European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16letters to the editor thursday August 18.1994 ipes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan a commander publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski a editor. News and editorial Deborah Absher news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manea. City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11,1437 it a 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany room 117, is Norstr. 104, 159126 Holdenberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 or Contact the City desk at the european stars and stripes. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Servants of the people editor s note in response to a behind the badge aug. 8let me state that the individual who wrote this letter is misinformed on several Points. There does appear to be More military Security police on the Road in the Kaiserslautern military Community. This is Only because the German Polisei Are a reactive police Agency meaning they usual i in stay at their stations until called. The . Forces police Are a proactive police Agency. We Are on patrol 98 percent of our time trying to prevent crime. There Are approximately 75,000 . Personnel with the Kmic area so there is approximately one military Security policeman for every 681 people. This is below the number of police for a town of similar size in the states. Most parking tickets written Are at the request of individuals within the Community because someone is parking in a their space or blocking them. The most dangerous situation for a policeman is to be left alone at night on a traffic Stop. We Point a flashlight in the eyes to Blind one so we Are not seen and hence not in As much danger. A insofar As sgt. 1st class Jeffery Brady is concerned neither the writer nor anyone else with the exception of the court is in a position to judge him. None of us was there that night to know exactly what transpired. 1 am sad the writer of this letter feels the Way he does. The majority of military Security policemen Are Loyal trustworthy servants of the people. As in All walks of life there Are those who Are bad seeds but in this particular career Field they Are few and far Between. Staff sgt. Steven c. Robinson. To Gelwich Germany we encourage our readers a it especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally 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, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155-601463, Dan 348-8463. Facts of military life i Hope the lady who compares military spouses and dependents with welfare recipients can handle one More letter about the real facts of military life., i wonder when was the last time she rolled out of bed at 4 30 . To fix her husband both breakfast and lunch to go of course because he sure does no to have time to sit Down like a Normal person and enjoy it with his family. Or when was the last time she spent an average of four months out of the year alone because of training schools Field exercises deployments or anything else the army decides to do How Many times has she nuked her husbands dinner at 8 30 or 9 at night because he did no to make it Home at a Normal dinner time maybe her phone never rings at 3 30 . On monday morning for alerts. She might even be one of the Lucky ones that Isnit keeping at amp to and Sci in business keeping in touch with family in the states. I bet she never tries to guess what commissary is open what hours and on what Days. Not to mention the monopoly the commissary Post Exchange and Bank have on All of us. I wonder How Many times she a tried to do laundry Only to find out half of the nine families that share five washers and five dryers Are All trying to Wash their husbands or wife a filthy Funky 30 or 45 Days Worth of stink and dirt ta50 uniforms socks underwear and anything that can stand up by itself. Believe me its never a pretty sight or a pleasant smell. We wont even get into what the boots look and smell like. I wonder if she could manage All of it plus take care of the kids walk the dog Cook the meals Dean House work for the army and air Force Exchange service or the commissary or any of the others barely paying minimum wages to most of us overseas. If this is what its like to be on welfare ill take a Normal monday through Friday Job any Day of the week. Sharon Prater Butzbach Germany no apologies the writer of a Pride in country aug. 1 obviously Wasny to wearing a . Army uniform in 1945. The estimate to take the japanese Mainland was 1 million american soldiers dead. The Ops plan was written a the time was october november 1945. President Truman saved at least 1 million americans by dropping the two a bombs in August of that year. This was not a mistake. No need for us to apologize to anyone for the dead. There is no doubt in my mind As to Why in a alive today. John r. Canty Rota Spain commentary postal official delivers wrong criticism by Melvin l. Oliver Are african americans overrepresented in the postal service or. Tirso Del Junco vice chairman of the . Postal service Board of governors and chairman of the California Republican part seems to think so his recent comments struck a raw nerve in the african american Community. Del Juncos suggestion that this Over representation of Blacks and accompanying under representation of latinos is driven by local Black postal executives further chafes the injury. While there is much to be done to in. Crease the representation of latinos in the postal service and other parts of the Public sector it is a false and inflammatory step to begin by portraying african americans As the unfair beneficiaries and the cause of latinos under representation. The Public sector and the postal service in particular played an important role in providing whatever economic stability the Black Community had before the civil nights movement. Starting with the depression Blacks found that the postal service was the Only place that rewarded a a Merit and where racial Bias was minimal. The civil service examination for postal work enabled the Best and Bright Quot est of Blacks to Shine and move up the eligibility list toward employment. Black postal workers wore their uniforms with Pride and people respected them with an Honor not afforded in other communities. Yet people also knew that despite their Blue Collar status Black postal employees were probably College educated and had earned their Job in Competition with others. Blacks Success in the Post office is related less to racial preference than to the fact that More highly educated Blacks continue to take the exam than do their White and latino counterparts who bypass these jobs for other More lucrative opportunities. Less Well educated Whites and latinos therefore lose out in a Merit based exam because they cannot compete with highly educated Blacks. The Over representation of Blacks in the postal service today nationally Blacks hold about 11 percent of postal jobs and represent about 5 percent of the labor Force is thus just a continuing reminder that Blacks have not found the doors of Opportunity completely open to them in other sectors of the Economy. What is most dismaying in Del Juncos of Lulu look at that future legend Man h5nprixis playing guitar with Hist amp amp the \ in fonder if that Morns on plaque. Of by the my mark., yeah Man comments and in the whispers in the air among other latino leaders is the Way in which Blacks Are increasingly being perceived As the prime culprits in latino under representation in the Public sector. The Public sector has a special historical and contemporary meaning to the economic Well being of the Black Community that should be the basis of this discussion. The inclusive solution to these problems is to promote the expansion of employment in the Public sector to accommodate the growing needs a for education recreation health Community safety a that a diverse population generates. This Means we must support the expansion of taxes to meet these needs including a change in Public spending priorities. Rajher than seeking More and More Money to put youths in prison we need to spec Fly to educate them. Only by ensuring that Public policy fairly my Straes All people will we escape the racial divisiveness that Del Juncos comments tend to generate. 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