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09-25-2007, 01:34 PM
Sep 25, 2:34 PM EDT
Parents Seek Limits on Inflight Movies
By STEVE HARTSOE
Associated Press Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Prompted by parents' complaints about sex and violence in inflight movies, two congressmen introduced legislation Tuesday calling for airlines to create kid-friendly zones on planes.
"The airlines have chosen to put our children in a situation that I don't feel comfortable with," said Rep. Heath Shuler, a North Carolina Democrat.
He and Republican Rep. Walter Jones, also from North Carolina, call their proposal the Family Friendly Flights Act.
"This legislation will be one avenue to help parents take back their right to determine the appropriateness of the content to which their children are exposed," Jones said in a statement....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AIRLINE_MOVIES?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
Parents Seek Limits on Inflight Movies
By STEVE HARTSOE
Associated Press Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Prompted by parents' complaints about sex and violence in inflight movies, two congressmen introduced legislation Tuesday calling for airlines to create kid-friendly zones on planes.
"The airlines have chosen to put our children in a situation that I don't feel comfortable with," said Rep. Heath Shuler, a North Carolina Democrat.
He and Republican Rep. Walter Jones, also from North Carolina, call their proposal the Family Friendly Flights Act.
"This legislation will be one avenue to help parents take back their right to determine the appropriateness of the content to which their children are exposed," Jones said in a statement....http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AIRLINE_MOVIES?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US