Comments on: Is Virtual Rape Crying Virtual Wolf?

By: OyVey

OyVey — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:21:14 +0000

Second Life allows a mute function. It also allows you to teleport TO places, and if they are not to your liking you are free to teleport right the heck out. This chick has issues.

Signed,
A gamer with a brain.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:48:15 +0000

cool

By: wawadave

wawadave — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:16:33 +0000

Donâ€™t these people have an off button? Or a plug they can pull??

before this there were harassing phone calls that could be done at people over and over yes you could unplug the phone. seems there are laws against that.

If this is a type of harassment and online cyber bullying. you consider this ok then which group you belong to? attackers or victims?

By: Turner Singh

Turner Singh — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:23:34 +0000

Katrina, you have a talent for the obvious.

By: alli

alli — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:55:07 +0000

hey peeps i LOVE wolves since i was 4

By: Katrina Eales

Katrina Eales — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:23:06 +0000

You don’t even address the intent of the attacker. Virtual rape or the attempt to commit it could surely have implications for behaviour in RL and as such it is and should be of interest to law enforcement agencies.

A person inclined to engage in virtual rape could well be tempted to do the same in RL and perhaps has.

In any case there is a person behind very avatar and they have rights that must be respected.

There is no right to rape, virtually or otherwise.

By: Bunny

Bunny — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:22:02 +0000

Have someone you don’t know or like go to any porn site that uses animated gifs of obscene activity, and choose one you’d never enjoy doing or having done to you. Have him (small p) photoshop your face onto the body of the victim. Make sure he posts this where we can see it (no, don’t, but I hope you’re starting to get the idea). Or, when you get an obscene phone call (oh, wait, perps don’t do those in this country anymore– but whatever), don’t report it to the TelCo or the cops, just hang up. If he calls back, change your phone number. It’s not really you; it’s just a number. Now you’re subject to the same kind of harrassment that gets called ‘virtual rape’: a silly term, but the vandalism of a public ’space’ (and that’s really what it is) with obscenities aimed at *you* is a very real kind of nastiness. If you’re still laughing it off, think of it happening *the first time* (you know, before anyone can ignore anything) in front of your thirteen year old (no one younger is allowed by Blizzard to play) nephew (or niece) while he (better yet, she) is playing WoW. If you’re still snarking at the idea, pretend it’s addressed to your teenage daughter. If you’re still yocking it up, I give up on you.

By: Rocker452

Rocker452 — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:38:02 +0000

Help! My avatar has been raped. I can’t believe the police are even investigating this.

By: Phibber McGee

Phibber McGee — Tue, 15 May 2007 19:51:02 +0000

Just goes to prove that stupidity knows no boundaries..including virtual ones!

However what about the other side of the coin? How pathetic are the people who have to resort to this type of thing let alone develop the programing for it?!

By: seasaw

seasaw — Tue, 15 May 2007 19:13:53 +0000

In all honesty, I virtually can not believe what I just read…
Virtual rape??? someone is virtually pulling a virtual leg…