I believe that Bungle did commit rape. Bungle committed rape while playing a game, which is still considered rape, even though there is nothing the police could do about it because it is in a fictional setting, with no merit in real society. The fictional world of the MOO is comparable to the world of a novel in which a character commits rape. The character in the story actually does commit rape but it happens in the world of fiction and depending on the story is whether he will come to justice. Bungle did commit rape even though it is in a fiction setting, but at the same time the victim is an avatar figure, with not standing in real life. I hate to say it but Bungle committed rape, but there was no real victims because they were all "created" characters.
Notes 2/2/2009
There is an emotional investment to the characters being tortured. Is there a different investment in being a character as an avatar? Could the investment be stronger if it is your character? From my experience from playing Role Playing Games (RPG) I would feel sad just because if something happens to a character in an RPG, your character is reloaded at the last save point, when your character dies. Now if my character died and i could never retain my character i would be upset and mad, because my beloved character I've created, would no longer "alive."
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