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'4 The Gamecock Friday, April 27, 1990
Justice4
; Woomer heads t
death penality a
At 1 a.m. this morning, cc
'might or might not have be
electric chair.
Woomer is convicted of ha\
and having seriously injured tw
women, two of whom he brutal
If he is executed, the familie
of the people in South Carolim
' also believe Woomer got what 1
Capital punishment has beco
state and in the rest of the cour
'even more so in recent years.
k There is a definite sway in
tates concerning capital punis
beginning to favor the death p
United States have continually
,the death penalty have been v
jfavor of it.
Despite the ever-growing ni
death penalty, the question rem*
Many argue that an eye shot
for a tooth. If not that, then the
'the victim to feel something ha
J3ut at least something that will i
easier.
: They also argue that capital
pairing potential murderers thin
t Opponents of capital punishrr
uncivilized, accomplishes neith
A i : * j - * 1
uiu uuugs sueieiy uown 10 me i
? But something has to be done
I In modem times, where crim
punishment has been a contini
^ame arguments. In fact, the Ui
he Western world that allows c<
Maybe these countries know
jve know something they don't.
] The question remains: what a
.nit murder, often brutally and m
, There is the choice of either
heir lives or putting them to dea
This is a question each persoi
nore and more people across 1
vith crime and looking to the (
iroblem.
C0OLIN6
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Robert D. Thomas
Editor-in-Chief
feff wilson, News Editor RO
jcott pruden, Carolina Life Editi
teddy lepp, Photo Editor R
,ynn Gibson
ssistant News Editor
:lizabeth Lynch
ssistant Carolina Life Editor
ieborah Ryan
ssistant Photo Editor
*enee Meyer
darkroom Technician
Kristin Francis
'raduate Assistant
:d bonza
Erector of Student Media
tay Burgos
ssistant Production Manager
effrey B. Thompson
ssistant Advertising Manager
etters Policy: The Gamecock will try to
e, at maximum, 250 to 300 words long.
)ssional title if a USC employee or Soutf
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Jamecock reserves the right to edit lette
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o electric chair;
lebate splits S.C.
mvicted murderer Rusty Woomer
en executed in South Carolina's
dng killed three South Carolinians
o others. Three of his victims were
ly raped.
s will feel justice was done. Many
\ who favor the death penality will
tie deserved.
me a very sensitive subject in this
ltry over the past few decades, and
the public opinion in the United
hment. More and more people are
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shown that candidates supporting
winning races against those not in
imber of people who support the
tins as to whether it is right,
lid be paid for an eye and a tooth
execution will allow the family of
s been done ? maybe not justice,
allow their loved one to rest a little
punishment serves as a deterrent,
k twice before killing someone.
lent argue that retributive justice is jr
er justice nor acts as a deterrent f
evel of the killers.
, right? The question is what. *Y2?!tjiA3aa?5i^
e levels continue to climb, capital
ious source of debate with these
nieu states is me only country in
ipital punishment. 1*?Y"1 Oi
something that we don't. Maybe XjLI. JI1.1.C'
re we to do with those who com- 9?: 111 1111
and ill-bred students
, f u f reflect. Stop laughin
locking them away for the rest of or moving Hey*f y
'"1- thing for a minute ?
i must answer for themselves, but totally stepped beyo
the country are becoming fed up we immoral young i
leath penalty as a solution to the control, not only ha>
opinions on (gasp!) j
us have now steppec
of decency and (shcx
TPEMP parking areas! I can';
turned out like this. I
(OK ? so I'm be
maybe a tad juvenil
/ fight fire with fire /
Bics-)
? OK ? here's the
tight (-and rishtlyso
^? \J in lots specifically s<
ticked, too. But let's
C5 (Before I start, mj
wis Vf\ car, nor do I drive, sc
^ CS) ^'^\j objective in this matt.
First. I myself ha
XCf) d\&tr\K 1 mshing onto campu
J J / \ ^saA/v^ without checking th
k MJJOU they just forgot the;
V 4 r y^jTff iV*Vv lots?), and rush into
Kj)' they were late for c
^J " members return to th.
meters not 100 yard:
empty spaces, find a
Pizza wil
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To the editor:
There is a great pr
Columbia area that 1
KATHY BLACKWELL receiving the attentio
Managing Editor serves. It is a silent tr;
which the victims he
_ and, the abusers, as
byn thompson, Copy Desk Chief comro| are free t0 v
ir JEFF NICHOLS, Sports Editor tion on innocent live
obb lane, Graphics/Comics Editor lem 1S chlld abuse- ?t
it is not as lofty and
some of the other pi
lljcy Soto *ems advocates endles
/\ssistant News Editor ou^ *n die media. An(
BRANT LONG "a* to our 'iv|
Assistant Sports Editor sludents some of tl
Sharon Williamson !"'p?rtahnl ,1s' w.
Assistant Copy Desk Chief batlle ,about in lbe c?'
KATHY HEBERGER
Assistant to the Editors unlike all those
controversial topics, t
ining aDOUi wmcn
ERIK Collins agree. And unlike all
Faculty Adviser trating dilemmas that
laura s. Day in the discussion of al
Production Manager things, this is a pro
RENEE ATKINSON whlch we can eas,1>' d<
Advertising Manager This Saturday a 1
Carolyn Griffin w?rfns fPPj? are J
Business Manager ?ul ?? Pa!. "SC 'n tl
Book of World Recort,
ing the world's longe:
print all letters received. Letters should in process help
The writer must include full name, pro- abused children at Ui
i Carolina resident, or year and major if Palmetto Place in Colu
'r a.re with all tellers sent. 7/te A|, ^ everyone h
irs for style, possible libel or in case of , fTo^t trill
not withhold names under any come down to LSC F
on Saturday April 28
anc* ^ p. m. and down
aged mmi i
[I gates would be <
ie for all of us thoughtless
; to stop for a moment and ^
g and talking, stop walking r ML
ou can handle it, stop brea- ^ Wm
- this is important. We have S Hrf 1/ r i i y
nd our limits. Not only are
shildren who have no self/e
we deigned to voice our <4*f ?
x)litical matters ? some of >'?***? "A
I so low as to drop all hint
;k! horror!) park in faculty and let it fall to the ground. Th
t believe our generation has gined scenarios. These are real,
'm so ashamed. penings here at THE USC.
ing dramatic, sarcastic and Now, let's look at the options
e about this, but we must we can put armed gates on facu
? even if it is only with of about $10,000. Problem s(
won't park there anymore and f
deal. The faculty are up- their coveted lots all to them:
) that students are parking while we're at it, why don't w<
a aside for faculty. I'd be $10,000 or so (since the unive
be reasonable. * doesn't suffer from a lack of
ight I say I neither own a armed gates on the student lots
) I can be considered fairly faculty and staff who don't nee
sr.) because they will have their c
ive seen faculty members That's just what this country i
s, parking in student lots 'Keep Out' signs and a greate
eir faculty lot (or maybe word 'MINE.' Sounds good to m
/ had their own precious (And, by the way, you can't
the nearest building where only park in student lots because
:lass. I have seen facultv thp famitv w t ?\
j niv xuvuitj1 iv/l. ? IV1IVJ w UtllCl
eir cars parked by parking Or, we can save our $(many
s from a faculty lot with simply spend a couple of weeks i
ticket on their windshield of the offending students towed
BP LETTERS TO THl
IK 1 for charity. It's an easy way to do and ab
neiD something to help the community April 2
and, an easy way to be a part of a sonals ii
JSC world record setting event. Ape
So instead of sitting down on sonal! I
Saturday and writing more boring was wri
oblem in the letters about Blue Jeans day, and son care
las not been instead of just doing a lot of talk- Who ca
n that it de- ing, why don't we show that this I'm sur
agedy, one in generation isn't apathetic as we go though
ive no voice on down to the P.E. field and do "dear."
serting total something that could really help If you
vork destruc- people. don't S?
s. The prob- Ken O'Brien personal
n the surface Math/Education senior spread g
dramatic as thing I'>
essing prob- /^JiiQlifv JlPffPI* like it if
sly argue ab- vUdlllj UCllCl Debbie t
l it is not as To yo
>s as college 1U1 WI UllllllO l universit
le other very
hich people y0 ^ e(jitor;
umns of this j am writing concerning the
tor section. April 23 column by Amy Loomis.
passionately quaijty Gf Work produced by
his is some- Loomis has certainly improved,
we can all ancj j COmmend her for addressing mis
those Irus sucj1 a reievant issue for the stu- *
C(j*me a^ut dents of USC. I hope the points To the e
1 05C<h ^ she has brought up are taken to Coach
m about ^eart tjie administration, and a cer tean
) something soiution is found soon. from his
lot of hard slanlial
^oing to set Nick Leoncavallo die jette
le Guinness Office Information Systems Ju- luck." G
is by build- nior pany, jc
st pizza and other Be
lucd way's Personals not p?
^'io do is gossip forum
'.E. Field A (Nigeria
between 1 To the editor! against ^
a few slices I was shocked at the immaturity tional co
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expensive misiaKe
culty lots. When students have to shell out $35
to $40 each time they park in faculty lots, they
will soon become as conditioned to not parking
there as Pavlov's dogs did to salivating at the
THOMAS sound of the bell. And I'm sure the fair and obI
nUMAO jective faculty won't mind having THEIR cars
towed from student lots as well. AND, since
cars are towed for the university by City Garage
at the OWNERS' expense, and therefore costs
the university absolutely nothing (as in zero,
ese are not ima- zilch, naught ? and I know this because garage
, bona fide hap- dispatcher Diane Rice told me so), it would be
less expensive to the university, and students
available. First, might actually get away with not having their
Ity lots at a cost parking fees raised again next year. I would in)lved.
Students clude faculty in this, but they don't pay parking
acuity can have fees and, as Parking Committee Chairman Peter
selves. Hey Becker put it, "There is no need to change (that
s spend another fact)."
irsity obviously
money) to put It is students' parking fees and tuitions that
to keep out the are raised because of ideas like this. Student
d to park there parking lots are in need of paving and repairs,
iwn gated lots, and students' classes have had to be cancelled
needs ? more the last several years because of lack of fundr
sense of the ing. Do we really need to spend $10,000 to
c. Keep a icw irresponsioie Kias out or raculty
tell me faculty
students are in lots? I say tow the suckers and let the individuals
feel the financial pinch ? not the rest of the
thousand) and university. And if the faculty still want armed
having the cars gates, let them start paying for that privilege ?
out of the fa- and not use student money.
= EDITOR
surdity of Ken Fowler's curious to see this undeniable ta5th
letter concerning per- lent. Okoro was told no try-out and
a The Gamecock. directed down bureaucracy lane,
rsonal is just that ? per- Anthony Onwuegbuzi, a black
t wasn't written to you. It Englishman of Nigerian descent,
tten to show that one per- has played for his English univerd
about another's birthday. sity (Kent) and been on soccer
res if you didn't like it? tours to the Soviet Union and the
e she was touched even United States. He was also a teamit
said "to" instead of mate of Grant's on the city of Columbia
champions, the Nix. The
i can't say something nice, unbiased would therefore agree
ly anything at all. Using that he has performed at the
s to get your enemies and European-university level and had
ossip is the most immature plenty of experience with the
tz ever heard. Would you American game. He was given no
someone wrote, "Ken got try-out and told that his status as a
o test positive?" I doubt it. graduate student would present unu
Ken, grow up. This is a defined "difficulties."
y, not kindergarten. From the perspective of skill, it
Lynda Olszowv ts not possible to rationally deny
English freshman these men a try at the USC squad.
What then, is the explanation?
'PP1* POUPll Would the three not fit into the
Ltl tuavil overly structured Berson strategy
111 rl CTCkC cl^ 111 11131 ctlokes individuality and stems
J Ltvl^dj olVIlI j^e f]ow of creativity? Or is it normal
to make access to a simple
i?n c u ttcp ^ try-out an adventure in red-tape?
i Berson of the USC soc- J F
l dropped Bernard Grant since this letter speaks of
squad, ignoring his sub- 5iack men> 0ne each from the Carcredentials
as outlined in ib5ean> Africa and the United
r "Soccer victory merely Kingdom, it touches the rightly
rant is now in fine com sensitive issue of racism. It does
lining the ranks o wo not seek t0 accuse but rather hopes
rson rejectees capa e for courtesy of a response from
or the schoo . Coach Berson. What motivated
s Emeka 0 or0- 1 him to give the run-around to these
oaches, w en players, and why did he not even
ho represente is na ion ju(jge pr0ven skill and talent for
) and scored a hat-trick 1 5 F
Vest Germany in interna- " Rawdon Adams
mpetition, would be quite Economics alumni, 1989