European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                / Page 12 a the stars and stripes thursday december 19, 1991letters to the editor fact abortion is Legal this is in response to a letter a Call abortion what it  the writer stated that among other things abortion is against the a Law of god and americans failure to abide by this Law is the reason a we As a nation Are suffering As much As we  he cites a list of injustices that we As a Blind followers a allow to be done to us. Although i disagree with his views on abortion he does raise a valid Point. The writer must remember that in America we Are subject to the Laws of Man not god. The founders of our democracy Many of them deeply religious formed a society where one has the Freedom to practice any religion he chooses and also a Freedom from religion being imposed upon him. The letter implied that the majority of americans Are opposed to abortion and allow it to be perpetrated by a minority in society. He should remember that in a country where less than 50 percent voted in the last presidential election world almanac 1990 edition minority cannot help. But determine How the Laws of Man Are written. 1 have yet to see a poll taken except one of dubious nature offered by the right to life movement that shows a majority of americans favor outlawing abortion. A poll that asks a do you support a woman a right to kill her unborn child a is hardly objective the fact is that abortion is Legal in the United states. Without getting into an argument about keeping abortion a Legal option for women 1 would rather encourage people on both sides of the Issue to use legitimate Means to influence their representatives in our government. How Many of you with Strong feelings on this Issue take the time to write to a politician How about taking the time just to vote a Seth p. Hartigan Augsburg Germany a a magic far from hero magic Johnson certainly has mastered the Art of self promotion. He catches the aids virus bragging of his 1,000 sexual conquests and everyone appears to think of him As some kind of hero. It seems to me that far from being a hero its irresponsible behaviour like his that a behind the rampant spread of aids in the first place. Done to forget thanks to him possibly hundreds of women will now die a lingering painful death not to mention the hundreds of sexual partners of those women who also did no to practice Safe sex act. Why do i care whether Complete strangers catch a fatal disease perhaps it has something to do with spending what May turn out to be my last Christmas with my Mother in Law. After heart bypass surgery several years ago she has developed  you see she now has aids. 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Advertising Tel fax 06155 601412�?~better to be Safe this is in response to a letter a wrong message a dealing with schools handing out free condoms. The gentleman alleges that schools Are for education and not to realization. In my View any education aids in strengthening to realization. If part of that basis Means handing out free condoms to students so be it. Yes moral responsibility needs to be first instilled in the Home but certainly there a no harm in upholding that responsibility outside the Home by As Many sources As possible. 1 am not suggesting that society go to such lengths As to make available free condoms on every Street Corner Only that condoms Are made More readily accessible to students who May feel too embarrassed to Purchase them or ask someone else to do so. To some even a free condom at planned parenthood can warrant a threat by just pulling into the parking lot it is probably the morals instilled in the Home that will prompt a student to acquire a condom or any other method of birth control from any location in the first place. The writer also believes that free condoms in schools Are a License to have sex. I hate to be the bearer of bad but realistic tidings if students want to have sex they will have sex regardless of whether or not their schools hand out condoms. However it is always better to be Safe than sorry especially when it comes to sex which is a lesson Only further reinforced by schools that choose to provide condoms. A Erin Mcintyre  German Drivers assume risk . Government service whether military or civilian is Overly slanted toward the employer. For example a civilian cannot be fired unless he shoots his supervisor. So even though the following May sound like sour grapes it is a situation that Many employees Are unaware of. You May have heard that the government is self insured for traffic accidents involving government vehicles. What you May not know is that the government Only carries liability insurance for itself in any Accident where the government employee is found to be at fault basically if you were or would have been cited by the police the employee civilian or military must pay for the repair of the government vehicle. The government Wilt Only pay for the damage done to others. This employee liability is limited to one months salary. This is unfair. In Industry it is Standard for the Cost of insuring simple negligence to be borne by the company. If an employee has too Many accidents he is reassigned or terminated. Obviously in cases of Gross negligence Dpi Etc improper use Joy Riding Etcor malicious damage the employee should be held accountable. People buy collision insurance because they cannot by sheer will alone avoid accidents where they re at fault. If you drive often enough an Accident will happen to you. Secondly if the employee had not been performing government business he never would have been in the situation for an Accident to occur. By agreeing to drive a government vehicle you Are accepting thousands of dollars of liability without being explicitly told of it. Please done to write an editorial reply stating that afr 177-111 or any other regulation says this or that. The Point is that the existing regulations Are ill made. They unfairly chastise people who arc attempting to perform Good Faith services for the . Government. Remember when you take the government vehicle out you Are assuming a $2,000-4,000 risk. Think about that the next time you Volunteer to drive. A Mark e. Minardi Kaiserslautern German 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 a 09211. 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 a 09211.another View on hostages i would like to offer another Point of View with regard to the american hostages in Lebanon. I do not condone the taking of hostages for political gains As the different factions in Lebanon have attempted to do. But i would suggest that had the americans who were taken hostage not been in Beirut this entire ordeal could have been avoided. Despite the bombings of the Marine Barracks and the . Embassy in Beirut these individuals decided to stay. The state department repeatedly warned of potential dangers and risks associated with travel to the Middle East. Thus the sex hostages travelled at their own risk. As the hostages came Home in the past weeks i could not help but think of How easily this entire episode could have been avoided if just some simple common sense had been used by the a hostages and they had gotten out of Dodge. A pfc. Andrew Manning Miessau German erroneous stories 1 believe you have printed stories which Are erroneous. A a our paper . 7, Page 4 reports that William Kennedy Smith a is charged with sexual Battery the equivalent of rape under Florida Law and with Battery. If convicted he could receive 4vi years in  same Day and paper next Page a Man convicted of abducting to  a Man a ordered her Back into the vehicle. After driving a few blocks he ordered her out and drove  this Man faces 70 years in prison. If these stories Are Correct do we As americans have our priorities straight four and a half years for rape and Battery 70 for a few blocks Long drive under duress. Both Are wrongs. Are they possibly reversed a or. . Duckworth Gic Belstadt Germany