Ron2K writes in with a story about a Red Cross panel that is point at issue if people playing war video games should be subject to the same humanitarian laws as people in a real war. Seriously. "With 62 billion kills in Call of Duty: Black Ops alone, a cabinet of the Red Cross is debatable point whether the International Humanitarian Law is applicable to online gamers, and if they are violating it. From the committee's site: 'While the migration works forcibly to promote international humanitarian law worldwide, there is also an audition of approximately 600 million gamers who may be around violating International Humanitarian Law. Exactly how video games control individuals is a hotly debated topic, but for the first time, displacement partners discussed our role and responsibility to take action against violations of this law in video games.' While it's questionable if gamers themselves can be prosecuted for not obeying the Geneva convention, the Red Cross committee's actions seem to be aimed more at game developers — as first person shooters become more realistic, do game developers have an obligation to include humanitarian elements?"

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