual Arrest

Iria · Oct 24, 2008, 04:20 PM

Virtual worlds had led to actual crimes before. There was a romance in Second Life that led to a real-world attempted kidnapping. And there was a clan feud in a MMOPRG that led to real murder. What we have here is a "virtual murder," but one that's going to lead to some real jail time.
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Source: Tech-Ex

Judas · Oct 24, 2008, 04:27 PM

this is........ for DARWIN AWARDS!

BlueMak · Oct 24, 2008, 05:56 PM

5 years in prison for deleting a free game account?

Judas · Oct 24, 2008, 06:18 PM

harsh isn't it?

BlueMak · Oct 24, 2008, 07:25 PM

You can do time for murder for less.

Tril · Oct 24, 2008, 08:41 PM

The article says that she made the trip to his house. Maybe she broke in and used the computer of the man.

Oct 24, 2008, 04:20 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	"Virtual Murder" Leads to Actual Arrest Virtual worlds had led to actual crimes before. There was a romance in Second Life that led to a real-world attempted kidnapping. And there was a clan feud in a MMOPRG that led to real murder. What we have here is a "virtual murder," but one that's going to lead to some real jail time. _____________ Source: Tech-Ex

Oct 24, 2008, 05:56 PM	#3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,478 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: "Virtual Murder" Leads to Actual Arrest 5 years in prison for deleting a free game account? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 24, 2008, 07:25 PM	#5
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,478 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: "Virtual Murder" Leads to Actual Arrest You can do time for murder for less. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 24, 2008, 08:41 PM	#6
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,676 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: "Virtual Murder" Leads to Actual Arrest The article says that she made the trip to his house. Maybe she broke in and used the computer of the man.