A few years ago we incredulously witnessed the news of a SL romance
ending in real life stalking, attempt kidnapping and crime of virtual passion. Cases like this are increasingly recurrent.
In
Second Life stalkers see their art made easier with more ways to torment people
and with more amenities to hide behind the screen, a supposedly safe and
consequence-free place to impetuously pour out their frustrations on others, therefore,
exacerbating their actions.