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09 April 2008

Stephen King blasts proposed video game ban

Parents need to have the guts to forbid material they find objectionable

Horror writer Stephen King has criticized plans by a U.S. state to ban violent video games, saying such a move would be undemocratic and it was up to parents to monitor their children's entertainment.

King, in a pop culture column he writes for Entertainment Weekly, said he was no videogame fan but was outraged when he heard that a bill in Massachusetts could ban the sale of violent games to anyone under age 18.

"What makes me crazy is when politicians take it upon themselves to play surrogate parents. The results of that are usually disastrous. Not to mention undemocratic," wrote King.

(More via MSNBC)

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