Stealing from other players and duplicating money in a video game can lead to harsh consequences. Suspension of your account, loss of time invested in the game, and being removed from your guild are just a few of them. Stealing from other people and counterfeiting money in real life, however, can lead to jail time, a criminal record, loss of current and potential future jobs, and the embarrassment of everyone knowing you counterfeited money and robbed a person at gunpoint for RuneScape gold.

According to the New York Post, Bajwa faces up to fifteen years in prison for second degree robbery (no comment on the counterfeit money) in a RuneScape cash sale gone sour. Even though Jagex explicitly prohibits the sale of in-game cash, Bajwa attempted to purchase a large sum of gold with what turned out to be counterfeit cash. When the seller realized that the money was fake, Bajwa pulled a pellet gun manufactured to look like a real gun, and forced the seller to transfer the gold at gunpoint. Bajwa was later arrested at his home in Massachusetts.

Of course, the regular news media is already blaming this on video game addiction, no surprise there. Although RuneScape is no stranger to armed robberies.

Sources: Link and Link.

What do you guys think of this? Should he be convicted and sent to prison?

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I've played RS on and off over the years... And I have to say that he's absolutely crazy for trying what he did. He definitely should go to prison.

12 years ago
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But i just NEED that blue party hat....

12 years ago
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lol heard about it earlier

12 years ago
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chaoduck is slowpoke?

12 years ago
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Fake.

12 years ago
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Buying fake gold with fake money using a fake gun when he found out it was fake.

12 years ago
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How can this be fake man? It's news!

12 years ago
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Buying fake gold with fake money using a fake gun when he found out it was fake.

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That's what's fake.

12 years ago
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This must be the stupidest thing a person would do. He would go to jail cause bb guns are really tough.

12 years ago
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It's a Magnum P.I.

12 years ago
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There are way more stupid things to do.

12 years ago
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Don't steal.
Don't use counterfeit money.
Don't use a gun to aid you in the use of counterfeit money and/or stealing.

This seems to be pretty standard stuff...

12 years ago
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what about that kid that stabbed his buddy in da head for cheating in cs?

12 years ago
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Should I post about that one 13 year old kid who got dismembered over a Tibia account, again? It hardly gets any worse than that.

12 years ago
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FSRFSDSGSGSHSDYWSDSFF!

YOU MADE ME SEARCH FOR IT :'(

12 years ago
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I'll kill you for 1,33 earbuds and 1 bill.

12 years ago
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Ah, add sweets.

12 years ago
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"What do you guys think of this? Should he be convicted and sent to prison?"

Umm... yes? He commited multiple crimes. Why the fuck is that even a question?

12 years ago
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Don't get me wrong, I do think that too. I just wanted to know what the "gamer" community thought of it.

12 years ago
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I personally think that 50% free online games are useless. Either go full paid or free with buyable stuff.

12 years ago
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It's a subscription game with a free to play demo, basically.

12 years ago
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Why are you even asking this question?

It's not as though he torched a police officer in Saints Row, stole a few bob from a bank in The Heist, or shagged a goat in The Witcher...

These are real world crimes, with real world consequences.

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Uhh? You can shag a goat in the Witcher? D:

CD Projekt.. wat happen...?

12 years ago
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You should see the collectible card...

12 years ago
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For a second there, I thought Runescape had allowed guns and robberies since I last played.

Was disappoint when I read the article and realized what actually happened.

12 years ago
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Should he be convicted and sent to prison?

Uh, if he did it? Yes. He comitted a real world crime; how does it involving Runescape change that?

12 years ago
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LOLRUNESCAPELOL Wait... I used to play that...alot...fuck!

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12 years ago
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This calls for a SONG!

12 years ago
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one of the most bizarre stories i have ever heard.

hell yeh he deserves his sentence. multiple crimes committed

12 years ago
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Wow, this is just so sad..

12 years ago
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indeed

12 years ago
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RUNESCAEP IS SRS BUSINESS U GAIZ!!!

I used to play RuneScape like 5 years ago but man people are taking it far too seriously these days..

12 years ago
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Ditto

12 years ago
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Go to jail, and just to add insult to injury, ban him

12 years ago
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His 300 HP and mithril scimitar wont stop Bubba from gettin some.

12 years ago
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One of the most pathetic crimes I've ever heard.

I tried Runescape once...................it was shit.

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No, he should go down like a champ in a rain of bullets.

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Closed 12 years ago by chaodck.