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Monday, March 21, 1994 I "?at Serving J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in Ch Mitel Wendy Hudson, Carson ' Nancy Salom< ??_____________ Crime S.C. politicians, media shi unnvLVbsuiy rjysmiu ut/vi Americans have always been c and violent. Protection of the been of utmost importance h societies, including the European d The Framers of the Constitution < citizens' rights to own firearms, pre: five Americans, their fellow Americ ment. The United States, by far, ha* ' with practically no regulations on c The United States is also one of tries with the death penalty. We sh; But with all of these rights allowi ments for those who do wrong, cr during the past 30 years. Even though there has been a rel; olent, Americans' interest in the iss In 1968, in the midst of violent anti M<vam Uaot- fK/a n^mArraftr lULiuuu niAuii uvoi uiv i/viuwi?uv der issue. And in 1988, George B\ against Democrat Michael Dukakis crime. But in years such as 1972,1 in deciding the electoral result. The cycle seems to have returne about crime and how it's destroying careful, our society. The media joined the crime ban< lore on how the country is on the ve The first five minutes of every loca rapes, burglary or how these eveni Voters are demanding action froi ? and the S.C. gubernatorial candidate of ideas on how to get tough on cr ,\ But many of the ideas cost a lot ol include building prisons, which ha ing the problem. But everybody seems to be missi ally steadied the past few years, and crime shouldn't be ignored, but it's can't afford without raising taxes o I. It's also irresponsible to create 1 , become worse. Yes, crime should be addresse " get worse. But the politics of fea V reinforced by the media, is ui ~ should focus on hope, not fear X-rated bus Tirocfp nf nit VY (IOIV VFJL VJLI Columbia has an ordinance ths I says sexually oriented businesse: such as adult bookstores and stri ? bars, must be in a commercial zori ! and at least 1,000 feet from churcl J es, schools, parks, residential are; and other sexually oriented bus nesses. | Fortunately, a Circuit Court judg J ruled Wednesday that Columbia ui constitutionally used this ordinanc . ! in 1992 when it shut down Chaser Mags-N-Mixers, an adult bookstoi ' on Two Notch Road. < Apparently, Chasers' was withi \ 1,000 feet of a neighborhood an church. The problem, the judg said, is that there is no place in C< I lumbia that isn't within 1,000 feet < a church, school or other areas i - the provisions of the ordinanc Chasers' was left with no alternativ The ordinance is a sorry attemj J by the city to close every sexual ' oriented business within its limii Columbia has a pending case again Chippendolls on Rosewood that, ) the city has its way, would shi down the establishment. Columbia should focus its eneq on getting rid of the crime and cnu that pollute the downtown and Tv Notch areas instead of shuttir down nonest, legal businesses. When Chasers' presented extensr evidence to the Circuit Court th there was no place to move ar therefore follow the ordinance, wo ful city officials found themselves at loss. They couldn't find anywhere f the business to relocate to. The la thing Mayor Bob Coble wants is tl t responsibility of finding new locatio for these types of businesses. Some contend that prostitutic and drugs come with die adult e tertainment industry. These esta lishments are a place for people go and privately buy adult liteiatu or be entertained by strippers. Ii just safe, honest fun. Two Not< would be just as trashy if every adi bookstore were shut down, or f TSaifcock ^ Student Media Russell House-US< J.T. Wagenheim Nancy Salomoi Editor in Chief CaroHnat EcSto Lee Clontz T?^S?t0 Viewpoints Editor ? Sport, E*tor Carson Henderson ^ Copy Desk Chief Riolo Editor Gordon Manlier Ch M^r Copy Desk Chief Graphics Edtto Wendy Hudson Nora News Editor liewt The Gamecock is the student newspaper ol University of South Carolina and is published Mo Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring s< lers, with the exception of university holidays and1 periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those c editors or author and not those of the Universi South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Ccnmunic is the publisher of The Gamecock. 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Ittcock I use Since 1908 ief Lee Gontz, Viewpoints Editor rial Board i Henderson, Gordon Mantler, ansky, Tony Santori mid resist creating ' crime issue oncerned about crime, both property mselves and their private property has ere, much more than in other Western emocracies. drew out specific provisions protecting >umably to protect themselves from Naans and, some may argue, the governi the most liberal gun laws in the West, iwnership of weapons, only two Western industrialized counire that honor with South Africa, ng us to protect ourselves and punishime still has become worse and worse itively steady rise in crime, especially viue goes in cycles. -war protests and other street violence, vice president partly on the law and or 1911 pUUUUtU lllL 199UV U1 V-liiuv iiv/mv , who had the image of being weak on 976 and 1980, crime wasn't as integral d again in 1994 as everybody is talking ; families, communities and, if we're not iwagon early, running cover stories garge of paralysis because of violent crime. 1 newscast seems to be about murders, s have affected a community or family, m their government on stopping crime, 3 have answered their pleas with dozens ime. f money that the state doesn't have. They s been proven to be ineffective in curbng the point. Crime statistics have actuI some have even gone down. Of course, ; irresponsible to espouse ideas the state r slashing other needed programs, nysteria over the subject when it hasn't d in proactive programs so it doesn't r being used by politicians, and then inecessary. Our potential officials -fill** mvjo jl uiv y's energy i. J.T. Wagenheim ?? s' EDITOR'S NOTE e that matter never even existed, n Coble claims the Chasers' ruling id is a major diow to tne city s ngni ;e against undesirable businesses. He's o- afraid sexually oriented businesses of will multiply like gremlins in water in if there are no zoning ordinances to e. govern them. e. Municipalities shouldn't be alpt lowed to create ordinances to hinly der the growth of any legal, honest s. business. Let's say Chippendolls did st meet the provisions of the ordiif nance, and a church suddenly it opened 700 feet from the bar on Rosewood. Ty Even though Chippendolls is the Jc older of the two establishments, it ro would have to close because of the ig ordinance. The law should read the contrary: Churches, schools and resre idential neighborhoods shouldn't be at allowed to develop within 1,000 feet id from sexually oriented businesses, e- What's fair is fair. All legal busi: a nesses should enjoy the same proor tection under the law and not be ist punished for their mission or pur?? tvKP If nennle don't like these es iv ? i 1 ns tablishments, fine, don't patronize them. No one is forcing you to. )n Let's focus our energy on passing n- laws that mandate tough penalties b- for truly criminal offenses. Make the to drug dealers unemployed: Shut re down the crack houses. Don't cent's sor honest businesses. :h alt J.T. Wagenbeim's column appears or every other Monday. News: 777-7726 Advertising: 777-4249 Laura Dav FAX: 777-6482 Production Manager O Columbia. SC 29208 Jim Green As?. 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HThe 6amccock Viewpoi " The ot Biu. mp cua j|!| If -J "I consider it certainly an honoi the future and in some Questions over l The hottest topic on the political scene month h^s been the ongoing government inv gation into the Clintons' dealings witft tne wi water Development Co. Since many American: pear to be confused by the Whitewater scand have decided to use this space to answer all oi inquiries an average USC student would hav< the subject. Q: What the hell is Whitewater? A: It's an Arkansas real estate venture in w the Clintons were partners with James and S; McDougal during the 1980s. There is specula that McDougal diverted money from his savings loan into the Whitewater account and into Bill < ton's gubernatorial campaign. When the institi went under, it cost taxpayers in excess of $50 lion. Q: But didn't the Clintons lose money on W water? A: That depends on who you believe. If yot lieve Bill Clinton, by the time he sold his inu in Whitewater, he had lost $69,000. If you be the Clintons' tax returns, he didn't lose anytl Since McDougal kicked in most of Clinton' vestment for him, I'll believe the tax returns, can't lose money you didn't invest. Q: What's all this about document shredc A: There were two sets of shreddings. The took place during the campaign after the p mentioned the Whitewater deal. Mrs. Clinton two couriers from her office (the infamous law firm) shred a box of documents. Accordii Catering to 'sej A man makes romantic gestures to a woman either reciprocates or rebuffs. It really was p simple, until the Supreme Court changed the i This feeling-out dialogue between men women used to be called flirting. Today, thi be called sexual harassment, and it represent one spectrum, a new McCarthyism where a women can use innuendo to destroy career: reputations. On the other, it entails anothc ception to First Amendment guarantees tc speech. One problem with this crime is that with mc ing left to do the majority of the courting in tf ciety, the crime of sexuail harassment is inhei biased against men. How is he supposed to I how a particular woman will handle romani tention? Second, it attempts a social engine I ?t 1 Zf\ aaa I _. scneme wncre years ui iuuuic is uiuci yield to nouveau feminist ideology. People are usually socially involved with the workers. These are the people with whoi spend the largest blocks of our time. Socia even romantic relationships are inevitable.1 out-and-out harassment is wrong, romantic tures to co-workers are natural. This new dictate ? that men should treat w the same as they do men ? is as hopeless; ridiculous. Men will always wink and stare, a Are politician* B"No. Crime has got! something needs to "No. Crime is a prol be taken care of." ints t//V" b? I 11) 4 % itlwaTerJB Mr > ? : and a privilege. It will give me an o] way contribute to their long-term le; Whitewater scanda Patrick McNei] ' r JKSJrrrfthe * f COLUMNIST e on _ the couriers, all of the documents belonged hich ceased White House lawyer Vincent Foster. W arah to contact Foster for this story, but the Ouija .tion was down. and The second shredding took place last mon Clin- cording to the Washington Times, the Rose la ition decided to help the investigation by shredd mil- of its remaining Whitewater-related docur The firm decided Vince Foster would have i hite- for them because... he's still dead. Q: Is that why this is being referred i be- "Hillary's scandal?" ;rest A: Yes. But there's more. While serving a lieve Lady, Hillary was involved in an investment ling, called Value Partners. It turns out that whil s in- Clinton was on the hustings, telling Americ You terrible the pharmaceutical industry is, Valu ners was betting the price of pharmaceutica linp? would nlummet. When this haooened. Hillai first Bill) made a bundle. >ress For those of you who aren't into high fn i had this is known as "insider trading." Just as Rose Boesky... ig to Q: Why is the investigation of Vince F< tually harassed' g s jegMtt S, on W * ! COLUMNIST 5 and PBlMr? :r ex- long as the situation doesn't turn violent, i > free will have to deal with it. Laws can't attempt er people's sensitivity to how they're loo :n be- Haven't the Anita Hills of the world ever I ,is so" a tavern or had a date? Haven't they ever fli ^ntly learned to handle the attention of someoi weren't interested in? Can't they just tell lc.at" rasser to beat it, or is it just more powerfu er!ng . women-as-victims feminist agenda to make ed to ... ,. , & litical issue? 4r co- But sexua^ harassment is isn't exact] in we The Navy, in response to its Tailhook pre j ancj has classified the giving of personal letters ? ? ? M /lU/Aiit fko JThile cms, ui asiuiig ijucsuuiu nuuui mv pvijvn? over- a co-worker, or displaying sexually sug| posters or calendars, and nuking sexually omen remarks as sexual harassment, is it's Yet the Supreme Court didn't even writt nd as nition of sexual harassment when, in its la: > creating an unnecessary ten really out of hand, and be done about it." Laurel Coker French/theater sophomore )lem that I believe needs to Synee Means English senior iSL 3_ liSllffiM * & Xjfl Apu\ > mJiJ WM\t\G ?*> My fo PRA6 pportunity to interact with the leaders of adership development process." Charles Austin Columbia police chief on being an honorary ODK inductee 1 continue to appear i death being reopened? A: Because of the highly suspicious conduct of White House aides following Foster's demise. ForB mer White House counsel Bernard Nussbaum claims to have found Foster's torn suicide note inside his briefcase. The FBI agents who searched ?-I Foster's office claim the briefcase was empty. Hm. mm. Where did this note come from? And don't ^ried most people tend to SIGN their suicide notes? koarxj Meanwhile, the U.S. Park Police have come under fire for botching the investigation into Foster's th. Ac- death. But they have let it be known that they did w firm perform an autopsy and tests on the corpse. The ing all Justice Department, which is holding all the copies nents. on the police report, has no comment. 10 use Q: Will there be congressional hearings? A: Don't know yet. The Democrats don't seem to as terribly anxious to have them. (Surprise!) The Republicans want to start now. (Surprise!) last week, s First tjje Senate voted unanimously to hold hearings, ^UP but special prosecutor Robert Fiske has let it be e . re' known that he doesn't want the hearings to interhow e Part ^ere ^th his criminal investigation. 1 stock ?ut ^ l^s probe continues to drag on like the ? (^nA Iran-Contra effort did, the pressure will build for Congress to take action. If the hearings continue nance, through 1995, the Senate may have the aid of a true k Ivan cover-up expert: Oliver North. jster's Patrick McNeills column appears every Monday. etting out of hand it took and favored with the case of Minneapolis woman Teresa Harris, who claimed she was sexually harassed by her employer. ? The Court, in an opinion written by Sandra Day O'Connor with a concurrence from Ruth Bader Ginsberg, agreed with Harris' case and ordered jvomen compensation. They made no clear mention of to cov- what sexual harassment is, but they said when a ked at. workplace is permeated with enough insult or seen to ridicule to alter the conditions of employment, it Ttfthey vio'ates ^ ?f the 1964 Civil Rights Act. the ha- In effect? the Court struck a blow to the First 1 to the Amendment by discouraging romantic and/or sexit a po- uai speech. And men must now be petrified as to ly clear ^al ^10 women ^ ^ women ^ too j'biems thin-skinned to handle a romantic advance. While ?or po- rhetoric flies about the power of women, it's sad il life of the Court has chosen to buttress the notion that gestive women need special protection, explicit personal ads in newspapers and the shameful 900 : a defi- numbers on television will probably be the only rest term, al beneficiaries of the Court's ruling. 7 hysteria over crime? "There needs to be awareness that crime is out there." Justin Jones French education sophomore "Crime is getting hectic. They should try to put an end to it." Victor Jones Biology freshman