European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. October 11, 1987 the stars and stripes anti Lander s Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers i am a prisoner guilty a charged. I have been plagued with a serious menial disorder to though 99.9 percent of my life has been spent As a Normal human being. 1 could be the individual Aboul whom they Lay he was such a Nice person one hear this fre / quintly after the conviction of a a / j criminal of Elf a criminals heed. They Hurt. They enjoy. Many mend Church service in prison and write 10 their wives and mothers regularly. In Many ways they Are just like other people. So where does i criminal come from they were ail children once. Look Oul your window at Hal 7-year old the one with the wind blown hair and the laughing eyes or the one with the front Teeth missing. He May be chasing a Butterfly or Riding Hii Bike. Walch your 12-year-old, sleeping in freckle laced innocence. Can you imagine him one Day drinking Loo much or liking drugs and needing Money that belongs to someone else is it possible that one Day he will Force himself on a woman or entice a child into sexual involvement no that s not possible you say. Criminals come from somewhere else. They Are Black or poor. Or they have been Tim halhed. I do not tit any of the above but t am a criminal guilty As charged when i committed the crime for which i will spend the my of my life behind bars i was clearly out of my mind. I read your column every Day but i Don t expect to tee this letter. Thanks for giving me a Chance to express myself. A Man in search of answers dear searching my areal we All i called on dear Friend and one of the most distinguished authorities id the country for help with this one. Or. Karl Menninger psychiatrist mid chairman of the Board of trustees of the Menninger foundation in to Peka. Kin said you admit that you have comm led i crime and that Yon were twine at Ibe line. Nobody cares if you were sane or insane but us theorists. What is to be done with you now can society Tui you can Yon Trust yourself if we can t Trust you and Yon can t Trust yourself society could be safer and you could be surfer in stay where Yon arc. Yon pfc where do criminals come from lord Only knows Why some people take the wrung turn in the Road. You speak of the poor and the Black. Most people who Are poor and Black Are Law abiding citizens mid Lead honorable lire. We also know of people who Are White and Rich and they end up where Yon Are. So Yon see my Friend the question is a Rani heated one. 1 do know a Bare some hardened and dangerous Crimi nals come from. Prison. Yes that is right the prisons a our country arc a disgrace. Instead of being institutions of rehabilitation they Art places that Leach people How to steal Malm and a nobler. Until something a done to change the Ivalee it u going to get wont before it Gate better. Dear Ann Landers about Hal woman from Hartford who was attracted to or. Wonderful and said i could go for him if he dropped 30 pounds there i More to a relationship than the absence Ofa Bay window. She should take him As he ii and not expect him to meet her specifications. If he slims Down for her ind uti the weight Back on it will be nig nag nag. One of Job s boils was Bis wife. J.b.r., Lexington Dew us thinks for toot Wisdom from Kentucky. She needed that. Employment Law is criticized As unjust i would like to draw your attention to a controversial unjust Issue of interest to All who Are married to americans stationed overseas. I am an us. Citizen. I arrived Here from Illinois on May 7 in a leave without pay Ita ius As a gs-7, career status with Merasla Letrent rights and without a break in service. On May 8,1 began actively marching for permanent position. I ant enclosing an informational fact Sheet regarding pm 99-ms. Section 653 of pw61, known As lie Mill tary spouse Law is through is i permanent positions. Please take time to consider How his Law has affected civilian spouses. We Are falling through the cracks of the system. This Law is discriminatory pro. Moles separation of civilian families and has the potential for preventing harmonious existence Between military and civilian in overseas communities. It is vital to our worldwide readiness posture Hal military and civilians support each other. This Law frustrates that goal i have an associate degree in applied science of business computer programming with Honor additional College and government courses experience in the computer programming graphics area and have previously competed with exl Emal candidates for Ini tial employment. In the past year 1 have received four Luttera of appreciation and an exceptional performance appraisal this should substantiate my value As a government employee i was seven weeks Short of fulfilling gs-7 time a Grade requirements allowing me to compete for a pm. Arriving Here i cannot even secure a permanent position because i am not allowed to compete with military spouses. My husband is a Quality Assurance specialist am munition surveillance Yasasin career program 20, the oldest Dod career program and the Only one with mandatory worldwide mobility 660 slotted Posio where be is assigned or be separated from the serv ice. My husband chose this career the Soldier chose to enlist. I chose to marry him As did the military spouse the Soldier i cannot discern Why the civilian spouse is discriminated against in competitive employment particularly in the overseas environment. Many positions with the . Government Here Are held by local National citizens. I can compete Only if there Are no qualified los which does t happen often. There Are also permanent positions held by . Accused of discrimination according to the news. Pat Robertson said that if he were elected president heaven forbid he would not hire any atheists to his Cabinet staling that atheists Don l have their act loge her. Granted or. Robertson is entitled to his opinions but docs he have the right to blatant discrimination mow can he even consider representing a whole nation if he refuses to recognize All of its people Power per haps. It s difficult enough to find Good help these Days so Why limit the Field As far As qualifications go being atheist makes As much a difference As being male Cau Casian. There just seems to be some uneasiness with religion ass basis of National leadership. Take the Middle East for example now Here s a Bunch that have heir act together. If this letter gels printed it will be a Miracle. Geoffrey s. Thomas a Arnstein a Germany citizens who have tourist status Here by Choice not transferred by our government. I believe this Law is needed 10 assist military spouses in securing employment however i Hope Tail Over sight of the civilian spouse can be rectified. Currently under consideration by the depart ment of the army is an inclusion of military spouse preference in non competitive overseas appointments what about my right to equal employment Opportunity like the military spouse i am Here by. And for the Benefit of the . Government this Law has other additional consequences. If career employee sponsor Veteran military or civilian spouse in a permanent position applies for a promo Tion he unemployed military spouse with career or career conditional status on Loop can Block them All. A qualified Loop military spouse can mock a sponsor from promotion after hey have transferred overseas. An unemployed or employed Veteran does not have the same Nihls no Veteran in any status can Block an internal selection. Please utilize this information to Correct this Over whelming discrimination. We desperately require your support to Amend this Law. Due to Legal and language Barrier in foreign countries a position within our government is the Onty possibility for any spouse. If two income families Are prevented from maintaining heir income level while overseas positions vital to our National Security will go unfilled and valuable expertise will go unutilized. I would like to thank the Kic Zberg co staff and Branch chief for courteously answering my questions and supplying me with information. 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