TASSY P2P FORUMS

Posted: **Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:33 pm**

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 37,00.html

THE bomb hit the ABC's headquarters, destroying everything except one digital transmission tower. The force of the blast left Aunty's site a cratered mess. Just weeks before, a group of terrorists flew a helicopter into the Nissan building, creating an inferno that left two dead. Then a group of armed militants forced their way into an American Apparel clothing store and shot several customers before planting a bomb outside a Reebok store.

Pixel-packing avatars: Browsing for weapons in Second Life
This terror campaign, which has been waged during the past six months, has left a trail of dead and injured, and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars' damage. The terrorists belong to a militant group bent on overthrowing the government. But they will never be arrested or charged for their crimes because they have committed them away from the reach of the world's law enforcement agencies, in the virtual world known as Second Life.

Posted: **Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:16 pm**

These people need help. I think they are right that it is cause for concern. Normal people don't even think about pretending to be terrorists.

Posted: **Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:06 pm**

Eh, I think they're reaching WAY too far into the cookie jar to pull this one out. Yes, the September 11th hijackers used Microsoft Flight to make "practice runs"...because of its DETAILED ACCURACY of major US cities. SL is about as acurate to RL as SWG. Just because people are warped and demented doesn't mean they are members of Al'Quida.

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