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Police investigate virtual sex assault on girl's avatar
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She can still enjoy the game. Nobody is forcing her to interact with those people.
Even if the game was built around enabling them, then she could always go play a different game or just about anything else. Nobody is forcing her to play a game that makes her feel uncomfortable.
The same goes for, say, going to forums where people say things you don't like. You have the power to leave. Taxpayer resources shouldn't be wasted in making sure every single microcosm on the internet makes everyone 'feel safe.'
I don't understand why this is such a difficult concept for you.
Because that concept that YOU are defining here enables the aggressors and, in this case, perpetuates rape culture.
If I were to be harassed, sexually or otherwise, in a forum like this one right here, the mods would ban the harasser. It's their duty to allow the users to be in a safe, respectful and civil environment.
And if I were to be harassed continually on any Lemmy instance, there are cyber bullying laws in most countries to address this and you can be sure the police would be involved. Online harassment is a real world issue with real world consequences.
Edit: And no, she can't enjoy the game anymore knowing that this shit happened to her and can happen again and again. It completely ruined the experience for her.
Yeah, that's how the forum's mods decide to run their instance.
If you don't like their rules, you can go somewhere else. No need to get law enforcement involved or waste taxpayer money on lawsuits.
Go over to 4chan and your experience will likely be very different. Nobody is forcing you to go there, though. Taxpayer resources shouldn't be wasted on making every microcosm on the internet 'feel safe' for everyone else.