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> an accurate representation of real life

In real life, the symbol is pretty strictly limited to a specific international organization well-known for their neutrality in armed conflict. Portraying it as just meaning 'healing' takes away from the power of that neutrality.

>>crooke+(OP)
>the symbol is pretty strictly limited to a specific international

It's not though. Lots of military ambulances, from many countries, not associated with the Red Cross, have a red cross on them.

One example, there are many more: https://www.google.com/search?q=british+military+ambulance&t...

>>tyingq+Y3
These are medical units that fall under the protections of the red cross as outlined in the Geneva Conventions.

"Under the Geneva Conventions, the three distinctive emblems of the red cross, red crescent and red crystal are intended to identify and protect medical and relief workers, military and civilian medical facilities, mobile units and hospital ships during armed conflict."

https://www.redcross.org/content/dam/redcross/atg/PDF_s/Inte... (PDF)

>>bingid+N5
Ah, but going back up to the top, the Red Cross seems to be unhappy with in-game depictions of this reality.

Edit: Perhaps I misunderstood. I thought the Red Cross was complaining about military ambulances, hospital ships, and so on, depicted in games. In addition to less realistic uses.

>>tyingq+66
Because it's used generally as "health" and not "protected health worker" in video games.

I suspect the red cross would not take issue with a game using the red cross to depict untargatable aid workers.

>>tyingq+Y3
"Countries around the world protect the red cross emblem and limit its use to official Red Cross organizations and programs, as well as the medical services of their armed forces. In the United States, only the American Red Cross and the medical corps of the Armed Forces are permitted by law to use the red cross emblem. Some U.S. companies were granted an exception that were already using the emblem before 1906. Use of the red cross emblem by anyone else is not only prohibited, but also unlawful in the United States and around the world." (https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2020/...)

>>bingid+j8
But they're not "untargetable". Laws of physics say so.