European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 11 letters a parents need to heed film rating system i just returned from an a a re rated movie at the sem Bacha Baffes theater. While waiting in line a Mother arrived to vouch for her children who looked to be Between the Ages of 9 and 15 she said that it was of for them to see the film she seemed upset that she had to come to the Heater to Tell the cashier that it was of for her children to Sec the show. As she turned to me she said a i can to Sec Why they put an a re rating on this stuff when its on to All the  my first thought was a do you let your children watch anything they want to All the time a i can to sneak for others but i pay attention to the warnings on an to about parental discretion. In addition i done to allow my children to watch any a a re or �?opg-13�?� rated movies unless in be seen it first. Sadly the ratings Are not what they used to be and this movie proved it. Within the first three minutes of the film the audience saw the Bare behind of a Man having sex. It was quite explicit As he moaned and groaned. Seconds later he was shot in the Back of the head and blood then trickled Down the Side of his face. Hmm. The lady was right sounds like everyday to to me there was another sexual scene More explicit than any in be seen at the movies and All i could think of was that woman justifying the rating of the movie to get rid of her kids for a few hours taking no response i am writing you in regard to Black soldiers in today a armed forces. Many of us joined the service to serve our country the United states of America and then again some of us joined because we had nothing else. We  get jobs not Good jobs anyway. We  get Good educations in High school because of drugs gangs and so on. Many of us did no to want to get student Loans because of the High interest rates and Long term payments. Yes we could get Pell Grants but they re Only Worth so much and Many of us Are ignorant of what routes to take to get those High interest Loans. Many of us joined the military for the sure pay a yes sure pay a pay you knew you were going to get on the 1st or 15th. Many of us joined to get that College education. Whether we got a Job after the service obligation or not Many of us joined to get away rom the stereotype of a silk sweatsuit wearing Dukey Gold Chain wearing crack Pusher or Blue and red Bandanna wearing gang Banger. Many of us joined from the example of other Black ability for what her children saw. She obviously either Hadnot seen the movie herself or does no to watch an to because in be never seen anything like that on an. I also Felt somewhat angry at the theater personnel. I realize they Are under no a a legals obligation to keep children away from such films but whatever happened to the Day when children had to be accompanied by an adult at a a re rated movies does no to anyone feel a moral obligation to keep such material out of the reach of our Young and impressionable children if i had taken my children to that movie i would have left within the first three minutes. These movies Are rated for a reason and i cannot believe How Many parents just done to care or done to think it matters. Today a society sorely lacks in the area of parental discretion and the future of our country depends on the youth of today i did not enjoy the movie because All 1 could think about was the youths sitting in the audience. We define child abuse As verbal emotional physical a How about irresponsible what those kids saw tonight was what some people go to jail for exposing our children to. I just have one question to the woman who let her kids into the movie and other parents like her a whereas the Justice in that a Dawn c. Collins Kapaun air station West Germany Sisters and Brothers who Are just a memory thanks to the metro or county policeman who did no to know what was going on in that individuals mind. Now with All the cuts going on tuition assistance and service member cuts what is there to do Many commanders and you know it Are going to help the department of the army As much As possible with these cuts. What in a saying in reality is done to put that service member out for the slightest thing. Think about the Man or woman a future. You have one. You re already established in this Many a service. In a speaking for not Only Black soldiers but for All soldiers who know where in a coming from and done to want to go Back there. A private 1st class Terry l. Davis Darmstadt West Germany Lakenheath reunion set the 1965 class of Lakenheath american High school England is celebrating its 25th anniversary in san Antonio on june 22-24. For information Contact a Wendy Underdahl and Greg Skarstad Box 556 Herscher Iii. 60941 Telephone 815 426-6275 Ann Landers dear readers a while Back a woman wrote that she was travelling along the interstate in Ohio when a truck passed with a message Han printed in dirt on the Back door. It said a wok ladies make my  she had no idea what it meant. A few Days later at a different location the woman saw another message on the Back of an 18-Wheeler. It read a show legs  an Arrow pointed toward the truck s passing Side. She began to catch on. A i must be hopelessly naive Ann a she wrote. So was i a Are there women who do such things a she signed herself a dim bulb in  i replied a search me. You la have to ask the truck  Well they did t have to be asked. They told me. And so did their wives. Here is a Sample of what i be been getting in the mail these Days from Columbus Ohio i am the wife of a truck Driver. My Job allows me time off so i often travel with my husband. Its a wonder Rul Way to see the country. But you  believe what else in be seen. Five years of College did not prepare me for the sights on americans highways. A few weeks ago we passed a car with two men in the front scat and three women in Back. None of them had on a stitch of clothing. The men were drinking Beer and the women were playing cards. I asked my husband if he thought they were on their Way to a nudist Camp. He replied a not necessarily. In be seen a lot  from Greenwich Conn trucking is hard work. The hours Are Long and a change of scenery is a Welcome Relief. The sights we see from 8 or 10 feet up would stack up Shock Wise against any porno film Ever made. From hyattsv1lle, my As a female tractor trailer Driver i have seen it All. The funniest sight was along route 83, when a frustrated Young Man in the passengers scat Hung outside his work truck in various stages of undress trying to get my attention. I got the picture As Well As the tag number of his vehicle. Thanks to the Maryland state police his Boss knew that afternoon what was going on in the company s truck. From grand Island neb. What you Sec on the Road from the cab of a Rig is one thing but what you hear is another Story. The language in be picked up on my cd is beyond belief. Truckers also Alert one another to flashers on the Road. Code talk a look at the scat covers in the red Chevy a mile from the Amoco  As Lousy As All this sounds it Breaks the Monotony. From Eagle Point Ore there Are More than just sights on the Road. Ann. The a lot lizards prostitutes lure truckers into truck stops and sell them any kind of sex they want. They also advertise on their lbs which is pretty risky considering that state troopers arc All Over the place. From Winston Salem . In a a woman who used to Flash truck Drivers just for the fun of it. I am not a clinical exhibitionist and i m not crazy. I have a Bachelor of science degree and am will respected in my Field. Flashing was a substitute for sex which i decided was too risky for a woman in my profession. I gave up flashing when i married a few years ago and id be lying if i said i did no to miss it. Dear readers egads i had no idea All this was going on. No wonder it s safer to travel by air. C creators Syndicate pen pals i am 19 years old and a Catholic. A Anna Marie Moncoya Lajato Purok camia Calinagan Dumaguet City 6200 Philippines i am 21 years old and a diesel Mechanic graduate. I am a member of the Christian Alliance Church. A Nestor Pelino Lote acheron Village Calumpang general Santos City Philippines i am a jamaican and would like pen pals be tween the Ages of 30 to 36. I am 31, single and a cosmetologist. A Reca Harrison j. 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