Wah. Some asshole being a jerk online. That's nothing new. Ignore them and go on. If it was irl then slap him
Female Gamer "Sexually Assaulted" While Playing PS3
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all you have to do is load into another area and u shake em, easy
but the solution to all this is simple....allow avatars to punch each other.
but the solution to all this is simple....allow avatars to punch each other.
It's wise for multi-user games/online communities to have systems in place for dealing with harrassing or bullying behavior. That there be clearly written and readily available TOS, and specific infractions that can be pointed to. The player in question should certainly have recourse against behavior she finds offensive, where in a non-competitive environment one player gets their jollies entirely at the expense of another.
That said, describing this as "sexual assault" is pressing a hot button. If the woman is aware of that, she ought to be ashamed of herself. Polygons running into each other is not sexual assault, no matter how much you identify with your avatar (and if you identify with your avatar so deeply that this is causing high levels of emotional distress, you should be seeing a counselor for a problem that has nothing to do with this "assault".) If I had been a victim of actual sexual assault, I'd want her head on a stake. And if the woman in question is somehow unaware of how describing this as "sexual assault" triggers every alarm and sends the worst elements of the media scurrying, she's an IDIOT.
That said, describing this as "sexual assault" is pressing a hot button. If the woman is aware of that, she ought to be ashamed of herself. Polygons running into each other is not sexual assault, no matter how much you identify with your avatar (and if you identify with your avatar so deeply that this is causing high levels of emotional distress, you should be seeing a counselor for a problem that has nothing to do with this "assault".) If I had been a victim of actual sexual assault, I'd want her head on a stake. And if the woman in question is somehow unaware of how describing this as "sexual assault" triggers every alarm and sends the worst elements of the media scurrying, she's an IDIOT.
If they can get arrested for this, I better be able to arrest 3 kids on WoW who keep following my girlfriend around with their mounts and tapping space w space w space w space w space w space w.
oh, and people who just wswswswswswsws.
But I'd like a shit load of money for being an overprotective jealous fuck, I mean, who wouldn't?
And I'd have a bunch of money from every time I died in Quake Live LOLTEABAGHURRRRR
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To be totally honest, I would be really raged, I mean, angry, fucking angry at the fact that he DARED to call this "sexual assault."
I mean, think of a real rape victim.
Think of what they go through.
Think of the physical pain, agony, mental destruction that they go through. Most of them have trouble leading a normal life after this. If they had the option to simply turn off their PS3 to make it stop, believe me, they would have, and they would be a lot happier.
It's an insult to everyone who actually has been sexually assaulted, and considering a friend of a friend committed suicide a few years ago, perceived to be because of mental trauma from a "sexual assault," I'm pretty upset that this chick's roommate is this stupid.
oh, and people who just wswswswswswsws.
But I'd like a shit load of money for being an overprotective jealous fuck, I mean, who wouldn't?
And I'd have a bunch of money from every time I died in Quake Live LOLTEABAGHURRRRR
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To be totally honest, I would be really raged, I mean, angry, fucking angry at the fact that he DARED to call this "sexual assault."
I mean, think of a real rape victim.
Think of what they go through.
Think of the physical pain, agony, mental destruction that they go through. Most of them have trouble leading a normal life after this. If they had the option to simply turn off their PS3 to make it stop, believe me, they would have, and they would be a lot happier.
It's an insult to everyone who actually has been sexually assaulted, and considering a friend of a friend committed suicide a few years ago, perceived to be because of mental trauma from a "sexual assault," I'm pretty upset that this chick's roommate is this stupid.
Because it has good games? Like Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, Resistance, InFamous, etc.accountant said:
This type of behaviour is likely in breach of the terms of service of Sony Playstation's Home software.
However, it is not sexual harassment. There is not sufficient evidence to show that the actions were intended to be sexual in nature. While harassment from a distance is common place; threatening text messages, emails and so on the situation as described is not harassment. Also, we do not know if the user was asked to stop or if it was merely a glitch or bug.
It is an interesting suggestion, though one that should receive no credence. People could begin to make claims against multiplayer games over their (I hate this word) avatars. Imagine the amount of innuedo sex crimes that would come from an evening of tea-bagging in Halo.
We should not start accepting that a person's avatar can be the subject of harassment. However, harassment directed against a player can and does happen in virtual worlds and should not be tolerated, action should be taken based on its severity.
However, it is not sexual harassment. There is not sufficient evidence to show that the actions were intended to be sexual in nature. While harassment from a distance is common place; threatening text messages, emails and so on the situation as described is not harassment. Also, we do not know if the user was asked to stop or if it was merely a glitch or bug.
It is an interesting suggestion, though one that should receive no credence. People could begin to make claims against multiplayer games over their (I hate this word) avatars. Imagine the amount of innuedo sex crimes that would come from an evening of tea-bagging in Halo.
We should not start accepting that a person's avatar can be the subject of harassment. However, harassment directed against a player can and does happen in virtual worlds and should not be tolerated, action should be taken based on its severity.
I wouldn't call it sexual assault, but it probably is a problem. just wait until Atkinson gets a hold of this, then it will be happening in every school, every game and it would be turning you're children into serial rapist this very moment!!!111oneoneone
I particularly like that some law 'experts' claimed this could fall into harassment or even privacy laws.
While the harassment is almost impossible to prove as the nature of software is that an action seen from one user may not be the truth of what happened aka 'lag'.
What I find really interesting here is the idea of privacy. While you can play from home in private you are actually entering a virtual social space and as a result cannot have the protection from in-game events under the belief of reasonable privacy.
Unless of course your privacy was infringed on by having details hacked or stolen and being announced in the virtual space or another user was aware of who you are and relayed private information such as your address.
While the harassment is almost impossible to prove as the nature of software is that an action seen from one user may not be the truth of what happened aka 'lag'.
What I find really interesting here is the idea of privacy. While you can play from home in private you are actually entering a virtual social space and as a result cannot have the protection from in-game events under the belief of reasonable privacy.
Unless of course your privacy was infringed on by having details hacked or stolen and being announced in the virtual space or another user was aware of who you are and relayed private information such as your address.
It is overreaction on the part of the girl, but at the least Home should have a feature where you can get the point across that you aren't welcome. Besides just putting in a harassment complaint could also bump the character away from you.
See this? This is my personal space. Now it is at 10 yards. Get the clue?
In the end though, don't blame Home for the actions of someone else. They are just being a tard, and you can either ignore them or log out for a bit. She is probably better off not going back in Home if she is going to be that supersensitive.
See this? This is my personal space. Now it is at 10 yards. Get the clue?
In the end though, don't blame Home for the actions of someone else. They are just being a tard, and you can either ignore them or log out for a bit. She is probably better off not going back in Home if she is going to be that supersensitive.
I don't think its necessary to make a huge complaint about it all just log off. And OMG Australia actually didn't take this and then run around with it screaming like a little kid. They actually made a decent point... wow. Also not playing it anymore is fine. It's the right thing to do, but having it be in the news is just a little to much. This is a personal issue
What would be funny if you were a guy and made a female character and some guy does sexural gestures to it and you TELL him that your a guy.
