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PlayStation Home player 'sexually assaulted' photo

Sexual assault is not funny. Sexual assault in PlayStation Home is hilarious. This is a truth we have all come to accept, but one PS3 user believes it to be serious business. Claiming her roommate was "sexually assaulted," PSN member "Whoef" is seeking a restraining order on a fellow Home fan. 

In what is probably the best sentence you'll read all day, Whoef claims that her friend was "Sexually assaulted near the Festive Tree while she was helping others with the puzzle ... She would move and the harasser would follow, each time trying to get behind her and use the crouch gesture. This apparently went on for some time."

The complainant wants a virtual restraining order to keep the two players apart, and has also suggested a "Home Jail" where these "future rapists" can be locked up and spend their time harassing each other instead of other people. 

"If the harasser has a string of victims, then let them find themselves all alone or better yet, only with other harassers," suggests Whoef. "There is no reason Home can't make money on future rapists. After losing all their items, like a real jail, Home can sell them orange jumpsuits, flip-flops and they can decorate their jail cells with a few items such as bunk bed, toilet and a bed roll. They might as well get use to it, that's where they are headed if they don't change their criminal behaviour."

The actual "victim" of this "attack" has declined to comment, but Whoef says she is undecided on whether or not to return to Home. In brighter news, this is the only entertaining thing to have ever come out of Sony's virtual world.

PS3 Home player 'sexually assaulted', roommate claims [Videogamer]








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Dr Milkdad's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:04
Dr Milkdad
Sooner or later, isn't everyone sexually assaulted while on Playstation Home?
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:05
Chronic Logic
If I ever get a PS3 this is the first thing I would do in Home.
Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:05
Volomon
I'm almost inclined to get on and harass people, I can see the whining now, get your crotch away from me, EEWWWW!!!
WastelandTraveler's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:06
WastelandTraveler
hahahahahahahahaahahah! Oh Jim, the first sentence of this article was BRILLIANT.
WastelandTraveler's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:06
WastelandTraveler
aw shit, rather the second sentence :X
Verision's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:09
Verision
It was her fault. She shouldn't have been wearing that virtual mini-skirt.
HoodedMiracle's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:12
HoodedMiracle
Why is it I never hear good things involving Home?

Love the concept, but...
Zeyro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:13
Zeyro
Well if u don't like it got to another room or go to the mall or the movies or get ouf simple as that
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:14
Xzyliac
I didn't want to laugh, I only smirked, and then she mentioned Home Jail and I lost it.
Melvargh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:17
Melvargh
Getting sexually assaulted would be the highlight of a trip to Home.
Super Drybones's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:20
Super Drybones
"There is no reason Home can't make money on future rapists. After losing all their items, like a real jail, Home can sell them orange jumpsuits, flip-flops and they can decorate their jail cells with a few items such as bunk bed, toilet and a bed roll. They might as well get use to it, that's where they are headed if they don't change their criminal behaviour."


..............Microsoft???
ThomasRoemhild's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:23
ThomasRoemhild
oh god.. FUTURE RAPISTS
Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:26
Volomon
This is what happens when you introduce noobs to the internet.
grassr00ts's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:28
grassr00ts
They might as well get use to it, that's where they are headed if they don't change their criminal behaviour."

behaviour . . .

Figures it comes from the UK :)
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:29
psycho terror2
does crouching in home serve any other purpose than to molest?
Kaspar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:29
Kaspar
A little griefing goes a long way.
dolson's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:30
dolson
What a moron... She's throwing ACCUSATIONS - where's the proof? I think the defendant should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a PlayStation Home Court of Virtual Law. Let the e-Judge decide... with his bitchin' golden gavel (available for $1.99 in the PlayStation Home Lawyer Shop).
Mr Pibb's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:32
Mr Pibb
Sure, he'll go to Home jail but then he'll be back on the streets in six months an worse than ever.

Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9gZhZm0aAo
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:33
timtheterrible
Where's the Honorable Judge Lolington?
Shadowcast's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:33
Shadowcast
Pretty sure there's a block user feature in there that'll take care of any 'harasser' for you; reading, it's fun and informative!
Smocanweh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:34
Smocanweh
The text on the image is highly inappropriate. Rape is not funny no matter what.
DANMATEYE's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:36
DANMATEYE
SO...MUCH...RE-TARD....ARRGRHGHG
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:39
Xzyliac
@Smocanweh
You have three comments on this site and every time it's telling the editor how to do their job.

Sorry but this shit is pretty funny. And dolson, psyco terror2, and Melvargh only make it better. :P
picaroony's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:44
picaroony
@Smocanweh Except when it's ironic rape?
sqlrob's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:47
sqlrob
Can't she just block the user and be done with it? Or does the blocking on PSN not extend to Home?
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:53
Chronic Logic
Men raping women isn't funny.
Women raping men is funny.
Women raping women is AWESOME.
Pudge Controls the Weather's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 09:54
Pudge Controls the Weather
Oh c'mon, HOME JAIL. That is a FUCKING AWESOME idea.
free touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:02
free touch
Jimstructoid.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:07
Holyetheline
Maybe Sony could make a "Block Player" option where if a player is blocked their avatar is not visible to you anymore and you are no longer visible to them.
free touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:11
free touch
Also, it was probably an ugly chick.
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:11
Sexualchocolate
Before I deleted HOME - I liked it but it was a lot of HDD space for what it is. - Actually the Japanese HOME is a fucking winner, just the EU one that sucks a bit. - i may re install it soon though, let it mature.

Anywho, before i removed it, all I used to do was wander around looking for people sitting down, and do the rave dance that thrusts your hips a little, in their faces.

Is me a HOME rapist?

is HOME even out of Beta yet?
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:13
Tarvu
Rape is not funny. Raping Smocanweh is hilarious.


Whenever I used PS Home with friends it usually consisted of somebody chasing people whilst another jabbed at a keyboard pumping out retarded statements. Also chatting people up as a ladygirl then switching to a fat dude with a messed up face and turning troll.

Seriously, is there anything else to do in it?
natetehgreat's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:35
natetehgreat
The equation's very simple: virtual world + a crouch button = inevitable tea-bagging
SASUGA RIVAL's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:42
SASUGA RIVAL
Seriously, anybody who has ever ran with a girl toon in a game with a remotely sexual looking emote has been "sexually assaulted" before. It comes with the territory.
Starrynight's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:42
Starrynight
@Smocanweh: I agree I do think the header is a little inappropriate, but this article is just stupid.
And come on "Home Jail?" -_-
David Putz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:43
David Putz
Think of the implications. All you PvP players are murderers! Get to jail!
pl0x kthanxbai's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:45
pl0x kthanxbai
its not rape if you say "SURPRISE!!"
dolson's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:47
dolson
@David Putz

If there was a way to murder people in Home, I'd probably re-install it.
LazyAza's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:49
LazyAza
By this woman's logic every multiplayer game to ever exist is full of 'rapists'. Making your Avatar do stupid things is part of gaming, what a freaking idiot.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 10:53
TheToiletDuck
I've used home once for 5 minutes. Within seconds I was bored and sexually harrased people.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 11:05
Elsa
the fault is not of the people using the "game" design... it's the fault of the designers. You make it so that avatars can dance with dance moves that emulate leg humping... that's what people do. You allow a crouch or sit stance that allows for crotch staring... that's what people will do.

I actually removed Home from my PS3... I really don't need a "social networking system" on my gaming console. Home needs to become more useful to gamers... maybe if people were actually talking gaming, they wouldn't be bored enough to follow some female avatar around and attempt to crotch crouch her.
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 11:06
DeusPayne
Holy shit, did we go through a time warp into the 90s? I didn't realize people were still offended by people crouching on your in game avatars.
LGDravere's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 11:09
LGDravere
To compare pressing a few buttons to the actual physical rape of another human beings is straight up stupid and offensive to real rape victims. This idiotic woman needs to get her head out of her arse and stop trying to find some pseudo-crusade to asuage her rich white girl guilt.

Not that i know for sure this woman is rich and white but they always come from that background with this sh!t.
And sh!t is what this is.
PreacherMan89's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 11:11
PreacherMan89
Before I removed Home all I did was run around and harass people. That's really all there is to do.
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 11:43
Br0th3rGr1mm
Crouching behind an unwilling female and a Festive Tree....sounds like a Country / Western hit to me!
Michael Erazo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 11:45
Michael Erazo
3 words... Don't use Home. Problem solved.
Space Moose's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 11:46
Space Moose
There is nothing wreong with peaceful rape
WarZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 12:00
WarZombie
She actually compared real rape to virtual griefing. The stupidity of some people never ceases to astound me.

Also, lolcrouchrape.
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 12:08
timtheterrible
@ Smocanweh

Please gb2Gamespot
D Chap's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/18/2010 12:10
D Chap
Didn't Penny Arcade already discuss this when home first came out?

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/12/12/
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