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Stephen King vs. the Violent Videogame Bill
Posted Apr-07-2008 by admin1
Stephen King parent and part-time author isn´t a big fan of House Bill 1423 which would make it illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to purchase M-Rated games in the state of Massachusetts.
King made his feelings known in an Entertainment Weekly column:
And if there´s violence to be had the kids are gonna find a way to get it just as they´ll find a way to get all-day shooters like No Country for Old Men from cable if they want. Or Girls Gone Wild for that matter. Can parents block that stuff? You bet. But most never do. The most effective bar against what was called ´´the seduction of the innocent´´ when this hot-button issue centered on violent comic books 60 years ago is still parents who know and care not just about what their kids are watching and reading but what they´re doing and who they´re hanging with. Parents need to have the guts to forbid material they find objectionable...and then explain why it´s being forbidden. They also need to monitor their children´s lives in the pop culture — which means a lot more than seeing what games they´re renting down the street.
If HB 1423 becomes law will it remain law? Doubtful. Similar legislation has been declared unconstitutional in several states. Could Massachusetts legislators find better ways to watch out for the kiddies? Man I sure hope so because there´s a lot more to America´s culture of violence than Resident Evil 4. |
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