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ISIL, the Taliban and other nefarious terror groups around the globe are looking to hunt down and capture, murder, maim and undermine individuals and western democracies’ rule of law, good governance, compassion and dialogue. Meanwhile, westerners with far too many resources and too much “time on their hands” (literally), have suddenly become obsessed with hunting down and capturing cartoon images on their cellphones.

“Pokémon Go” is a “location-based augmented reality mobile game”: It was released across the world in July. It makes use of GPS and the camera of compatible devices, allowing players to capture, battle and train virtual creatures called Pokémon, who appear on device screens as though in the real world. The game supports in-app purchases of additional gameplay items.

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Already, players have become a nuisance for security and police staff whose attention and resources must be diverted from doing their jobs to Pokémon crowd control and protecting players from their own stupidity. Players are endangering the safety of others by bumping into them with their heads down in pursuit of virtual cartoon characters. They are walking into traffic, tying up drivers by blithely crossing streets at red lights, putting themselves into dangerous situations – falling off cliffs, getting mugged and assaulted, even crossing borders illegally.