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edisdead

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82. no. and it shouldn't

Sat Jan 6, 2024, 12:46 PM

Jan 2024

It could be considered under all sorts of laws already on the books including exposing sexual content to a minor, harassment, and otjers.

Rape by proxy?

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A girl was allegedly raped in the metaverse. Is this the beginning of a dark new future? [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 OP

Sorry, but snowybirdie Jan 2024 #1

She was playing an immersive video game involving a headset and an "avatar" or character that moved the way she WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #2

A game snowybirdie Jan 2024 #3

. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #5

Interesting The Contrarian Jan 2024 #22

Crime is a social construct. At this point, according to other articles, the police are "investigating" it, so no WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #24

Is it a crime? limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #28

blocking an IP address does nothing. edisdead Jan 2024 #81

Immediately pass a law that you have to be 21 years jimfields33 Jan 2024 #105

The world is getting away from me, too nt XanaDUer2 Jan 2024 #11

Same here NickB79 Jan 2024 #33

It could be viewed as rape by proxy. no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 #4

If you're playing an online game and you shoot and kill their avatar, is it murder by proxy? MyNameIsJonas Jan 2024 #6

The concept of a game depends on the common rules people accept when they play together. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #9

That doesn't make sense. Is it or isn't it rape? MyNameIsJonas Jan 2024 #64

It's too bad this is the article that introduced this incident to the board, because it's poorly written, and people WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #69

Or perhaps snowybirdie Jan 2024 #8

Why "or"? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #10

Your sympathy is overwhelming. NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #53

I don't get this. Is raping programmed and allowed in the software? honest.abe Jan 2024 #70

no. and it shouldn't edisdead Jan 2024 #82

Dangerously watering down the concept in my eyes TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #7

I think there's a strange dynamic, motivated by the laudable desire to make sure rape is taken seriously... Silent3 Jan 2024 #17

Exactly LearnedHand Jan 2024 #61

Exactly edisdead Jan 2024 #83

This isn't new Sympthsical Jan 2024 #12

Oh man. Goldshire Inn. I made a toon on an RP server, went to Goldshire, and logged out traumatized. Jedi Guy Jan 2024 #59

I was an EQ2 guy, then dropped it for LOTRO. Xolodno Jan 2024 #63

Agree with almost everything edisdead Jan 2024 #84

Your post raises a question I've had since I found this thread; robbob Jan 2024 #102

this is a very poor article Takket Jan 2024 #13

It's not a news article. There are links to news articles about it in the article. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #14

great points and questions edisdead Jan 2024 #85

This is why Mossfern Jan 2024 #15

Depends where you live. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2024 #32

Hahaha yeah books never have graphic content. edisdead Jan 2024 #86

People get "virtually" killed as well in games. So virtual murder charges? harumph Jan 2024 #16

As you can surely understand, one is part of the game, the other isn't. NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #55

Do we know that? edisdead Jan 2024 #87

Kick nt XanaDUer2 Jan 2024 #18

Surprised by some response. limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #19

If this girl felt violated by this then it should be investigated. Swede Jan 2024 #20

As soon as she started feeling uncomfortable she should have removed herself from that situation ripcord Jan 2024 #23

Who says she didn't? Whatever she experienced caused emotional and psychological trauma. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #26

I don't get your point? robbob Jan 2024 #103

Gamers design their avatars, physique, hair, clothes, give them names. Swede Jan 2024 #29

She could log off/exit game to save her avatar also EX500rider Jan 2024 #52

These trolls will move on to the next victim. Swede Jan 2024 #58

I'm not. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #21

If directed to me, I know. limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #30

I don't think many here disagree with it being harassment edisdead Jan 2024 #88

I'm confused. Can someone explain step by step ecstatic Jan 2024 #25

Depending on the game, you can hinder a person's progress. With real-time audio, people can describe what they WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #34

Yes. Just because they aren't physically attacking her it is emotional. LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #42

There is the appropriate word. Harassment. edisdead Jan 2024 #89

Is this satire? TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #27

It's 2024. Swede Jan 2024 #31

So 2024 satire? TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #35

What if the girl was your daughter? Swede Jan 2024 #37

She could have pushed the power button TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #39

Read this post. Swede Jan 2024 #43

My daughter would have enough sense to push the power button TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #44

Teens commit suicide over the stuff on the internet. Swede Jan 2024 #47

Cyber bullying is terrible TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #49

Just lay back and enjoy the ride. Swede Jan 2024 #50

You do understand that the avatar isn't real? TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #51

You do realise her pain was real? Swede Jan 2024 #54

Apparently unable to process that concept. NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #57

So do you think this is a criminal offense? The Contrarian Jan 2024 #66

Cyber bullying and harassment are very real and terrible things edisdead Jan 2024 #90

That is a catastrophic failure to instil coping skills, TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #109

Well they'd reply to you but they're dead. Swede Jan 2024 #110

What your daughter would (or woildn't) do is irrelevant. NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #56

but that question was posed to them... edisdead Jan 2024 #91

Young woman's description limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #36

That is sick behavior of them. They need to be blocked from using it. LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #41

I wonder how many rape victims edisdead Jan 2024 #92

Just thinking about how often my character was killed and his corpse teabagged in Halo multiplayer NickB79 Jan 2024 #38

Sounds like consent was involved all around. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #46

Nah, a lot of people get worked up big time over it NickB79 Jan 2024 #48

Why does the game have the option to rape young girls? LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #40

It doesn't. The players banded together to corner the avatar and verbally assault the player. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #45

There ya go. Verbal assault. edisdead Jan 2024 #93

That is my question, why is Bettie Jan 2024 #62

it likely doesn't edisdead Jan 2024 #96

Men are prosecuted all the time for stalking, harassing, LearnedHand Jan 2024 #60

Those things are true. edisdead Jan 2024 #94

Good points LearnedHand Jan 2024 #107

Just take the headset off? Patton French Jan 2024 #65

How do you confirm a virtual rape? Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #67

Sacrificing an element of privacy? limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #74

Ok, let me try a different tack....how would a lawyer prove that she had been "virtually" raped? Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #76

That is admittedly problematic. limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #79

We are on the same page. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #80

Then call it sexual harssment. edisdead Jan 2024 #95

Excellent, well-reasoned points LearnedHand Jan 2024 #106

A different word is needed. Rape has a legal definition. MineralMan Jan 2024 #68

Sounds like the cyber version of what we used to call an "obscene phone call." Iggo Jan 2024 #71

I'm dumb XanaDUer2 Jan 2024 #72

I am pretty sure I have never been as disappointed by a discussion here- coffeenap Jan 2024 #73

+1 berniesandersmittens Jan 2024 #75

I think that edisdead Jan 2024 #97

The game owners should imprison the avatars involved. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #77

This is a serious question XanaDUer2 Jan 2024 #78

Ever hear of "tombstoning"? nt yagotme Jan 2024 #99

Yes, here XanaDUer2 Jan 2024 #100

Game world equivalent to tombstoning needs to be applied to them. nt yagotme Jan 2024 #101

Here is the legal definition of rape edisdead Jan 2024 #98

Watching people who have their identities wrapped up in text-only message boards Prairie Gates Jan 2024 #104

Maybe we can stop blaming the victim for using the wrong words to describe what happened to her? LearnedHand Jan 2024 #108

This is sexual harrassment Zeitghost Jan 2024 #111

Adding some thoughts limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #112