European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes monday May 18, 1992 thes european edition col Gene a Townsend Usan comm Lindof publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Manet special sections editor to write us unit 29400 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 340-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 202, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230, 245, 341, letters to editor ext. 200. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson. Building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3428659 or civilian 0471-68762. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Kevin Dougherty. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including insert or supplements Doe not constitute endorsement by me department of defense or the Slars and slopes of the product or service advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be Mado available Tor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age. Marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other , Factor of the purchaser user or  care there Are Many courteous caring professionals in 7th medical come facilities. Unfortunately their efforts Are undermined by their colleagues who Are discourteous unprofessional uncaring bureaucrats. Joseph Owens interview with maj. Gen. Michael j. Scotti or. May 13 did Little to reassure me that things will improve. The 7th medical come position on the draw Down used to be a because there will be fewer soldiers at fewer locations after the draw Down medical care will be better a now we hear excuses. The solution local civilian facilities. I have no doubt that the care is probably better but at what Cost deductibles and non covered charges can mount up quickly when the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services is used. Scotti says that we re naive about what a happening in american Medicine and that we done to understand the political and economic conditions affecting medical care. We  have to. The army has reneged on an entitlement adequate free medical care. A 90-mile trip to a four hour wait while the orthopaedic surgeon attends a meeting on a How to reduce the orthopaedics backlog is not adequate. The alternative costly civilian care partially supported by champs is not free. The attitude that comes across in the interview reminds me of a line Lily Tomlin used before the at amp to breakup a we done to care. We done to have to. We re the phone  whatever happened to taking care of soldiers a Robert a. Flock Kaiserslautern Germany a outraged by article i was outraged when i read the article Quot army Captain cleared of molestation charges May 3. The article was biased toward the officer involved and against the girls. Clearing his name after his acquittal is one thing but dragging the girls through the dirt is inexcusable. Where is their right to privacy or does the reporters right to free speech override it where does Good reporting leave off and Good judgment Start the most outrageous part of the article was the fact that the officer in question admitted to mooning a Young girl and was let off Scot free. If this Isnit conduct unbecoming an officer then what is when has exposing your Bare buttocks to a minor become a a decent exposure using the excuse of a a childish behaviour is no excuse. An officer in the . Army is not a child and should be held accountable for his actions. What kind of example is he setting to those troops under him. This As a Clear Cut Case of Justice gone Blind. When they say that a the army takes car of its own a they apparently mean Active duty and not dependent children. A sue deckness ludwigs Burg Germany you re half wrong Andy so Andy Rooney thinks we should All pack our bags and go Home. He says that is the Way most americans feel. Wrong Andy that s the Way you feel. Since you now think that Way you represent 100 percent of yourself. A majority. That is until now i think we should stay. So now in a 50 percent. Alas you Are no longer the majority. Hut thanks for your comments anyway. 1 rouble is that Andy has been away too Long and has lost All concept of what our Young soldiers Are really doing and doing it quite Well at the same time. As our ambassadors they help keep us from being isolated and keep the rest of the world in the Light about All of our people. Small Price to pay for some great american publicity. So congratulations on 50 great years and i Hope in a still around to celebrate your 100-year Celebration. With time and experience the stars and stripes has grown in my opinion to be the Best source of news that is presented in an easy and comfortable Reading style. Keep up the Good work. There Are Many of us who remember How important the a amps was in Vietnam. That importance has not diminished Here in Europe. A David v. Post Augsburg German editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints arc 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. 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211.social program of 1860s its hard to believe the president blames the 1992 los Angeles riots on the social programs of the �?T60s and �?T70s presidents. If you wish to blame a past president blame president Lincoln of the largest social program a freeing the  a Robert c. Adams Baum older Germany a ashamed to be White i recently watched 60 minutes. It featured a report on the Neo nazis in Germany. Baa feelings come up when you think of those men in Black uniforms who in Public beat people with clubs and kick them and nobody does anything to Stop them. America of course loves to Point at such countries As Germany Turkey Iraq and China where minorities Are mistreated. In America things like that could never happen. Right wrong. This time the men in Black uniforms were not members of hitlers is and the victim was not a jew. The location was not nazi Germany in 1934, but the United states in 1991. Now the men in Black were White police officers the victim was Rodney g. King a Black  of us Are Good citizens and As such we believed in the Justice system. When i heard the officers were acquitted i  believe it. What about the videotape if a videotape like this Isnit Good enough what is were the jurors Blind no. The officers were White the jurors were White but the victim was Black. This trial was a farce. This really made me mad even though i am White. How bad must King feel i done to even try to say a i know How Blacks must  but i can say that i was ashamed to be White. The cops excuse was they Felt threatened. A dozen cops feel threatened by one unarmed Man right this ridiculous decision is taking the United states Back to the �?T60s. It demonstrates that letters to the editor Justice Isnit Worth a dime if its in the wrong hands. What will people think of police officers now hatred will prevail. Every time a person is stopped by a cop the first idea will be to run As quickly As possible. Law enforcement jobs Are Tough already. Does anyone think this stupid verdict will help to improve relations Between police and the Public. There went my belief in the american Justice system. American Justice seems to have a color White. Mississippi burning turned into los Angeles burning. Now America Tell us again How to treat minorities. A Thomas d. Tillert and my friends Garmisch German terrorist tactics if one person or group of people Are denied their rights or their property is destroyed simply because of their skin color then we say they Are a victim of racism and the people who did the denying of rights and destroying of property Are racists. Are the korean business owners in los Angeles and the innocent truck Drivers and citizens who fell victim to a protesters of human rights any less victims of racism and bigotry do we live by principles of morality and proper treatment of each other or do we use the particular situation at hand to justify any action that our emotions dictate at the moment i find it hard to fathom the use of racism violence and lawlessness As a justified reaction to or even a cure for racism violence and lawlessness. I support the right of All citizens to Correct injustice but intimidation through violence is nothing More than terrorist tactics. Does looting stores really have a positive influence on social injustice does the beating of a White Man by three Black men really illustrate the High moral position that racial violence has no place in a culture that Hopes to survive does burning the businesses of koreans who had no connection at All with the Rodney g. King Case demonstrate that the White race is the Only race trying to justify unjustifiable actions. It does no to sound right coming from the  Why Are they protesters and not rioters or hooligans let us As a nation Stop holding an entire race responsible for the racist actions of a few. Lets have compassion for the victims of senseless violence whether they be the Rodney Kings of the world or the korean store owners. A Gary w. Cook Brun sum Netherlands pen pals i am 22 years old and i enjoy socializing most sport and Reading horror novels. A Sharon Cann Moonraker ship Lane Clys Thorlton or Exeter Devon ex5 2nq England i am 17 years old and my hobbies Are writing to friends listening to music watching to and going out. A Teresita an Bey Behasa Cervantes ext. 6200 Dumaguet City Philippines i am 21 years old and my hobbies Are music collecting Post cards and Taj Kwon do. A Harti Hamid Quarter Belair. 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