# Video gamers playing Grand Theft Auto have discovered way to rape other characters **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 13, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469 "2014-08-13T22:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/21 "2014-08-14T06:59:06Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I don’t claim to understand the gaming world either. We’ve picked up on that. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/22 "2014-08-14T16:00:21Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > We’ve picked up on that. Miller, I’m assuming you’re a gamer. Can you explain to me why players “assaulted” by this griefer can’t simply disconnect? I am not criticizing them; I literally do not understand. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/23 "2014-08-14T16:56:12Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Miller, I’m assuming you’re a gamer. Can you explain to me why players “assaulted” by this griefer can’t simply disconnect? I am not criticizing them; I literally do not understand. They can. There might be some penalty imposed by the game such as a loss of progress (cash, equipment, experience points, leaderboard rankings, etc) but nothing is actually keeping them from disconnecting. I’m speaking generally and not just for GTA Online since the answer is the same no matter the game. The reason people weren’t disconnecting is likely a mixture of “they don’t really care (or are even somewhat amused)” and “the slight loss of progress is more upsetting than some animated humping”. ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/24 "2014-08-14T18:16:50Z")
It’s a minor annoyance, not a sexual assault. Surely if people are really traumatized by it they would simply turn off the game or Quit. But when people purposely try to ruin your online gaming experience through cheats or annoying you repeatedly, it is pretty frustrating. You could disconnect, reconnect, and the guy would find you again and repeat. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/25 "2014-08-14T18:18:53Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > It’s a minor annoyance, not a sexual assault. Surely if people are really traumatized by it they would simply turn off the game or Quit. But when people purposely try to ruin your online gaming experience through cheats or annoying you repeatedly, it is pretty frustrating. You could disconnect, reconnect, and the guy would find you again and repeat. What’s a cheat? More to the point of the thread: If I understand GTA online correctly, are there not likely to be hundreds if not thousands of persons playing at any given moment? Can the griefer easily find you again? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/26 "2014-08-14T19:46:41Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > What’s a cheat? A modification to the software that breaks something. For example, locking another player in a crouching position, disabling your own pants, and then “raping” them by moving slowly back and forth. It’s a hack, basically. > [@](#): > > More to the point of the thread: If I understand GTA online correctly, are there not likely to be hundreds if not thousands of persons playing at any given moment? Can the griefer easily find you again? The only way I can answer this is with… maybe. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/27 "2014-08-14T19:57:01Z")
Guess what? You can also KILL people in GTA games. Let’s hold Rockstar accountable for that too! ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/28 "2014-08-14T20:44:37Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Miller, I’m assuming you’re a gamer. Can you explain to me why players “assaulted” by this griefer can’t simply disconnect? I am not criticizing them; I literally do not understand. They can, of course. But, aside from any minor loss of progress they may suffer, it’s an annoyance to have to do when you’re trying to play a game together. Griefing is a problem in a lot of online games, on both consoles and PCs, and is a big reason why many people just don’t bother taking games online. Devs can put quite a lot of effort into preventing it, especially on games that are _only_ online. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469/29 "2014-08-17T20:23:21Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > disabling your own pants [Firesign/Bozos]“Close ‘B’ clothes mode.” [/Firesign] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-gamers-playing-grand-theft-auto-have-discovered-way-to-rape-other-characters/695469.md?page=1)