No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War'

**Jason** · 02-27-2009, 02:34 PM

Dad tells son he must read the Geneva Conventions — and abide by them

Evan Spencer, 13, had to read all four treaties of the Geneva Conventions before his dad would let him play "Call of Duty: World at War." Dad hopes the exercise helped his son appreciate a bit more about the realities of war.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29417231/

**RockmasteR** · 02-27-2009, 03:34 PM

I play games for fun, if I want to know about WW II I read WW II history which I had at School

Mcninjaguy · 02-28-2009, 02:34 AM

In Far Cry 2 I shoot a patrol in the foot with a sniper rifle wait for his friend to pick him up then shoot them both in back.

2 for 1!!

I wouldn't tell my son to play by the geneva conventions, I'd be more like read the conventions and you're going to read King Rat by ( forgot the author) its about soldiers in a WW2 Japanese concentration camp.

I like to play evil in games, so I don't want to be a contradiction or a hypocrite. Separate life and games and if you're kids can recognize that at a very early age then you've done something good as a parent. I'm no parent but I can talk for myself that I know the difference between a video game and real life violence. Real life violence is not pleasant as anyone who's been physically bullied in life knows

Tiber Septim · 02-28-2009, 02:53 AM

Well said.
It's a small minority of people that give gamers a bad name. In my opinion, the game has little to do with people doing stupid and senseless things. It's the fact that they can't differentiate between games and life and they don't comprehend consequence.

Mcninjaguy · 02-28-2009, 03:25 AM

I don't think that father has much faith in his son's common sense

**pharoah** · 03-03-2009, 03:28 PM

here is the gamers geneva convention rules.there is only 1 by the way.

rule:1 kill everything.

Mcninjaguy · 03-03-2009, 08:36 PM

My gamer rule
kill the weak and exposed
move in and slaughter the rest

**beefers1** · 03-05-2009, 11:23 PM

I actually think it's a good idea. These video games are glorifying war, even if the developers didn't mean for it. Reading the main points of it (the dad didn't make him read the whole thing, did he?) would educate young people about the realities of war. Not that those Conventions really applied in WWII.

02-27-2009, 02:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,476 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War' Dad tells son he must read the Geneva Conventions — and abide by them Evan Spencer, 13, had to read all four treaties of the Geneva Conventions before his dad would let him play "Call of Duty: World at War." Dad hopes the exercise helped his son appreciate a bit more about the realities of war. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29417231/ __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

02-27-2009, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,174 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War' I play games for fun, if I want to know about WW II I read WW II history which I had at School __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

02-28-2009, 02:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War' In Far Cry 2 I shoot a patrol in the foot with a sniper rifle wait for his friend to pick him up then shoot them both in back. 2 for 1!! I wouldn't tell my son to play by the geneva conventions, I'd be more like read the conventions and you're going to read King Rat by ( forgot the author) its about soldiers in a WW2 Japanese concentration camp. I like to play evil in games, so I don't want to be a contradiction or a hypocrite. Separate life and games and if you're kids can recognize that at a very early age then you've done something good as a parent. I'm no parent but I can talk for myself that I know the difference between a video game and real life violence. Real life violence is not pleasant as anyone who's been physically bullied in life knows

02-28-2009, 02:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,866 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War' Well said. It's a small minority of people that give gamers a bad name. In my opinion, the game has little to do with people doing stupid and senseless things. It's the fact that they can't differentiate between games and life and they don't comprehend consequence. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

02-28-2009, 03:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War' I don't think that father has much faith in his son's common sense

03-03-2009, 03:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War' here is the gamers geneva convention rules.there is only 1 by the way. rule:1 kill everything. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

03-03-2009, 08:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War' My gamer rule kill the weak and exposed move in and slaughter the rest

03-05-2009, 11:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
beefers1 Below is my avatar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver area, BC, Canada Posts: 4,035 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System Blog Entries: 13	Re: No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War' I actually think it's a good idea. These video games are glorifying war, even if the developers didn't mean for it. Reading the main points of it (the dad didn't make him read the whole thing, did he?) would educate young people about the realities of war. Not that those Conventions really applied in WWII. __________________