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I have a feeling that this isint the case of people repeatedly targeting an individual every time they are online. Seems like it was something that happened once, and that’s not harassment. That’s joking around.
I'm not talking about this case in particular. I'm talking about the need to establish a legal framework before it becomes such a problem that everyone wonders why there isn't a law against it.
We have managed fine this far. Nothing new. Police can stay out of video games.
Yes, we managed this far at he immersiveness and realism level of games so far. Eventually, and this is really the goal for a lot of people, games will be so realistic and immersive that you'll feel like you're actually there. And that is a big problem when it comes to sexual harassment. So maybe we should make sure that we're prepared.
Doubt. It’s always gonna be a game.
I'm not sure why that means you can't use it to effectively sexually harass someone. Women get sexually harassed on games now.
Not trying to be a smart ass but what do you consider sexual harassment in a game?
Repeatedly sending unsolicited rude sexual messages would be one possibility. Which is something female gamers constantly have to deal with right now and sometimes the harassers suffer no consequences and keep doing it, possibly to many women. That sort of thing can have a major psychological effect on someone. But even if it doesn't, women should not have to and not be expected to put up with that shit when they're trying to have the same kind of fun men have.
Can’t that be solved by just blocking annoying people? I do that all the time and it works perfect.
If the game allows for it. It's under no legal obligation to do so.
Nah man. Rape is no joke. Especially not to a LOT of women.
You can’t be raped through a screen though
No. But a simulation of a rape can leave you feeling the same psychological trauma. Or at the very least feel completely disgusted with yourself and can lead to serious depression and maybe worse.
Why is it so hard for you guys to understand that people have the right to feel safe, even online, and not feel like there are people out there with a rapist mentality?
That’s absolutely ridiculous and honestly offensive to compare an actual rape and someone’s game avitar getting too close to your game avitar. What a joke. You’re never in danger in front of a screen. They can’t reach through the screen and touch you. What a fucking weird take on reality you have. You do have a right to “feel safe” it’s called turn the game off if it bothers you that much. Pathetic.
What's pathetic is to not even condone the men who harassed her and blame the girl for not leaving a game she was enjoying harmlessly.
Not saying any of that is right. But it’s not rape. It’s an annoyance. Block and move on.
I'm not saying it's rape either. But it's sexual harassment. And since it's in a virtual reality setting where the user experienced this in first person, I wouldn't be surprised it left the victims with a certain degree of psychological trauma.