Are you a gamer? Then you´re also a war criminal!

[FreeOnes_Anders]

Atleast according to the Red Cross.

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.


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.


"The aim for the ICRC is that they send the right signals to their hundreds of millions of players by rewarding respect for IHL and penalising violations," the spokesperson said.

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Oh crap... I´m so screwed now...

 

[STDiva]

That's ridiculous.

 

[fallacy]

Ow internet, we now can write up and post whatever we want as if it was real journalism.

 

[Petra]

Wow. With all the real world Humanitarian laws being broken...I'm sure this is really worth discussing.

Now that I know where my donation dollars are going, I won't be donating to them anymore.

 

[Deepcover]

I am not a hardcore gammer so I really don't care what the RC does.

 

[Aria_DeLaunay]

Oh my god.do they seriously have nothing better to do with their time? if killing hordes of the undead and pillaging pirate ships makes me a war criminal then bring on the war crimes! The walking skeletons had it coming.

 

[cindy CD/TV]

Oh my god.do they seriously have nothing better to do with their time? if killing hordes of the undead and pillaging pirate ships makes me a war criminal then bring on the war crimes! The walking skeletons had it coming.

You said it, love! Let's ignore real-world murderers and terrorists and prosecute videogamers. I've killed THOUSANDS of virtual people in Call of Duty alone, so I'm definitely a war criminal. They'd better send me off to The Hague or Gitmo for trial. I've been a baaaaaaaaaad girl ... :rofl2:

 

[Mayhem]

Since all my war crimes took place during the Roman Empire, I'm hoping the statute of limitations gets me out of this. If not, then I'm screwed. You single person gamers gots nothing on me. I've wiped out entire armies (sometimes my own) and put cities of thousands to the torch.

If you find yourself taking a moment to reflect on my malevolent awesomeness, don't worry. I do it all the time.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

I'll remind them, what fucktards they're being, the next time I donate blood.

 

[FreeOnes_Anders]

I'll remind them, what fucktards they're being, the next time I donate blood.

Why not bring them a picture of some pixelated blood and tell them its your donation...

 

[Supafly]

I'll remind them, what fucktards they're being, the next time I donate blood.

And they do not pay you enough for the money they make with your blood

http://www.bloodbook.com/business.html

Back to war games:

I think as I play Medieval Total War, I am on the safe side ^^

 

[Mayhem]

Rome: Total War for me. I'm addicted to it.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Allow me to channel AlexP for a minute...

 

[lurkingdirk]

Seems about right to me...

 

[ShikokuKichiguy]

I hope I don't get my door kicked in for playing Scrabble.

The International Committee of the Red Cross says media reports that it is investigating whether the Geneva Conventions apply to video games are false.

 

[xfire]

The walking skeletons had it coming.

Skeletons ain't supposed to walk. :ak47: lol

 

[Petra]

Hmmm...wonder if this applies to my table top games I run.

Especially the hubby's poor NPC Anders managed to get slaughtered.

 

[busaguy79]

SO if you happen to play on the side of the Germans in a WWII game that means you are really a Nazi??

 

[Kobra]

I should go play Saints Row the Third right now for that lol

 

[Sam Fisher]

They definitely are not going to like the fact that I play SPLINTER CELL. Hell, I'm ridding the world of evil-doers!