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Red Cross Condemns Misuse of Emblem In Games
Heartless Gamer writes "The British Red Cross has told GamesIndustry.biz that it hopes to work with developers to prevent the 'illegal and detrimental' misuse of the red cross emblem in videogames. From the article: 'It is important for videogame manufacturers not to use the emblem in their games, including for matters related to its humanitarian purpose, such as first aid or general medical care,' said Michael Meyer, head of international law for the British Red Cross."
The flag of Japan?
In a related segment, a Red Cross spokesperson has told of plans to sue the Catholic church.
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Now you bastard campers won't be able to collect health packs while hiding in your little towers!
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In the article, in the upper right corner is a picture of a Red Cross truck. You know what my first thought was? Run into it and absorb it, full health!
Let's hope I never see one on the freeway.
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The Red Cross emblem is one of the easiest ones to program. Hence it wide use. It is also why the Nazi symbol is used alot too. Not because of its meaning but because of how easy it is to program. Like using the Snake on the Pike is pretty tough to program, but a Red Cross. Thats easy.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
The fact that the Red Cross is also used in [real worlds] which contain strong language and violence is also of concern to me, in that these worlds directly conflict with the basic humanitarian principles espoused by the Red Cross movement.
If they don't want us to use a red cross in games, they should stop putting health in the med kits.
That's exactly the kind of misuse that the Red Cross is asking people to prevent. The Red Cross is a symbol of protection, not healing.
It should be put on armor packs.
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Ohh, and just to note, there are awards for Islam as well.
What, merit badges for making explosive vests, and for learning how to fly (but not take off or land) in commercial airliners? Maybe starting fires to torch embassies?
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But what have they done for me lately?
Fuckers.
The red cross also threatened legal action against the Stanford math department for "repleated and blatant use of our symbol in mathematics to convey addition".
Two soldiers at an artillery emplacement in 2015.
Soldier 1: Should we shoot it? It looks like a medical truck.
Soldier 2: I've been playing video games my whole life and medical stuff ALWAYS uses GREEN crosses. That fucker's CLEARLY red - no way that's a medical truck. Blow it to hell!
Turn the health powerup 45 degrees and claim to the suits "it's a red X!"
At least in Australia they give us a beer for our blood :)
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and I'm really pissed about the Red Cross using our symbol... the red cross. I mean we fought the Crusades for centuries, went underground for like a few decades and these people think they can just take the symbol of the Knights Templar? Take the fucking Hospitalers symbol it would make sense anyway!
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It's time for Operation Crazy Plan.
One shot, one kill. It increases realism in games, I'm for it!
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yeah, but from what I hear, in Australia they give you beer just for breathing!
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I don't like any of the other UT custom crosshairs!
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Ah, thats where they hid the WMDs.
If you think what they did to Stanford was bad, wait until you see what they do to Switzerland!
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