Thumbs down: 'Pokemon Go' going too far?

It's fair to say that the "Pokemon Go" hunting mobile app has proven to be a monster hit. But it's also proving to be a monster headache for some parents, emergency responders and officials at sensitive places such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Arlington National Cemetery in the Washington area.

While museums and cemeteries are pleading with the public not to play the game on their grounds - why weren't these places off limits in the first place? - there are more reports of people absentmindedly walking into trouble. For example, two people in Encinitas suffered extensive injuries when they walked off a cliff last week while playing the game. One man fell 75 to 100 feet. Both were hospitalized. In another case, an Orlando, Florida man reportedly awoke at 1:30 a.m. to hear two teenagers talking outside his house. Hearing one say, “Did you get anything?” he presumed his home had been burgled and fired shots as their car drove away. Fortunately, no one was injured.

"Pokemon Go" has a website - pokemongo.nianticlabs.com - where one can request to have a location removed from the game because it's too dangerous or it's private property. However, it's not possible to ask for the removal of an entire country. We know. We tried.