I Counted EVERY War Crime in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

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Call of Duty is a powerhouse first-person shooter franchise. From World at War, to Warzone, the last 20 years has carried us from WWII well into sci-fi near futures all while becoming the largest and highest selling video game series of all time. It's not without controversy though. Many have done breakdowns about the series' cultural impact and how Call of Duty highlights (and/or glorifies) the horrors of combat, but for a series so specifically about war it's strange that I've never seen anyone try to analyze how Call of Duty handles depictions and scenarios involving war crimes. I will be playing through the entire Call of Duty series in release order, using my research and judgement to Count EVERY War Crime depicted in the campaigns. This series will serve as a retrospective on COD as a franchise but also as a deep dive examination to see if, as the series grew in popularity and Activision Blizzard deepened its relationship with global militaries and defense contractors if the number or severity of war crimes shown changed or were glossed over and justified. We’re getting all ghillied up and diving into Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. This game is regularly lauded as one of the best in the series and it’s hard to overstate just how dramatically it changed the landscape for military first person shooters. For the gameplay in the video I played the “Remastered” version of the campaign for the higher fidelity and extra added details to the game. This is our first foray into contemporary warfare and it introduces a heap of new issues for us to navigate and international laws to violate. ⚠️ Disclaimer: I am not a legal expert, these videos are made for entertainment purposes with a hope to increase curiosity and deepen learning. There is also a chance that the topic or content in this video or future videos in the series could be upsetting to some viewers, please look after yourselves and watch with your own discretion. 🎓 Sources Cited: International Humanitarian Law Database 👉 https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1 International Red Cross "The Law of Armed Combat" 👉https://www.icrc.org/sites/default/files/external/doc/en/assets/files/other/law3_final.pdf Methods of Warfare 👉 https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/methods-warfare Conduct of Hostilities 👉 https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/conduct-hostilities The Hague Conventions 👉 https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/hague-conventions BBC Ethics Guide 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/war/overview/crimes_1.shtml War At Sea 👉 https://casebook.icrc.org/highlight/war-sea Claymore Mines: 60 Years of Facing the Enemy 👉 https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/claymore-mines The Ottawa Treaty 👉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Ottawa_Treaty The Bering Strait 👉 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00908320.2016.1159091#abstract BE KIND and DO GOOD, gamers -- see you in the next one! ~🖤👻 🅿️ Support my Content on Patreon: https://patreon.com/Spooky_Deer ☕ Support My Content on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sp00kydeer 👕Very Cool Merch: https://spookydeer.com/ 🔗All My Socials: https://spookydeer.com/pages/socials 📹Here's some of the gear I use (these *are* affiliate links btw) 👇 Main Camera https://amzn.to/44PseF0 16mm Lens https://amzn.to/4pSwYlH Secondary Camera https://amzn.to/4b8dlkT Desk Microphone https://amzn.to/4bc8teB Mic Arm https://amzn.to/49wEwEQ Handheld Microphone https://amzn.to/3N1RfXl Studio Lights https://amzn.to/4pl6c4r Stream Deck+ https://amzn.to/4pXKapk Stream Deck+ USB Hub https://amzn.to/3LhZApr Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:34 FNG 3:10 Crew Expendable 7:00 The Coup 9:21 Blackout 15:33 Charlie Don’t Surf 18:11 The Bog 20:53 Hunted 23:55 Death From Above 25:52 War Pig 27:35 Shock and Awe 30:12 Aftermath 32:32 Safehouse 34:35 All Ghillied Up 39:32 One Shot, One Kill 42:32 Heat 45:06 The Sins of the Father 47:53 Ultimatum 51:08 All In 52:31 No Fighting In the War Room 54:58 Game Over 59:03 ???