Only in The Netherlands! :-)
Two kids of 14 and 15 may face a punishment of 180 hours of forced labor for stealing virtual goods in a computergame. The two forced a 13yo (using real-life violence at school) to hand over objects to them in the game RuneScape. Final decision of the jurge on october 21. Juridically, it may be interesting whether virtual goods can be stolen according to law, others claim there is indeed a case of robbery as the goods had a certain value to the original owner and he doesn't own them anymore.
Two kids of 14 and 15 may face a punishment of 180 hours of forced labor for stealing virtual goods in a computergame. The two forced a 13yo (using real-life violence at school) to hand over objects to them in the game RuneScape. Final decision of the jurge on october 21. Juridically, it may be interesting whether virtual goods can be stolen according to law, others claim there is indeed a case of robbery as the goods had a certain value to the original owner and he doesn't own them anymore.