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Qiu has kick-ass sword in MMORPG. Qiu lends virtual sword to Zhu. Zhu sells virtual sword for real money. Qiu goes to real cops, who tell him they can't arrest Zhu for stealing something that's not real. Qiu, enraged, stabs Zhu to death with real blade. Cyber-sabre provokes real death.

M E-L posted this on March 30, 2005
It is filed under Computers & Internet, Recently Clicked

It is also indexed with the following tags: MMORPG | Crime | China | Virtual Reality |

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