European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 0 the stars and stripes . Thursday december 2,1993workplace violence common poll say sync woday those worried about violence in the workplace a an increasing problem in recent years a wont rest any easier after hearing the results of a Survey released tuesday by the society of human re source management. More than one third of the 479 human resource professionals who responded to the Survey by the Virginia based professional group said incidents of violence had occurred where they work a mostly fistfights and other physical altercations but also some shootings stabbings and sexual assaults. More than half of them said that Between to by and five acts of violence Nyere committed in their work places in the last five years. Experts expect the trend to continue. Quot there seems to be a growing sense of victimization in the workplace that is re suiting in everything from lawsuits to violence said Howard i. Glazer president of corporate psychological services a new York City based consulting firm specializing in employee support and management development. Quot when this happens people Start viewing themselves As victims who deserve a payback. And when things go wrong they lash out and feel like they Nave a right to express their  according to the Survey about 54 percent of the violence was committed by employees toward co workers and almost 13 percent by employees against supervisors. About 7 percent was committed by customers against employees. In 80 percent of the cases the violent was committed by men. A during hard economic times Glazer said Many workers May attempt to get even with those who have fired them or wronged them in some Way. Glazer said ads and Media campaigns from lawyers and employment activists often reinforce this thinking. Quot every time you turn on the to someone is saying sue them. You deserve a payback a Glazer said. But consultants say violence related to firings can sometimes be avoided if managers Are. Careful to place less blame when an employee is terminated. According to William Ayers founder of the Ayers group a new York City based consulting firm managers often fall into traps when firing someone by offering performance appraisals expressing past grievances or chiming in with the fired person and criticizing the company a decision. Quot its important to research the history of an individual to look for any patterns of violence Quot Ayers said. Quot but irs also important that companies follow through with no fault termination training. You must keep the employees integrity  snuggle buddies four year old Kristin Shields of Bonney Lake wash., curls up outside a kindergarten and Tell session. The 125-Pound reptile which caused a sensation at Liberty Ridge Al classroom with Samantha a 15-foot Python her brother Kevin 6, brought to a show Etc notary school in Bosiey Lake is owned by Aaron Mace a Puyallup Snake  Cut of Newark Maplewood . A there a a saying that fences make Good neighbors. Try telling that to residents of Newark who believe a plan to put Iron Gates around a neighbourhood in this Middle class suburb amounts to racism Maplewood plans to install the 8-foot-High, wrought Iron Gates by next Spring at five entrances to Hillcrest a neighbourhood in this township of nearly 22,000. The Gates Are meant to keep out traffic and preserve property values in the neighbourhood which Borders the poor predominantly Black City of Newark Maplewood officials said. Only one of the proposed Gates is on the Newark line the rest would open onto streets in Maplewood which is 12 percent Black. The five Gates would be opened Only for emergency vehicles though motorists still could enter Hilt rest through three other entrances that will Bear signs saying Quot no outlet Quot Quot its an insult to every citizen s intelligence especially those of us in Newark Quot said do Juan Gibson a 25-year-old Black Man whose apartment would Overlook one of the Gates. Quot it s like them saying let s keep these people out there and keep us upstanding citizens Safe in Here Quot he said. Bessie Fason 32, a Black woman who lives on a new into suburbs racist Ark Street that would be directly outside one of the Gates agreed Quot i get along with anybody but a lot of people Over there think they Are better than we Are Quot Fason said. Quot they la come up with  Newark mayor Sharpe James joined the fray with a letter last week to Maplewood mayor Robert Grasmere accusing his neighbors of a misguided Effort to Cut crime. A it is High time for Newark s neighbors to realize that All of society Sills Are not solely Newark s responsibility or fault a James wrote. Grasmere said the plan pending before the township Council was developed by the Community and Aims to create a More secure neighbourhood. A final vote on the plan is scheduled for this month and it is expected to be approved David Chavis a member of the neighbourhood steering committee said he moved into Hilt rest because of its racial diversity. He said the plan will preserve property values by boosting the sense of Community. Township administrator Dave Carew said the Bottom line was traffic control. The five Gates would prevent motorists from using residential streets As shortcuts around busier intersections.  Mcmillan won t seek new House term Washington up rep. J. Alex Mcmillan , announced monday that he will not seek reelection to Congress next year leaving behind what he Catiis a Quot cynical political environment Quot perpetuated by a Quot voyeuristic news  Mcmillan who will have served 10 years in the House when Fye completes his term next year said he is primarily frustrated with Congress Quot apparent inability or unwillingness to focus on the substance of the Tough  Mcmillan 61, said he is trapped in the kind of political climate that would be burdensome for any representative but especially for a Republican. He said Congress has become Quot so excessively partisan Quot that republicans Are forced to Retreat into Quot a Bunker  / retrial ordered for girl convicted of slaying sister Hayward Calif apr in a Surprise turnaround a judge on tuesday granted a new trial to a 15-year-old girl whose sensational journal Endy of a dear diary. I killed my Little sister led to a murder conviction. The teen Ager whose Case had drawn National attention burst into tears of Relief As Alameda county Superior court judge Sandra Margulies made the ruling. Quot this could be the end of a Nightmare for her her attorney Douglas Horngrad said outside the courtroom. Horngrad was hired by the family after the teen Ager was convicted in june of killing her 4-year-Oid sister. He requested the new trial arguing that the teens previous attorneys famed san Francisco lawyer Melvin Belli and his associate Shelley Antonio did not do a Good Job. Margulies who presided Over the first trial agreed finding the attorneys actions Quot were not within the Range of professionally reasonable judgment Quot _ the judge cited the attorneys failure to introduce a second diary that gave a different version of the child s death and failure to present More evidence that the 15-year-old had a history of Tellag fantastic ies. The teen Ager was arrested almost a year ago alter she ran away from Home and her parents looking through her room found a diary with a single entry that read in part Quot dear diary i have to get something off my Back i killed my Little sister the 4-year-old girl had died mysteriously the previous August