Bloombergs article, that I posted in my last blog, also discussed "gangs" and "mafia" who are slowly starting to make themselves known in Second Life. These groups come into a public spaces on Second Life and kick out unwanted avatars. Most often these so called "gang" members assault other avatars until they leave the space and then take over with other "gang" members.
http://exavor.com/2011/01/privacy-issues-on-second-life/
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/tech/news/article_1313171.php/Crime_rife_in_virtual_Second_Life
Virtual gangs are even killing off other gamers and stealing their "virtual property" worth real US dollars. Unfortunetly, Linden Lab has a hard time setting laws against gang actitity and it still goes on. It seems that the less Linden Lab does the more profit they make. Well doesnt that sound familiar to real life. Who would have thought that a game so close to our real life would become such a profitable industry... maybe that is all life is, simply a game we play.
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