Ok, so I come across a blog on the wired.com website.

http://www. wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/sexdrive/2007/05/sexdrive_0504

Great site for technological news and such. The author of this blog asks the question "is virtual rape a crime?". Although the idea is preposterous to me, I thought I would post it here, and see what others had to say about the subject, since many of us are involved online in one way or another.

I did the Gor thing for a few months, and can agree with the author that online community involvement can be an emotional investment, and has the possibility of making people feel hurt, or loved, or hated or any other gambit of emotions.

I know there are going to be real rape survivors on here, and know that they would be more inclined to feel a deeper impact, but would they still feel the violation that occurs during a real rape if it were to be attempted in an online environment?

Additionally, I am curious to know how others feel if a rape were committed/attempted in an online environment. Should legal action be taken? Or would just simply banning that IP address be sufficient?

Thoughts?