"Online divorcee jailed after killing virtual hubby"

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I one up Xzerpers thread and bring you this!

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TOKYO – A 43-year-old Japanese piano teacher's sudden divorce from her online husband in a virtual game world made her so angry that she logged on and killed his digital persona, police said Thursday.

The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his identification and password to log onto popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder in mid-May, a police official in northern Sapporo City said on condition of anonymity, citing department policy.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.

The woman had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.
She has not yet been formally charged, but if convicted could face a prison term of up to five years or a fine up to $5,000.

As in "Second Life" in the U.S., players in "Maple Story" raise and manipulate digital images called "avatars" that represent themselves, while engaging in relationships, social activities and fighting against monsters and other obstacles.

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.
 
get the fuck out.


MMOs are serious business, as has been said so many damn times on these boards.
 
You MPK me I'm putting you in prison friggon taru!
 
be glad it isn't UO, i'd pillage your dead body after smiting you :awesome:
 
What.

That is all.
 
Thats... uh... yeah.
 
If Korea ever gets the Olympics again... they will make MMOs an event

Oh shit they weren't from Korea?
 
Sweet. I was going to type out something funny that involved how it could get worse, and then I really couldn't think of how it possibly could. I've been trumped by the online murderer. Damn it.
 
The man complained to police when he discovered that his beloved online avatar was dead.
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Am I the only one that imagines the man sounding like Short Round?.."You cheat Dr. Jones, you no play fair."
 
"The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data"

That's why she's in trouble and that's great. There really should be laws against tamperin' with virtual property. We all know how much time and work goes into our game characters. You can't tell me if someone ownd your WoW or FFXI character/s you'd just simply get over it or not care.
 
Strid said:
"The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data"

That's why she's in trouble and that's great. There really should be laws against tamperin' with virtual property. We all know how much time and work goes into our game characters. You can't tell me if someone ownd your WoW or FFXI character/s you'd just simply get over it or not care.
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To be honest I wouldn't put someone in jail for deleting my character or whatever..
 
Thats some crazy shit, MMO's are serious business, but no need to go THAT far out too.....psychotic bitch if ive ever seen one XD
 
Why didn't he just tell her he was divorcing her? Granted, she would have done it in that case too... Leason to learn : Divorce someone in a game = change your damn PW.
 
Hexx said:
Thats some crazy shit, MMO's are serious business, but no need to go THAT far out too.....psychotic bitch if ive ever seen one XD
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Honestly I don't think she went THAT far. A little far, yes. But the crime wasn't such a huge crime. Its the punishment here thats the problem.
 
/bow thank you thank you
 
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