Woman arrested for killing her virtual "Husband"

Okay! That's it! It's official! The Japanese have lost their marbles! The story you're going to read takes the "Virtual" cake...for real!!!!

A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.

The woman, who is jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his identification and password to log onto popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder in mid-May, a police official in northern Sapporo said on condition of anonymity, citing department policy.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.

The woman had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.

She has not yet been formally charged, but if convicted could face a prison term of up to five years or a fine up to $5,000.

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Ok people!!! Reality Check!!!! IT'S A FRAKKING GAME!!! VIRTUAL PEOPLE DON'T EXIST!!!
GET IT THRU YOUR THICK HEADS!!! IT'S ALL PIXELS!!!!

Jeez...I think the Atom bombs the US dropped on them in World War 2 screw them up worse than we thought!

But to be fair, she was charged with hacking, not murder.

But 5 years for erasing a avatar?

Damn!!!!