Virtual furniture theif arrested


	Virtual furniture theif arrested

kmakice

11-14-2007 3:28 PM

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second life, virtual law, crime, economy, furniture, teenagers

kmakice says:

I'm anxious to see what constitutes a jury of peers, if lawyers manage to get this case moved to the venue where the alleged crimes took place.

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11-15-2007 3:14 AM

BartendingBear

The surreal is becoming the real, and the real is surreal.

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