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Chinese gamer murdered in MMORPG dispute
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| Mr. Hams 2005-06-09, 12:30 am |
| Recently, in Shanghai, China, Qui Chengwei stabbed Zhu Caoyuan in the
chest, killing him.
But what was his motive? Apparently, Qui had loaned Zhu his leveled-up
sword in the MMORPG Legend of Mir III. Then Zhu accidentally sold it to
a random bidder.
Qui, furious, confronted the police, but they had no authority over
virtual swords. Zhu offered to pay all the money he got from the sword
to Qui, but Qui refused the offer.
So what did Qui do? Kill him. Qui now faces 15 to life in jail. A sad
day in gaming history indeed...
Zhu was 26 years old.
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| Paul Heslop 2005-06-09, 12:30 am |
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> Zhu was 26 years old.
and so is this 'news'
from the Register
"Onliner gamer stabbed over 'stolen' cybersword
By Lester Haines
Published Wednesday 30th March 2005 12:30 GMT"
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| Doug Jacobs 2005-06-09, 8:32 pm |
| In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 Mr. Hams <hampika1a2@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Recently, in Shanghai, China, Qui Chengwei stabbed Zhu Caoyuan in the
> chest, killing him.
quote:
> But what was his motive? Apparently, Qui had loaned Zhu his leveled-up
> sword in the MMORPG Legend of Mir III. Then Zhu accidentally sold it to
> a random bidder.
(snip)
Old news. I read that Qui had gotten a suspended sentence yesterday.
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| Paul Heslop 2005-06-09, 8:32 pm |
| Doug Jacobs wrote:
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> In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 Mr. Hams <hampika1a2@gmail.com> wrote:
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> (snip)
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> Old news. I read that Qui had gotten a suspended sentence yesterday.
what, by the neck?
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| Doug Jacobs 2005-06-09, 8:32 pm |
| In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 Paul Heslop <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
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> what, by the neck?
Oops, I didn't read the headline right.
(long link)
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/new...CHINA-SWORD.XML
He got a suspended _death_ sentence - ie. life in prison.
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| Fred Liken 2005-06-09, 8:32 pm |
| Yep, it finally looks like all those "kooky fears" about D&D in the mid 80's
were legit, just ahead of the times.
"Mr. Hams" <hampika1a2@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118271851.665587.319550@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
quote:
> Recently, in Shanghai, China, Qui Chengwei stabbed Zhu Caoyuan in the
> chest, killing him.
>
> But what was his motive? Apparently, Qui had loaned Zhu his leveled-up
> sword in the MMORPG Legend of Mir III. Then Zhu accidentally sold it to
> a random bidder.
>
> Qui, furious, confronted the police, but they had no authority over
> virtual swords. Zhu offered to pay all the money he got from the sword
> to Qui, but Qui refused the offer.
>
> So what did Qui do? Kill him. Qui now faces 15 to life in jail. A sad
> day in gaming history indeed...
>
> Zhu was 26 years old.
>
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| Mattinglyfan 2005-06-09, 8:32 pm |
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"Fred Liken" <fredliken@toocool4school.com> wrote in message
news:42a88be2$0$2506$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...
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> Yep, it finally looks like all those "kooky fears" about D&D in the mid
> 80's were legit, just ahead of the times.
>
It should have entered the realm of legitimacy when Law and Order did an
episode on RPG inspired murder 5 or 6 years ago. Whatever Briscoe said was
always the real deal/
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> "Mr. Hams" <hampika1a2@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1118271851.665587.319550@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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| Paul Heslop 2005-06-09, 8:32 pm |
| Doug Jacobs wrote:
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> In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 Paul Heslop <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
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> Oops, I didn't read the headline right.
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> (long link)
> http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/new...CHINA-SWORD.XML
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> He got a suspended _death_ sentence - ie. life in prison.
lucky man in China
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| terry vickers 2005-06-09, 8:32 pm |
| >> He got a suspended _death_ sentence - ie. life in prison.
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> lucky man in China
Thank XXXX he wasn't in Texas. 
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| Paul Heslop 2005-06-09, 8:32 pm |
| terry vickers wrote:
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> Thank XXXX he wasn't in Texas.
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> GT: terryfied
heh... fried for a digital crime
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| Buckaroo Banzai 2005-06-10, 3:30 am |
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"Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Doug Jacobs wrote:
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> lucky man in China
Actually, in China the better sentence would've been death.
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| Buckaroo Banzai 2005-06-10, 3:30 am |
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"Mattinglyfan" <Estoscacahuates@comcast.net (deez nuts)> wrote in message
news:LZGdndvSfeigCzXfRVn-1g@comcast.com...
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> "Fred Liken" <fredliken@toocool4school.com> wrote in message
> news:42a88be2$0$2506$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...
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> It should have entered the realm of legitimacy when Law and Order did an
> episode on RPG inspired murder 5 or 6 years ago. Whatever Briscoe said
> was always the real deal/
Yeah, NCIS did that too with an MMORPG
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| Paul Heslop 2005-06-10, 8:33 pm |
| Buckaroo Banzai wrote:
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> Actually, in China the better sentence would've been death.
I nearly said that myself :O)
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| Nick Vargish 2005-06-10, 8:33 pm |
| Paul Heslop <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
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> heh... fried for a digital crime
Actually, really stabbing someone with a real sword is not a vitual
crime.
What the guy who got stabbed did, now that's a virtual crime.
Nick
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| Nick Vargish 2005-06-10, 8:33 pm |
| "Fred Liken" <fredliken@toocool4school.com> writes:
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> Yep, it finally looks like all those "kooky fears" about D&D in the mid 80's
> were legit, just ahead of the times.
Yes, because one nutjob out of millions of gamers is obviously of
major statistical importance.
Nick
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# sigmask (lambda deprecation version) 20041028 || feed this to a python
print ''.join([chr(ord(x)-1) for x in 'Ojdl!Wbshjti!=ojdlAwbshjti/psh?'])
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| Paul Heslop 2005-06-10, 8:33 pm |
| Nick Vargish wrote:
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> Paul Heslop <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
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> Actually, really stabbing someone with a real sword is not a vitual
> crime.
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> What the guy who got stabbed did, now that's a virtual crime.
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> Nick
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> # sigmask (lambda deprecation version) 20041028 || feed this to a python
> print ''.join([chr(ord(x)-1) for x in 'Ojdl!Wbshjti!=ojdlAwbshjti/psh?'])
must try switching brain on before posting :O)
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| Mr. Hams <hampika1a2@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Qui, furious, confronted the police, but they had no authority over
> virtual swords. Zhu offered to pay all the money he got from the sword
> to Qui, but Qui refused the offer.
It would be an interesting legal point in some countries. Not the
murder, but the ownership of the sword. One could argue that as it has a
monetary value it is a commodity like any other. In that sense it is as
valuable as a real sword - worth whatever someone was prepared to pay
for it. The question would then revolve round the effect of loaning it
to the other person and the rights that gave him to dispose of it. In
some countries, ownership would still be with the orginal person and it
would have to be given back. But loaning someone a virtual item makes it
a really tricky one from a legal point of view, no mattter where the
jurisdiction!
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