European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes sunday february 9, 1992thastaaggjifelks european edition col Gene e Townsend Usan Cornu my Lor publisher Bernard a Zovistoski editor Laborah Absher nows editor Bob Weckar sports editor Bill Walker curo Ponn editor Bryan Nolan City editor Gaorge Man special sections editor to White us unit 29480 Apoate 0921j or Postrach 11 14 37 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 Jami Jones ext. 226 business news ext 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl so Tuiuri Cavern Aro a 09069 Telephone ets 3428659 or civilian 0471-86782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Lynda a a kaon. 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Dungeon amp dragons has been around for nearly 20 years. In its Short lifespan the game has been persecuted by Many factions most of which claim either that it warps individuals minds or that it docs satan s work. Neither of these views is Ever supported by facts. No studies have been done proving that Damp a Ever causes harm. Common logic encourages this in that Damp a is a game it is no More capable of killing someone than a gun is. If an individual kills or behaves abnormally while playing or being involved with a Damp a game that individual was unstable beforehand. If a simple game could cause terrible trauma our nightmares and thoughts would cause even worse. Common reference to psychology and sociology will hold this out. Damp a groups actually May be a stabilizing Factor in Many individuals lives. The game provides a close knit group encouraging free thinking creativity and communication. A game cannot make you kill yourself. A song cannot make you kill yourself. There is always another cause. There is always a pre existing problem. Anything can act As a trigger for mental problems music War gaming driving on the los Angeles freeway but there must be something there to trigger. A Brian Martin Ramstein a German compassion needed t was appalled at the insensitivity of the writer of Quot military not  the writer seems to think that because the Constitution sanctions the reduction of forces by Congress then anyone who is involuntarily separated should be Content in that knowledge and go quietly. He is further moved to say that he. Finds their Quot incessant complaining to be both disgraceful and  let us be Clear about what involuntary separation Means it Means that some people leaving the service Are going to be unemployed i.e., actually drawing welfare instead of just treating the military As a Quot welfare system Quot As the writer alleges. Once out of the service they will have to take up private health insurance if they can afford it. If they cannot they will either have to go without medical treatment or we. The taxpayer will have to foot the Bill. As for the separation pay program yes the payments Are generous and if you have a Job to go to your savings account will look very healthy. If you Are going to be out of work for a while after separating you will have to use that Money to live on and it will not last Long especially if you have a family to support. The program however nowhere near compensates for loss of pension medical benefits etc., had retirement status be attained. I would ask the writer to show a Little compassion. How would he feel if his livelihood were being taken away How would he feel about being randomly fired from a Job he had worked at for Many years and been Good at a after Many years of service How would he Feci to have to Start on the Bottom rung of the employment ladder How much of a Consolation would it be to him that involuntary separation is not Quot breach of contract Quot and is Quot constitutionally corrects for those targeted for involuntary separation these Are frightening and Uncertain times. After All these Are not statistics these arc people you work with spare a kind thought for them and their families. A Tanis Larson Paunn Torr Jon a Spain editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Of 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211.the readers forum thank you. Star and stripes for printing this forum. Letters to the editor Are a most important part of this paper for me 1 am proud of my fellow readers contributors. Most demonstrate intelligence and an ability to express feelings. I am not so bold As to believe i can change the minds of anyone with my written comments. However just in Case there arc those who Are counting the for and against i must vote on the two most controversial issues of the last several months. I feel the need for handgun control. Just one life saved would be Worth the legislation and obviously it would save Many. I also vote pro Choice for women in their first trimester. A Charles Bishop Frankfurt German the Rod has its place in be just finished Reading what must be the 15th letter in recent weeks on the Issue of disciplining a child is. Punishing a child is permissive parenting. For those of you out there who choose not to spank your children Fine. 1 hats your prerogative. For those of us who use the Bible to guide our lives Here s what we abide by. The Bible says in proverbs 22 15 the King James version Quot foolishness is bound in the heart of a child but the Rod of correction shall drive it far from him Quot what this says to me is that sometimes it is very necessary to spank children when they get out of hand because they will get out of hand. Its their nature. Did you Ever notice that you done to have to teach a child to lie they do it naturally because again its their nature. Lou have to teach children to do right and yes sometimes you have to letters to the editor gel physical. Of course there Are those who take this to the extreme. In a not advocating child abuse neither is the scripture i referred to. But i am advocating spanking children when it is necessary. You. As the Parent should make that Call and you alone. 1 would venture to say that Lack of decent disciplining in the form of spankings As a Young child is Why so Many teen agers and preteens arc so arrogant disrespectful and rebellious toward their parents and other adults. I done to want any child of mine growing up trying to beat me up. Eve witnessed that and i think its a shameful sight. I will continue to spank my child when i deem it necessary and this is my prerogative. A staff sgt. Alicia e. Huft Fulda Germany done to ignore racism i would like to respond to the Young Man who wrote about forgetting differences. He commented that too much attention is being needlessly focused on racism and that such difference would be better forgotten. Racism is a widely practice form of prejudice focused against people based solely on their race. Prejudice is the bedfellow of ignorance. We All succumb to it in one form or another and to one degree or another. The sad fact is that it affects How we treat one another As human beings. Placing attention on issues like racism helps people to see that it exists and what its ugly consequences Are. People fear what they done to understand and can react strongly to what they fear. I say let the attention stay on these issues. Learn about Peoples differences. However redundant it May seem we arc being enlightened daily. A Jonathan Watkins Pir Masens German real a is Don t think Pink in be endured letters about Highfalutin subjects Low life no life whining and in general stuff from people who need to get a life. But i have just experienced a humiliation that the great majority of you will share in the coming months i renewed my cards registration and was issued the new month sticker. Dare you guess the color in my worst Nightmare i never dreamed that 1 would have a Pink yes Pink sticker displayed prominently on my Windshield. Isnit this the same command whose composite armoured corps gave new meaning to the term a heavy Metal playground a Isnit this the same command that stood toe to toc with the worlds most feared communist hordes and made the bad Guys crumble without firing a shot Isnit this the same command that projects the image of raw Power who in Usa eur in their right mind would voluntarily choose Pink its bad enough that we have to endure newspaper articles daunting the Rigours of transvestite pageants hut this is going too far. We done to want Kinder and gentler colors we want real colors. Why not Olive Green Sand or steel Gray bring Back Black. Now there was a real sticker color. A Festus Billy Bob Raye William a Edwards Frankfurt Germany