All I Want for Christmas is…
What do you get for the relative that has everything? How about an all-expenses paid, no strings attached, custom rape fantasy, courtesy of Second Life.
That’s right! You too can be manhandled (or womanhandled, if that floats your boat), beaten, bloodied, violated, humiliated, sexually assaulted in ways I’m sure that haven’t been invented yet for the bargain basement price of $220 Linden dollars.
It’s a small price to pay for such a heartwarming gift that truly captures the spirit of the yuletide season for that special someone.
When you think about it, nothing says “Merry Christmas” like a personalized sexual encounter that’s forced upon you against your will.
What will those crazy geniuses at Linden Labs think of next?!
Hopefully they’ll manufacture some virtual decency for themselves.
Joe Lewis
Staff Writer | WebProNews
While I agree that it is deplorable, this is akin to blaming the inventor of the world wide web for pornography. Linden Labs is facilitating the creation of a very robust platform for the new 3D Internet - it’s only a matter of time before personal computer power in every home will essentially make this the preferred medium for internet viewing. The content produced by SL residents has virtually NOTHING to do with Linden Labs, as can be pretty plainly seen in their terms of service agreement.
So Linden Labs has no liability here? While technically, in in the terms of service, LL can’t be held responsible for the behavior of in-game residents, don’t you think they have a greater responsibility to provide a safe environment for all?
At what point does a EULA take precedence over common decency?
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There are certain bounds to consider. Were LL to police such matters there would be more questions left to attend to. Where do they begin and end their judgment on morality within the realm? Since this is a global community, which laws affect whom based on physical location? Who’s to define danger within this virtual world? What penalties should be incurred upon breaking rules?
It’s likely to see crime in virtual environments escalate with popularity… and some responsibility is to be placed upon their creators. Yet, LL never condoned this behavior and isn’t refusing to take action.
Like all concerned, I feel this service wrong on a number of levels but what concerns me is the statement “What will those crazy geniuses at Linden Labs think of next?!”
It’s true that this grossly immoral service is a concoction of users who were enabled by LL… but the proper route to correcting these issues is still ambiguous, much as it is with the rest of the internet.
Perhaps, we’ll have a properly equipped policing agency in the future? Even then are we safe? and how do we determine responsibility for criminal acts? or even define them?