European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 16letters to the editor monday december 6,1993 the s my it an it i european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan. Comitia new pub she Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor news and editorial Haboran Aba bar news editor birr Watt european editor Bob Wicker sports editor Georg men City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. _ business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joesph Owen room 117, Rome rate. 104, 69120 Hak Berg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone on 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221 -37239. 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European command the appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stapes of the products or services advertised. Violation of rights in response to a what about those dogs a nov. 25the writer responds to. A previous letter by asking Quot Why do nonsmokers think they have the right to criticize smokers when for a fact there Are Many other problems a. I la Tell you what gives a non smoker the right to criticize the actions of smokers. I just got promoted otherwise id still be subject to Post police Call detail and have to pick up trash which includes countless cigarette Butts. I done to smoke at All and i resent having to clean up after those who do. I also resent when smokers decide they want to pollute my air. In a not going to Tell anyone not to smoke but if you do decide to smoke it  of feet me. That a where i draw the line. Smoking at work is also entirely inappropriate. My supervisor with whom 1 shared an office is at least considerate enough to open All the windows when she wants to smoke but i know several smokers who wont even give that much consideration. The Bottom line is this most smokers Are totally inconsiderate of the rights of non smokers. A sgt. , Walker it Irmburg Germany a a a a. Inane rhetoric in a neutrality destructive nov. 20 a a a christians offers his View of a previous letter. He writes of christianity making meaningful and possible Many values we borrow and take for granted. He tells us the Bible imposes ethical standards governs government limits War and intervention and provides the framework for a fair criminal system. He goes on with his inane rhetoric by explaining How a enlightened neutrality shows itself to be destructive. Enlightened neutrality is supposedly the ability to do what is right in your own eyes Ana then get every civil rights group to defend that tight for a fee. What civil rights group has defended the paedophiles in the Priesthood the anti abortion terrorists ? the rights of catholics and protestants to kill each other in Ireland the rights of All the different religious factions in the Middle East to kill each other it seems to me that this a enlightened neutrality is a major problem for religions More so than anyone else. A what difference does it make if you Are Christian or whatever done tall religions preach peace and Harmony How would a code of ethics adversely affect any religion i think a code of ethics is a Good idea that is Long overdue. Pointing fingers while extolling the Virtues of your particular Faith Isnit going to solve anything. A Mark. Maddy. Vai Hongen Germany imprudent submission after Reading a probe far from foolish nov 251 am appalled that the writer raised her right hand and swore to support and defend the Constitution. What was she thinking a Mph defend those portions which i want to Given the situation of the  that is what she a saying when she asserts that the unwarranted drawing of blood to solve a crime is not a violation of the fourth amendment unwarranted search and the fifth amendment Protection against forced self incrimination As Well. She a wrong if the above is her position. Maybe she elects to surrender her constitutional rights but 1 refuse to surrender mine. I Only very reluctantly suffer the limited abridgement of my first amendment to publicly assemble right because i am in the military. Evidently she does not realize that the common Good is served by solving crimes in accordance with the Constitution rather than surrendering precious rights to the hysteria of the moment to solve a  say solve this crime through Good police work. A a cattle Stampede of every male in the land to get blood samples to make them prove their innocence is not Good police work. It is the callous abuse of individual rights in the Best tradition of All of the world s dictatorships throughout history. Her so called dose of reality is actually the beginning of imprudent submission to the dictatorship of a nascent police state. A sgt. Jeffery r. Manning Vilseck Germany editors note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apoate 09211. Commentary every Little bit by Mike littwin to use a metaphor the Era boys can understand the Brady Bill was just a first shot an opening Volley. There a More to come. Much More. Now Well try another More civilized metaphor. Brady is like an opening argument. Its an agreement of terms. By passing the Bill we say we now agree that guns in the hands of the wrong people cause death and that we have to try to do something about the crisis. Soon someday anyway Well agree that guns in the hands of even the a right Quot people cause death. All the polls showed tremendous support for the Brady Bill. So overwhelming were the numbers a we re talking 80-plus percent a that the Era toadies in the House and Senate who Lap up that lobby  if it were mothers milk instead of children a blood had to let the Bill become Law. What s heartening about the support is that most people have Little idea of the details in Brady. They just knew it was gun control and that we have to have it in some form. As it happens the Bill is not particularly Tough. Nor will it be particularly effective. In fact Brady will probably save fewer lives than know when to say when commercials. Brady requires a five business Day waiting period and for the dealers to Check whether the gun buyer is legally eligible. A nationwide computer system for. Background checks will be put in place. And yet criminals will still find ways to get guns. With any Luck people will demand tougher Laws. First of All we could Hope for More stringent licensing practices. Why  gun owners have to pass some sort of test to show they re capable of handling a firearm we require Drivers to prove their worthiness in a car. Then we can continue to press limits on the numbers and kinds of guns people can keep. I bet you can already hear the arguments including the phony Batonay one about the second amendment which is an archaic Rule set Down to protect the right to form militias. Nobody worried about gun control in the 1790s. Then the Era boys fall Back on the rights of Hunters As if anyone wants to Lake away somebody s right to blow away defenceless animals. Big you done to need an Uzi to bring Down a Rabbit. And nobody wants to take away the target shooters guns either a even the ones capable of mass destruction. But maybe the guns would have to be gun control checked at a secure facility much As the cowboys had to Check their weapons in old Dodge City. By the Way old Dodge City was much safer even in its wildest Days than your typical Urban Center of today. What we need is guns off the streets. We need guns out of the houses too. Every available study shows that a gun kept in your House is much More Likely to be used against someone who lives in the House than against an intruder. No gun Law will put an end to crime or turn us into a Kinder gentler nation. But gun control can make it harder to kill people. By now we should realize that the argument is not whether guns kill people or people kill people. The truth is people with guns kill people. You be seen the numbers. In 1990, there were 35,000 guns deaths including 12,000 homicides. People keep buying guns because they re afraid. The Era is now targeting women As gain buyers preying on that fear. The Era tells people they must Arm themselves to protect themselves. The gun control. People have to make the same argument but in a different Way that the More guns there Are the More dangerous it is for everyone. It is an argument that eventually has to win. C the Baltimore Sun . Surl Tooks us Btu actually. Is. I Poctor amp a up that photo Back in >967. Ims 7ry/n6  through Ora school and conspiracy nuts mrs Yino top Collar porn to let Pace