European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 letters to the editor saturday december 3,1994european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan 7. Commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor news and editorial Deborah a Cher news editor a Iii la a european editor Bob Wicker sports editor  editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 or Post fact 1114 37 _ 6427fl 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. 208,400. Education a cml Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effic Beth i. Room 117, re Norstr. 104, 69115 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-10554. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty and Doyle Tillman. Building 2899. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorse ment by the department of defense or the Stan and stripes of the products or services advertised. A lot of courage in response to we deserve an apology nov. 22who needs to apologize the week after this tragedy unfolded the family of Susan Smith went on National television and apologized to the entire Black Community for what she did which i think took a lot of courage considering everything they had been through. Susan Smith is the one who should apologize but she never will. The police should not have to apologize. They were doing their Job. They were going by what the Mother said.  v. /.-. Let s not forget that they put her through two polygraph tests which she failed so they obviously saw through her lies. Their first priority was finding the two children. They would have done the same thing if she had described a vvhiteman.-. Some have said that those who believed her were probably racists or bigots and said that it has become too easy to blame if on Jack men. Ven though had a Tough time believing her Story i wanted to believe her. Not because i am a racist or a bigot but a Parent. I have two children almost the same age Asmi Chael and Alex. I did not want to believe that any Parent could do something so awful to their own children i ask them to consider the source. This is a woman a Mother who pushed heroin two babies into a Lake watched them die and then lied about it. The Law will have to Deal with her now. I sympathize with african american everywhere for this continued injustice but i ask them to Rise above this shameful deed arid find room in their hearts to re member the other victims. Spec Bobby j. Mckenzie 7 Hanau Germany to our readers i. Let us know what you think we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155 601-395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. There is absolutely no place for such feelings in the military let alone society. In order for there to be change everyone must do their part. As Long As you Wear the uniform you should consider your color to be camouflage. The splinter of racism has divided Mankind for too Long. Before America can look into the Mirror and examine its blemishes and ugly scars we must All do our part to remove that splinter and Stop the pain that has caused so much damage-/",-.-- .-., a. Jiggs Casey Mannheim Germany looking at the scars j i m writing in response to misplace compassion nov. 22. The writer stated that he Felt Susan Smith the South Caro Lina woman accused of killing her Chil Dren forced Arnerich to look into a Mir ror and examine its blemishes and uglyyscars.". A. / i agree. Eyen though the letter was Well written its timing was bad. Another letter clearly shows some people do not want to examine their scars or begin the Healing process. I found this letter both disturbing and irritating. It is especially disturbing because it May have been written by a member of the military i came into the military four years ago. The first thing i was told before i got off the bus at Basic training was to leave All forms and types of prejudice on the bus. Apparently not All of us got the  i m curious whom the writer wants a apology from. The two Little boys who drowned the grandmother the grand father perhaps it should be the father of the two boys. He stood by his wife and really had no Choice but to believe her Only to have his life completely obliterated by the fact that she had committed this heinous crime. Not a racial Issue in regard to we deserve an apology nov. 22i m not protecting Susan Smith or any of her accusations but i hardly believe that anyone else is turning this into a racial Issue. Come to reality. An apology please. I did t like the fact that Susan Smith accused a Man in general but i m not demanding an apology. That s ridiculous. Come on shape up in this military Community or stay out of   "  7-Ramstein a Germany friends there for Rne i m writing to thank All the people of the 351st air refuelling so at Raf Mildenhall England for All they be done for me in the past few months. In june i was hospitalized and during my hospitalization there were times when i needed the support in More ways than one and they were there for me. It Wasas if i d Riever left in most squadrons the Norm is to for get people when they leave but this never happened with me. I wish everyone could have the Opportunity to work with such a Fine group of people tech. Sgt. Rob Evans v Andrews fab Maryland commentary he s still not Over he by Scripps Howard news service Joe Camel the Holved Chain smoker is not our favorite cartoon animal. Yet permit a word in his behalf now that the . Supreme court has turned a deaf ear to the Critter s plaintive Bray. Specifically the court has let stand a ruling by the California supreme court that . Reynolds tobacco co., which owns the Joe Camel Symbol must defend itself in a suit like Doy a san franciscoiawyelr.-.  -. -. Janet Mangini claims that the Debonair dromedary who shills for Camel cigarettes entices children to smoke she wants the Joe Camel ads to Stop and demands corrective messages countering the spokesman Mars past coaxing. _ _ a _ _ perhaps this Means Reynolds will soon show Only mangy hyenas lighting up. Whether Joe Camel Aims to create Young smokers is hotly disputed. Mangini  that Between 1988, when the cd Caracter debuted and 1992, Camel sales to teens enjoyed an astound ing 80-fold increase hitting $476 million an alleged Bonanza Reynolds says in reflected in its profit sheets. Yet Joe Camel seems most Likely to dazzle the sesame Street set. Teen Gersi obsessed with acting grown up might be More swayed by two listed Marlboro men and Slinky sophisticates on Virginia slims billboards. But whatever one thinks of cigarette smoking a baneful habit the High court s failure to quash the Joe Camel suit invites endless litigation by the nation s Nanny caucus. The Root problem is that the court has granted commercial speech Only middling first amendment Protection More than obscenity less than political expression. Adrift in this Gray zone commercial speech becomes subject to what the Cato Institute s Roger Pilon Calls and hoc  on an a chalked Field self styled i just uan7&? to thank you Orana so Uduc affairs prq6rammin6 champions of the Public interest can run wild with Legal actions against products they deplore. But the Public interest should be de fined legislatively not by any do gooder who can convince a half dozen jurors. Elsewhere Doe lit All end does cute spuds Mckenzie encourage teen Beer drinking ". Off to the Pound with him a does smiling mama Celeste beguile weight watchers into eating High fat fro zen pizzas Deport her a i \ _ does count Choc Ulai rot baby Teeth with his candied Cereal. Drive a judge s Gavel through his heart the right Way to Challenge objectionable logos and trademarks is through campaigns of persuasion not Censo rious jury verdicts. _ \. Thanks to the supreme court s passivity regarding Joe Camel Nanny ism s nose is now under the tent. N before your show i in our have Saip that Ungrich just a Vght-cvin6hutnoiu hat5qff to you Anpher