{"id":4480,"date":"2008-10-24T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-24T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2008-10-24T12:56:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-24T07:26:00","slug":"dial-v-for-virtual-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/dial-v-for-virtual-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Dial V For Virtual Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m constantly amazed by how seriously many people, especially bloggers, take the online world, and this<\/a> is a great illustration of how bad it can get:<\/p>\n A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband’s digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n The woman used login information she got from the 33-year-old office worker when their characters were happily married, and killed the character. The man complained to police when he discovered that his beloved online avatar was dead.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I guess we’re all just looking for validation, and it’s as good in the virtual world as in meatspace. And rejection always hurts. But how do they punish this woman now?<\/p>\n (Link via email from DD<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m constantly amazed by how seriously many people, especially bloggers, take the online world, and this<\/a> is a great illustration of how bad it can get:<\/p>\n A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband’s digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n The woman used login information she got from the 33-year-old office worker when their characters were happily married, and killed the character. The man complained to police when he discovered that his beloved online avatar was dead.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I guess we’re all just looking for validation, and it’s as good in the virtual world as in meatspace. And rejection always hurts. But how do they punish this woman now?<\/p>\n\n
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