Comments on: Red Cross considers crackdown on videogame “war crimes”

By: Jeff Hall

Jeff Hall — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:46:38 +0000

Well, it’s about time! Consider how many gnomes have died in World of Warcraft alone:

http://www.wowhead.com/quest=27779

Someone has to think of the children.

By: Jimmah

Jimmah — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:34:43 +0000

Pacman is a cannibal and should be treated as such.

By: Richard A Harrison

Richard A Harrison — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:53:56 +0000

And apparently Boardwalk and Park Place were grossly overvalued based on inflated appraisals by a global conspiratorial enterprise intending to overleverage the property as collateral for securitized mortgage instruments . . . et voila, Monopoly is banned.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:14:08 +0000

So… what’s going to happen to Leisure Suit Larry?

By: mojo

mojo — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:46:52 +0000

Somebody please explain the concept of “fiction” to Jay and Silent Bob.

By: CTrees

CTrees — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:02:03 +0000

Really, video games should not allow players to violate any laws, period. Take for instance, the Zelda games – our “hero” routinely breaks into poor, innocent civilians’ houses, smashes everything around him, steals everything he can, and returns to repeat the process once his victims have repaired and replaced their goods after his last rampage. The man should get sent to prison, and never see the light of day again! Why, oh why, are we letting our youths be corrupted by such garbage!?!

By: Mannie

Mannie — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:41:24 +0000

Your fictional character, Sergeant Slaughter, has been convicted of war crimes. You are required to press the F11 key, whereupon SGT Slaughter will be hanged.

By: doug

doug — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:25:42 +0000

you know, they are just begging to have a violent video game to made that features themselves.

By: CJohn

CJohn — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:38:28 +0000

(Also, Bishops may no longer be captured if they remain in their designated spot.)
My favorite “war criminal” of all time was a priest in Vietnam (his name escapes), who was also a medic, and carried a sawed-off shotgun under his cassock (talk about giving someone the last rites).

No point, really. Just thought I’d share

By: Cloudesley Shovell

Cloudesley Shovell — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:02:30 +0000

One can only hope this turns out to be a parody. I’d be much more impressed if the Red Cross and other gov’ts and organizations had the courage to go after those persons routinely violating the law of armed conflict.