Deadly_Nightshade Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Japanese Woman Jailed After Killing Virtual Husband A 43-year-old Japanese piano teacher found herself in jail after viciously murdering her ex-husband...in MapleStory. According to reports, the woman's virtual, big-headed anime husband suddenly divorced her in mid-May, which lead to her logging on with the 33-year-old man's username and password and deleting his character. When the man discovered the death of his character, he called the police. The alleged virtual murderer has now been jailed for suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, which could carry a five-year prison sentence or a fine of up to $5,000. "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. My god, do you know what this means? I need to start playing Maple Story immediately! A 43-year-old Japanese piano teacher found herself in jail after viciously murdering her ex-husband...in MapleStory. According to reports, the woman's virtual, big-headed anime husband suddenly divorced her in mid-May, which lead to her logging on with the 33-year-old man's username and password and deleting his character. When the man discovered the death of his character, he called the police. The alleged virtual murderer has now been jailed for suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, which could carry a five-year prison sentence or a fine of up to $5,000. "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. My god, do you know what this means? I need to start playing Maple Story immediately! http://kotaku.com/5067773/japanese-woman-j...virtual-husband "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
Meshugger Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 There are no emoticons out there to justify my reaction. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Gorgon Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 What a wuss, going to the police with that. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
jaguars4ever Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Yeah, at least have the guts to give her virtual STDs!
Volourn Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 They're both dumb. That is all. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Shryke Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 so she deleted his character? jesus, somebody call the waaahmbulance when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse!
Killian Kalthorne Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 First virtual thefts, and now virtual murders?!?! "Your Job is not to die for your country, but set a man on fire, and take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."
aries101 Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 "which lead to her logging on with the 33-year-old man's username and password and deleting his character." This, too me, is the important part. This is clearly identity theft or very close to it. She did log on with the real man's username. Then she deleted his character. She is not charged with mutual murder, though. Please support http://www.maternityworldwide.org/ - and save a mother giving birth to a child. Please support, Andrew Bub, the gamerdad - at http://gamingwithchildren.com/
Meshugger Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 *sigh* "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Bartimaeus Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) If he told her his password, isn't that his fault? Hmm. Every time I get hacked in a game now, I'm going to call that police, and get them arrested. Edited October 24, 2008 by Bartimaeus Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Magister Lajciak Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 That's a bit of a deceptive title for the article. Yes, the woman was "jailed after killing virtual husband", but the real reason for the arrest was that she broke into his computer.
steelfiredragon Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 looser Strength through Mercy Head Torturor of the Cult of the Anti-gnome
newc0253 Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 That's a bit of a deceptive title for the article. Yes, the woman was "jailed after killing virtual husband", but the real reason for the arrest was that she broke into his computer. broke in? he gave her the frakking password. that's like 'breaking in' to someone's apartment after they've given you the keys... at best, she's tortiously interfered with his contractual rights, not committed a criminal offence, still less an arrestable one. dumber than a bag of hammers
random n00b Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) That's Japanese laws we're talking about, so it's probably different there. Also, I may be wrong but, don't people still need your permission to get into your house even if you've given them the keys? Or is it considered an implicit authorisation? Edited October 24, 2008 by random n00b
newc0253 Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Also, I may be wrong but, don't people still need your permission to get into your house even if you've given them the keys? Or is it considered an implicit authorisation? giving someone the keys is typically implied permission but, yes, you can always make the permission conditional - e.g. when somebody gives the housekeeper the keys to clean on thursdays, it doesn't give them permission to enter on saturday night. the point is, in a criminal case anywhere in the english-speaking world, you'd have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person not only didn't have permission but knew they didn't have permission. i'm not saying that the crazy japanese lady hasn't done anything wrong, i'm saying that it's a hysterical overreaction to treat what she did as in any way criminal. Edited October 24, 2008 by newc0253 dumber than a bag of hammers
Magister Lajciak Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 the point is, in a criminal case anywhere in the english-speaking world, you'd have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person not only didn't have permission but knew they didn't have permission. i'm not saying that the crazy japanese lady hasn't done anything wrong, i'm saying that it's a hysterical overreaction to treat what she did as in any way criminal. That may well be, but my point is that she is not being tried for virtual murder as the title of the article seems to imply.
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