tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post1536016007319882325..comments2023-12-12T03:19:42.467-05:00Comments on CYB3RCRIM3: Virtual Divorce = Virtual MurderSusan Brennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575138839291052258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post-35005072055934779832009-08-06T07:23:42.579-04:002009-08-06T07:23:42.579-04:00Thanks, Barbara . . . I'm glad you like the bl...Thanks, Barbara . . . I'm glad you like the blog.Susan Brennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575138839291052258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post-33139105867205915142008-12-17T09:12:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:12:00.000-05:00It's been done, in at least a couple of instances....It's been done, in at least a couple of instances.<BR/><BR/>In Roma Victor, they have used virtual crucifixion as a punishment for players who violate their rules . . . and may still do so. It's a creative way of banning or suspending a player who's gotten into trouble. If you google Roma Victor and crucifixion, you'll find stories about it.<BR/><BR/>And for a while, Second Life used a virtual cornfield to do the same thing . . . rule violators' avatars were stuck in a cornfield while on suspension. I think the idea came from a Twilight Zone episode in which a kid with extraordinary abilities sent people and animals he didn't like to a cornfield (as a graveyard, I think).Susan Brennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575138839291052258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21633793.post-24660295246488114882008-12-15T17:03:00.000-05:002008-12-15T17:03:00.000-05:00No intent to be flippant, but, would justice be do...No intent to be flippant, but, would justice be done be "resurrecting" the avatar victim (if possible), charging the virtual murder the costs, and "imprisoning" her avatar (that is, life without access to Second Life)? Its possible that a virtual "imprisonment" (limited access to a prision like atmosphere) would punish someone like her (apparently more involved in the game world than the real world) more than a physical prison - and its more likely that a court would hand down such a sentence than actual physical imprisonment.David A. Schumannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465759778867550058noreply@blogger.com