European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday May 22, 1992 the Semi filpes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander Public shot Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah aether Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George mania sports editor special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6t00 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 news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson. Building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3428659 or civilian 0471 -88792. 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Tho Zoepfl Mienl of Defonso of 11.0  tit upon to Marmi i he Alfh Jiant o of amortizing m if is Pun at on including Rosens of  Lions no i   in Mornement by to Separ Venont of defense or i he St is and us Pes of the products or Seijiu is to Vurtis i everything advertised in la s  shall be made for Pur Canso use 01 put Onave without i egad to race color Tel Ion sox National Onynet. To. Mantal sluts physical Hanrit clip Job Haj Tiffi Baton in Yoru non Ratki  of the Pui Phanor. User or Patron insulting to women the last thing women in the military need is rep. Patricia Schmo Cdr defending us. She has single hand edly done More damage with her uninformed remarks than any other person has. As a female who has worked in the aircraft maintenance Field for 10 years i find her remarks on the ban on homosexuals both erroneous and offensive. She stated that a when a woman does her Job Well she is susceptible to allegations of  she also said that a women in non traditional jobs who Challenge traditional gender roles Are  where docs she get her information not Only is she insulting All the women in the military with her remarks she a not giving the men much credit for their intelligence either. Wherever her information comes from its not from the military Community. A tech. Sgt. Peggy $. Lishman Raf Alconbury England where were moralists a few thought provoking questions for avid  lifers. How can you spend your time protesting abortion trying every trick in the Book to save the lives of the unborn and unwanted when there arc lots of kids already in this world who arc abused neglected and even murdered these Are the kids who need your help. Why not protest the Laws that allow adults to treat kids like second class citizens Why not fund Day care so women on welfare can go to work and raise their self esteem a woman in my Hometown got five years in jail for feeding her 2-month-old baby to her ferret and nobody complained. Where were you then could it be that you re More concerned with forcing your morals onto others than with saving innocent children a Gail dicing or Nairn Borg Germany ak-47 not Tor door in the letter a a done to blame guns May 11the author stated that the ak-47 has As much place on a Deer stand As any other Rifle of the same Caliper because of its stopping Power. In Here Are two things drastically wrong with that statement a the ak-47�?Ts Caliper is 7.62mm by 39mm. I cannot find any sporting arms manufacturer that Chambers any rifles for this Caliper. A the stopping Power of the ak-47 Falls Between the 25-35 Winchester and the 30-30 Winchester rounds. The 25-35 is marginally acceptable for Deer sized game out to about 125 Yards the 30-30 is most effective when its kept inside 200 Yards. For comparison the 30-06 has As much Energy at 325 Yards As the ak-47 round docs at the muzzle. The ak-47 s accuracy is in the Vicinity of 6-Inch groups at 100 Yards. This is perfectly adequate for hitting an enemy Soldier but not very Good for Deer Hunting. For comparison most sporting firearms right out of the Box will shoot 2-Inch groups at 100 Yards. The /\k-47�?Ts selector switch goes from the Quot Safe position to the a full automatic position and then to the a semiautomatic Quot position granted civilian versions Are Only semiautomatic. However this weapon was developed to allow a Soldier to bring maximum firepower to Bear on the enemy a lesson the old soviet Union Learned during world War ii. Quot there is no place in the Woods for a firearm that was developed for something other than Hunting As the ak-47 was. I respect the Quarry 1 am Hunting too much to use such an inferior tool. A St Van w. Connors Frankfurt 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 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. Poking fun is no fun this is in response to the letter a Reader bashes Rooney april 26. What a pity that we As a people take such Delight in poking fun at those who Are less fortunate than us and such Comfort in finding fault with those who differ from us. From making fun of the fat kid in grammar school to laughing at the new crop of jokes that seems always to accompany the death of any Public figure we Veall done it to some degree or another a be it repeating a a a harmless ethnic joke or spouting any one of the Many ethnic slurs that arc such a sad part of the English language today. Shows such As saturday night live and in living color thrive on this aspect of the human race. It is this inherent defect in human nature that has Given Andy Rooney the comfortable lifestyle that he has no doubt become accustomed to living. Rooney is americans critic and americans bigot and no one and nothing is beyond his reach. His continued Success in his career is guaranteed. Although it was unintentional the letter writer gave credit to this fact with the last line of her letter when she wrote a a used to really enjoy his commentary until he showed How prejudiced he really  which when roughly translated reads a i used to really think he was funny until he laughed at  a sgt. Joel i. Sutton Rhein main a Germany our Wako up rail the verdict rendered in the Rodney g. King Case was deplorable. But this is Only another deplorable act in a Long line of deplorable acts committed against Blacks and other minorities in America. This decision should serve As a Wake up Call. Its now time to take matters into our own hands. I his is no time to continue blaming a the Many for our vulnerabilities. Laking matters into our hands Means taking advantage of the educational opportunities that Are available pooling our resources and taking Over the responsibilities for our social economic political and medical Well being that we have for too Long left to others to do for us. Quot letters to the editor we re not ignorant and right now. We have the worlds indignation at our disposal. Lets not Lessen that indignation by wantonly destroying our neighbourhoods and lives. Lets build businesses that better serve the Black Community teach our children the value of education provide health care for our elders and Young ones and eliminate drug use in our neighbourhoods. In a tired of hearing that a the Black Man cannot get any Justice in  that is Only True to the extent we allow it to happen. We can be held Down Only As Long As we allow someone to hold us Down. Sure racism exists in America but every White person is not a racist. If they were we would have been eliminated one Way or another a Long time ago. Lets seize the moment and build a nation that we can be proud of and one that others will respect. Its up to you and me. A master sgt. Willie s. Stamps Simbach a Germany wrong focus in . Case i am a 17-year-old White female who would like to voice my opinion on the acquittal of the police officers in the Rodney g. King beating. In a Day and age when the Young people of this nation Are so desperately trying to do what is right How can our elders those government officials judges and jurors police officers and those we look up to make such a mistake As acquitting these policemen what i am ashamed of is that this situation of a citizen brutalized by four los Angeles policemen has become a White against Black Issue. The focus should be on the policemen. Whether Rodney King was Black White yellow purple or Green he is a human being. The policemen got out of hand period. This Case has set us Back 20 years racially but moreover has taken a step Back in humanity and Points toward the disintegration and corruption of our judicial system. I would say our judicial system needs some major improvement. But i think rioting is not the Way to go about it. There Are too Many innocent people getting Hurt because of it. Wake up people. Do not make the mistake of using any color As the Scapegoat for our corrupt system. A Brandi Buckelew Hahn a Germany lets help our own regarding the los Angeles riots it s apparent that our government Stilt ignores its own problems while putting billions into other countries to improve their society. We build Homes and give food to the world yet we have poverty outside the windows of the White House. We must accept that the poor will always be with us and we should take care of them. I understand what welfare food Stamps and free school lunches do to ones self esteem. A lets put aside our differences whether racial educational or religious and help others. Try to understand those around you and listen with respect if you want to help Contact your local red Cross. They Are ready to funnel Money to those folks. Please look beyond the acquittals and the rioters and look into the eyes of those who Are suffering and need help. In a willing to go that extra mile. A Richard Basham Span Dahlem a Germany