http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=186264
Stephen King has hit out against a proposed bill that will restrict the sales of videogames across Massachusetts in a similar manner to porn.
Should the bill go through, a seventeen-year-old will legally be able to watch Hostel in the state, but not buy Grand Theft Auto IV.
Speaking in an article for Entertainment Weekly, King stated he was ambivalent about videogames, but objected to the idea of the bill.
"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," King said.
"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."
He added, "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."
