Calling real police for virtual crimes

A BBC News story poses this question: Should law enforcement become involved when someone mugs your EverQuest character and takes all his money?

"I'm not sure that governments would care to prosecute thefts of online goods at this point in time, but I have no doubt that the argument that such items are valuable is strong." -- Jennifer Granick, Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society

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i think it is completely stupid, i think it should be legal so people stop playing these silly adventure "im kill people with swords" games. its bad for your mind

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