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: GamePolitics.comBritish Baroness Lumps Violent Games with Weapons, Gambling, Huffing
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Via Spong comes word that video games are not especially well thought of in the British House of Lords. In a recent debate on age verification, Liberal Democrat Baroness Walmsley (left) commented:
Knives, guns, certain games and DVDs, alcohol, solvents and gambling are all very harmful and can destroy young minds and young lives.
To be fair, the Baroness qualified her remarks somewhat:
While the illegal sale of all these products concerns me... I believe that the sale of weapons is the most dangerous.
Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on May 12, 2009 (boomark / email).
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