European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12j letters to the editor tuesday december 29t1993the Sanj Helpes european Edh on col but yen s. Hoffman Usan a commander Publ Shef Bernard a. 2ovi3t0ski a 1 a editor. A news and editorial Silt waiver european editor Depontt a beef Bob Wicker George Manaa a a news editor. Sport editor City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 1114 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 061s5 601416 to Call us dial 06155 601 plus Extension or Dan 346-8 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 Joseph Owen room 117, Rel Jerair. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Baa 1316, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax c3221-27239. 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Including insert of supplements does not constitute endorsement by the door Trent of defense or the stars and Sti ipes of the products of services advertised. Jamea Wytock circulation manager Jaffray kingdom comptroller juvenile crime once again we read of teen agers violently robbing a taxi Driver and then hid ing behind the veil of anonymity that the juvenile Justice system affords them. They will be processed through the sys Tern and in All probability released to their parents where supposedly they were when they committed the offence in the first place and will enjoy the Quot Protection Quot of the system throughout. In reality they should be identified by name the same Way an adult offender would be and they should be accorded the same treatment As any adult criminal. They want to be Quot Tough a and show everyone How Quot bad they Are yet they conveniently hide behind the apron strings of the Justice system. These offenders need to be shown that there Are consequences for negative behaviour in society. They need to be told that they Are responsible for what they do and they will pay the Price for anti social actions. Until our juvenile Justice system sinks some Teeth into its handling of these offenders it will neither deter nor Reform anyone who passes through it. With juvenile crime exceeding adult crime in All categories it is time to do what can be done about reigning in these juveniles. Shielding them from the Public Eye is not the Way to handle it a James r. Chapel Darmstadt German contribute to society with the holidays upon Usi can Only see the problems the United states is having with crime violence and hate. There is no Beauty in the season with headlines from the Home Reading murder on a subway a mass shooting Etc. Something is broken and we need to fix it. To Start with let s think about wasted time. Every now and then we Sec protests and demonstrations for and against abortions. These people spend an extraordinary amount of time preparing funding and actually marching for their cause. Why can t these individuals spend All this time with the Young people America who Are in so much Neca of support and direction Why can to they go demonstrate How much they want life to continue right now go to a shelter and train unemployed people How to do a skill. Go to a youth Center and Volunteer to do Clivi ties with the youngsters. We All spend time whining and complaining about a system that is broken and wait for few to fix it. It is everyone a country not just a few. A staff sgt. Kevin a. Almquist Augsburg German gun rights violated j feel the Brady Bill is a direct infringement of my second amendment right to Bear arms. The right to Bear arms is deeply rooted in the makeup of every american. The Protection afforded by this amendment prevents infringement by Congress. This Means Congress shall make no Law prohibiting one from bearing arms. If the people of the United states of America knew the effect that this Law May have in the future i feel there would be More opposition against gun control. Congress is saying this is the first Law in Many planned to regulate firearms. This is not about gun control this is people control. And it is unconstitutional. It is unlawful to take a right from one segment of the population or in this Case the United states. The Brady Bill May have a minute effect on crime but in the end it will have a major effect on America. If Congress is not kept in Check we May lose our right to vote. A Rodney c. Forester Fulda German first amendment next we really  be surprised that a recent letter writer does no to think that constitutional rights Are being violated. For the past couple of years far too Many people have been willing to throw away other rights second amendment among those for essentially the same so called Quot Good of  f a Quot once you willingly surrender any constitutional Protection its not hard to rationalize doing the same for any other constitutional right. Now that the attack on individual rights has begun i wonder How Long it will be before the fourth amendment is whittled away into meaninglessness. Can the the fifth amendment be far behind and once the second third fourth and fifth Are either abolished or legislated into meaninglessness How Long will it be before the press Darling the first amendment comes under attack i believe this is not an improbable scenario anymore. A Charles r. Renault Axt Heid Berg Germany e editor s note the Holiday season has produced a shortage of letters so this feature has been abbreviated a a we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a Tetter a to write to us expressing viewpoints or opinions that Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter tetters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for Darity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apoate 09211. Commentary girl scouts oath change embraces diversity by Barbara roessner once a Long time ago i disparaged the girl scouts in print. It was just a passing curmudgeonly Barb something about my former scout leaders having been distinguished by facial warts and cock bottle glasses. The scouting Hierarchy wailed in protest even took me to lunch to show me How unfair id been. Well today l Ean finally make amends. For today my image of the girl scouts is downright rogue hued particularly when 1 contrast their institutional behaviour with that of their male counterparts. The girl scouts a by voting to allow their members to substitute any word they wish for Quot god in the scouting oath a have again made a very Public Choice for openness inclusiveness and an appreciation of the Way our culture really looks not someone a or some groups prescription for How it ought to look. Among the girl scouts 2.6 million members there Are now substantial numbers of buddhists hindus native americans and others whose spirituality has varying vocabularies. Its new officially flexible oath the girl scouts proudly proclaim is an affirmation of what they Call their a strength in diversity.�?�. The boy scouts on the other hand persist in viewing the world through a timeworn and increasingly narrow filter of paranoia. And if what they see As they peer suspiciously at the world at Large is not to their liking they simply excise the offence. Gay agnostic different be gone. This month the boy scouts again demonstrated just How Nasty a How Small a they can be by dismissing a Connecticut Leader whom they determined after a secret investigation to be homosexual. Meanwhile thanks to a ruling this month by the . Supreme court the boy scouts Are now proceeding unimpeded by Legal barriers in compelling their Young members to swear an oath to Quot god and god Only even if the oath takers personal religious beliefs conflict with such an utterance. In a not particularly comfortable with any organization that dresses Small children in military looking uniforms and requires them to swear oaths of any kind. But As i review the news made by the girl scouts in recent years i have to admit sometimes if May be Worth it. A the girl scouts through a diligent Effort to contribute to a not merely judge a the society around them have become an Oasis of stability warmth and fun not Only in their traditional suburban enclaves but also in Public housing projects and poor Urban neighbourhoods in Des berate need of recreational programs for ids. The girl scouts do set an exam ele they do provide role models they do build character. Their oath really is about doing Good and being True a for the purpose of helping others not protecting their own club. So today As i look Back in a seeing beyond the warts and the thick glasses to an organization that not Only has changed but has grown with time. Today the boy scouts Are the ones who Are looking ugly. C the Hartford courant Usten to my careful Peak Man. These Are very Tough times for Small oeral arts colleges such As Uta Epen.  j and i m sure you a Knout agree that this co,-5/�? legs Sculp nut exist Shouta critical Hass when you re fight you re right sir. 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