European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday August 25, 1991 thes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene a Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher nows editor Bob Wicker sports editor to write us Apo 09211 -4211 a a a crops teach 11 14 37 d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext 237, 255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-66782. 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Sometimes they get pregnant and that Means nine months exempt from certain duties doctor appointments morning sickness six weeks recuperation four weeks leave baby appointments breast feeding and All the other things that make a woman a Mother. She said men put them themselves on a Pedestal. Man Are the creators of machines that take life. Women Are the creators of life. This to me is the highest Pedestal of All. A Marcos Garcia Rhein main a Germany a consider yourself Lucky this is in response to the plight of a recent writer dog bite puts him on administrative hold. You sure did skip a lot of details. Did the incident happen on your property or in Public is it a killer poodle or a Loving pit Bull did you know it was a a protective was it a child who was lacking a common sense what it boils Down to is if you can to control your dog keep it away from people or put a muzzle on it. One More thing consider yourself Lucky. If this happened in the states you would be looking at a lawsuit. A tech. Sgt. Gary s. Healy in Ciurlik Turkey Joe Bob Briggs exposed week after week your paper wastes a full Page of the sunday Magazine with Joe Bob Briggs trash column. It is not journalism. It is vulgar non literature. Now that you know How i feel about Joe Bob Briggs i must Tell you 1 was More than Happy to discover that he is not a real person. He is Only a character. Joe Bob is the creation of True life crime author John Bloom. In a sure there Are still some obscene male chauvinist pigs out Here like Joe Bob but in a Happy to know he a no More real than Snuffy Smith. In a sure your readers will be glad to know too. A Lenore e. Dimov Kaiserslautern Germany nothing to fear. A in rebuttal to a writers argument on a allowing open practising homosexuals in the military a has me confused about his reasoning. If he is implying All homosexual activities occur in gender designated facilities id like to dispute this. I done to know what Branch or How Long he has served but id like to ask him How Many times he a witnessed homosexual activities and where i can honestly state in my nine years of Barracks residency i never have. However in be witnessed numerous heterosexual explicit activities in my Barracks to include my rooms common areas . Latrines and showers a both male and female in Day to and game rooms and in the Field in coed and non coed tents and vehicles. I View this Type of activity As very offensive rude inconsiderate and outright embarrassing the heterosexual soldiers were acting without regard to their fellow soldiers or to their rights of privacy and decency. Sexual activity is not a Public act no matter what the sexual preference is. The writer also stated he has slept in a tent and showered with Many men he a did no to  what difference would it make if he knew their sexual preference would he feel that knowledge to be a threat against his sexual preference if he is known to be an open practising heterosexual presuming he i what does he have to fear to quote Roosevelt a we have nothing to fear but fear  a sgt. Dyane w. Tursa Heilbronn Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.what Price life letters to the editor gun control inc. Keep pressing for Laws which Only affect the Law abiding. As for your opinion regarding whether criminals Are a a cowards or a Theros a i submit that either notion is titter nonsense. Criminals Are a cancer on the fac of society and deserve to be treated As such. If they cannot become responsible citizens they should be removed from society for the Protection of those who Are. That position is both moral and logical and is the Only approach which will work. Inc Dently in every Case you named where criminal aggression and or persecution has been stopped it has been stopped by citizens with guns and the courage to say  you did however neglect to mention one very famous instance in which armed citizens threw off the Yoke of imperialist domination. It was called the american War of Independence. A Timothy w. Senne Nellinger Germany not free speech How can anybody put a Price tag on the Worth of a human life when that Small child was trapped in a Hole in Texas a few years ago much time and Money was spent freeing her. They did no to quit Halfway through because the Cost was getting too High. Is the difference in philosophy based on the fact you can see a child that has been born but you can to see a baby in the womb Isnit this discrimination based on ones residence when you Start making life and death decisions based on standards driven by Quality of life then you Start Down the Slippery slope toward euthanasia and infanticide. A Cap. Randy k. Turner a Walter Mchenry a William Rau bad sibling Germany some More facts on guns certainly the writer of the a guns Are for cowards Quot letter raises an interesting Issue but does not acknowledge All or even most of the pertinent facts. Yes americans geographic position like great Britain a has helped to ensure Freedom there. But that is not the real Issue when it comes to the subject of violent crime in either country. And the idea that one can compare crime statistics Between different countries is simply not valid. Instead of arguing Over opinions lets look at some facts the criminal Justice system in the United slates does not work. Too Many violent criminals Are on the streets preying upon innocent victims because the government and people allow it. Instead of passing legislation which would make it harder Quot for criminals to obtain guns the Liberal Congress and organizations like hand i would like to address this to the writer of a language  do you seriously think you have the right to subject others to profanity without some sort of conflict i would like to comment on the fact you seem to think everything you say is protected by the right to free speech. First of All Freedom of speech pertains to people having the right to speak up about their government without fear of governmental pressures. According to the Book government by the people a speech that is obscene libellous seditious and speech that constitutes fighting Are not entitled to constitutional  second most foul language can be considered sexual harassment. I suggest you think before you speak and choose your words wisely while interacting with the Public. Most people who use foul language Are asked if they were brought up in a barn. A Wendy Smith a Schattenburg German ugly or inconsiderate i am writing in response to the numerous letters both  and con about the a ugly  i have been stationed in Germany since March. During my i processing i remember being told of a quiet hours Quot roughly 10 . To 6 . As a military policeman i am sometimes required to enforce this and quiet people Down. Recently my family and i were awakened at 3 30 . By a group of people who decided to Stop at our quarters to a a relieve themselves. I approached them identified myself As an no and was laughed at cursed and threatened. My Only question to the group had been if they lived in the building. They did t. I asked them if they could hold the noise Down. I copied Down the License number of their car checked the plates and contacted the owners unit thinking that cos could handle this problem. Wrong. The unit said the person who owned the car had transferred and it was t their problem. When i asked for a new number they said the personnel actions no Wasny to in yet. They said they would take my name and number and Call w Ith the information. They did t. My Point i done to think ugly americans is the terminology. Maybe inconsiderate thoughtless a i am not sure. A Kenneth r. Stout bad Kreuz Nach Germany