Dutch teens convicted of virtual theft
October 22, 2008 - 11:00AM
A Dutch court has convicted two teenagers of theft for stealing
virtual items in a computer game and sentenced them to community
service.
The Leeuwarden District Court said described the virtual goods
as an amulet and a mask.
a 15 and a
14-year-old - were found guilty of using violence to rob a
13-year-old classmate of virtual property in the multiplayer online
game RuneScape.
the victim was coerced into transferring the item to the older
boys after they "kicked and struck the victim and threatened him
with a knife"on several occasions last year.
clipped from: www.theage.com.au 