Red Cross Says Nurse Outfit Violates Geneva Convention

An anonymous reader writes "The Red Cross apparently takes the sanctity of its 'red cross' symbol quite seriously. The UK branch of the Red Cross has threatened a patomime theatrical production of Robin Hood because one of the actresses, playing a nurse, has an outfit that includes the standard red cross. The Red Cross told the producers of the play that using such a costume, no matter how accurate, is a violation of the Geneva Conventions."

That ship sailed a long time ago

[Locke2005]

Obviously the Red Cross has never bothered to check out the October Fredericks of Hollywood catalog... nasty nurse costumes have been using the ubiquitous Red Cross insignia since, well, forever.

Signatories?

[bradgoodman]

Unless the producers of the play were signatories to the convention, it doesn't apply to them!

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[Anonymous Coward]

They would have to found their own country and have it not sign the convention.

Modify it a bit.

[BraksDad]

Get a pen and draw a heart in the middle of the cross and get on with it already.

Red Cross chooses easy target

[wokattack]

"We have no desire to be the villains of the pantomime or to appear heavy handed, but we do have a very serious obligation to protect the Red Cross emblem" - protect it from from what? unfunny pantomime? Good thing the knights of the crusades aren't around, by the way. They would be suing the Red Cross for breach of trade mark.

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[Locke2005]

Actually the Templar Cross [wikipedia.org] was slightly different.

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[jacks0n]

This happens every time we run out of earthquake victims and war-zones to keep them distracted.

umm.. no?

[apraetor]

It's not a copyright issue. The Geneva Convention defined the Red Cross, so it's protected by international treaty.

This is only news because...

[binarylarry]

Nobody expects the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement!