The Red Cross is a protected symbol under the Geneva Conventions and it is a criminal offence under local and international laws to misuse it.
Therefore can someone remove/change the sidebar logo on r/atheism?
It would be a shame to support such an important cause by basically committing a war crime.
Posted Dec 21, 2011, 4:32 PM UTC
Committing a war crime?
OP is an illiterate moron + talking out of his/her own arse.
A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
Your description of him/her may have been a little harsh, though. Still, thanks for the correction.
You should always be wary of people who use Ad Hominem attacks in place of actual evidence/debate. It is particularly amusing to be called an illiterate moron by someone who posts a link to a wikipedia article to refute what I said without actually reading the article and realising it supported my statements on misusing the Red Cross symbol as being illegal.
The International Committee of the Red Cross references the appropriate laws that implement the protection of the Red Cross symbols on their website:
And if you don't think the Red Cross care about the minor dilution of the protection symbol there is this.
I've skimmed the various links and it appears you're correct. "War crime" seems unnecessarily sensationalist, and worth possibly a critique but not a downvote.
Good luck with our new community here since we've blasted past 100,000 members (by 3X). Few now will give a shit about your accuracy, just how they feel about your post. I used to enjoy the thought that many theists will encounter r/atheism. Now, not so much.
OP is a retard? It would appear to be the case.
Nope:
Protection, not protected.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement#Red_Cross
Talking out of your own arse, I see.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime
Please educate yourself.
Maybe you might like to actually read the link you posted because there you will find: