Six hundred million gamers could be war criminals, Red Cross says

News.com.au ^ | December 08, 2011 | Claire Connelly

[Da Bilge Troll]

THE Red Cross is investigating whether 600 million gamers are violating the Hague and Geneva conventions when they kill and blow stuff up for fun.

Delegates at the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Red Crescent raised the concerns over the potential “International Humanitarian Law” violations – which can constitute war crimes - during a workshop in Geneva.

“Exactly how video games influence individuals is a hotly debated topic, but for the first time, Movement partners discussed our role and responsibility to take action against violations of IHL in video games,” the Red Cross wrote in its daily bulletin.

“While National Societies shared their experiences and opinions, there is clearly no simple answer. There is, however, an overall consensus and motivation to take action.”

[Grizzled Bear]

Maybe we shouldn’t let kids hit pinatas because they might start hitting real people with sticks in the future.

Hey! I really thought "Pinata" was "Midget" in Spanish! It was a misunderstanding and I apologized! Just drop it!

Jeez!

[Rudder]

Okay, I think you have a valid point, which I see as:

The Movement wants to go from deliberation to action on the matter of Cyber War Crimes, but they realize it is not yet politically expeditious to do so.

Letting the bright light of day shine upon this scheme should be a good way of defeating such nonsense.

[Jenny217]

Hoax or not, the whole story is the result of people with too much time on their hands.