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lost
10-24-2008, 04:12 PM
It's freaky Friday time with a strange story of revenge all the way from Japan. The BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk) is reporting of the trial and conviction of a Japanese woman for deleting her husband's Maplestory character. Why?

The 43-year-old was reportedly furious at finding herself suddenly divorced in the online game Maplestory.

Police say she illegally accessed log-in details of the man playing her husband, and killed off his character.

The woman, a piano teacher, is in jail in Sapporo waiting to learn if she faces charges of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating data.

She was arrested on Wednesday and taken 620 miles (1,000 km) from her home in southern Miyazaki to Sapporo - where her "husband", a 33-year-old office worker lives.

If charged with the offences, and convicted, she faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.


There is no password strong enough to beat a woman scorned! Full article here. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7688091.stm)

Exodus
10-24-2008, 04:52 PM
god i fucking love my oriental brothers back home. we take our games seriously! we truly are hardcore and this sets a very wierd precedent. simply awesome.