editorial
Measure 8 offers
little that is good
Ballot measure 8 has 23 separate sections, many of
which are ill-defined and ill-conceived. The ballot title
states that the measure “revises numerous criminal laws
concerning police powers, trials, evidence, and sentenc
ing.” It goes on to state that all the changes proposed to
criminal statutes are not indentified within the ballot
description. That alone should make a voter think twice
about backing Measure 8.
Section 22, which deals with police rights to search
people, is a good example of Measure 8’s lack of detail. The
measure would repeal seven statutes dealing with police
search laws. There is no written description of what these
statutes are. Thus, the average voter has no clear idea of the
content of the search laws being repealed.
The issue of police search laws is serious because con
stitutional protection from unreasonable stop-and-frisk
police conduct is one of the most important citizen rights of
this state. If passed, Measure 8 would put an end to many of
the limitations on police ability to stop and search people. It
would also repeal statutes that put state limitations on the
ability of police to obtain search warrants. For example,
police would have much more freedom to enter peoples’
homes with warrants based upon questionable information.
Proponents of Measure 8 argue that it will support vic
tims’ rights. Yet one part of the measure appears to go direct
ly against victims’ rights. In the area of civil compromise,
Measure 8 could prevent the victim from obtaining a settle
ment, even when the victim and judge both agree that it
would be best. Measure 8 gives the prosecutor the right to
force a trial on the victim regardless of the victim’s own feel
ings. This can hardly be called supporting victims’ rights.
If Measure 8 passes it will also give prosecutors the right
to decide whether there will be a trial by jury or judge. In
cases such as rape, many victims don’t want to testify before
a jury and instead will testify only before a judge. If Measure
8 passes, they will no longer have that choice. Vote No on
Measure 8.
Vote Hosticka, Eachus
and Burrows on Nov. 6
In the race for state representative of district 40 the
choice is clear: Democrat Carl Hosticka has the political ex
perience and the commitment to deal successfully with im
portant issues such as the state budget and educational fun
ding. Hosticka supports a continued University tuition
freeze and faculty pay increases. Although republican
challenger Mitch Hammerstad also supports increased fun
ding for higher education he has come out against a tuition
freeze for students. We believe that a vote for Hosticka is the
best choice*
In district 39 the choice is clear: vote for Democrat Ron
Eachus for state representative. Eachus’ commitment to a
Citizens Utility Board (CUB) and his long time political,
experience as a district representative to Congressman Jim
Weaver makes him the best choice. His republican opponent
Carl DiPaolo does not support a CUB, lacks the political ex
perience of Eachus and has ignored the students in his
district who live in Westmoreland housing.
In district 41 Republican Mary Burrows is running un
contested for state representative. Because she continues to
do good work for the University and has actively supported
higher education funding we encourage students to vote for
her. She has done a good job and deserves voter support.
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Dying earth
As usual, when I listened to
Reagan speak at the debate, 1
was left feeling everything from
anger through sorrow to
hopelessness by his lies and
distortions, particularly his
calling abortion murder, 1 have
been partner to two pregnancies
thus terminated clinically. No
one on earth loves the living
and children of it more than I,
or respect and cherish life more
than 1. It was a very hard choice,
but better a child not be born
than born unwanted by it’s
parents, or to be sold off to some
unknowns in an adoption; pro
bably no one I would choose.
Better a child not be born than
born into a world where blood
thirsty maniacs can control na
tions and bring down the tor
ture and death of war upon its
innocent breed. Maniacs who
steal the goodness of life and
turn that bounty into nuclear
power plants, bullets, bombs
and other evil weapons.
Maniacs who give aid to those
who are greedy, who are sopp
ing wet with the blood of the
very earth they torture and rape
in their drunken madness,
rather than to those who would
help heal our poor dying earth
and its innocent, helpless in
habitants. Millions of people
starve while billions of dollars
are spent on billions of bullets.
Work for peace and love for life.
Tommy Walen
Eugene
Etiquette
The Harry Jerome Weight
Center has got to be one of the
most well-equipped campus
weight rooms anywhere. But
there’s one area in which it’s
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'HEY, RONNIE, WHAT IF THERE REAUY AK GHOSTS WHICH I KNOW THERE AIN'T BUT WHAT IF
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sorely lacking: gym etiquette.
Anyone who’s worked out at
a well-run gym will vouch for
the fact that weight training
facilities have their own par
ticular code of etiquette. Once
you learn'it, you’ll fit in So,,
alongside the present sign
above the door in Jerome. I’d
suggest another, which outlines
this code.
1. People exercising have the
right-of-way. Don't interrupt
their movements or concentra
tion so you can move past them.
Either wait until they’re finish
ed or walk around.
2. If you’re waiting fora piece of
equipment and the current user
lays it down or stops exercising,
always ask if he or she is finish
ed before you take it. Show
them the courtesy of asking
first, rather than just taking over
their equipment.
3. It’s customary to ask if you
can “work in” when you want
alternate use of something as
the current user rests between
sets. Failure to ask is considered
rude and offensive; it’s as if
you’ve “taken over” the equip
ment with no respect for the
person already there.
4. Finally, never attempt to
speak to someone while they’re
in the middle of a set. This is
annoying because it destroys
concentration and momentum,
so wait until the person is
finished before speaking.
If this simple, universal code of
gym etiquette were followed by
all, Jerome would be one of the
best gyms anywhere.
Ed Lucas
Eugene
A good job
I would like to commend our
police protection around the
University campus. Just the
other day I saw a heinous crime
committed, and before the
villain could escape, our man in
blue apprehended the beast and
issued a citation. I’ll venture to
say that that criminal won’t
dare run another stop sign on
his bicycle.
Just as the clamor of the mor
ning’s heroics was dying down,
I saw another of our policeman
poised to strike. FLASH, on
went the lights and the police
car roared into action — ready
to right a wrong and protect us.
Thank God the person coasting
his moped on the closed portion
of thirteenth was stopped.
Think of the repercussions if he
had been allowed to park in a
no-moped zone and go to class.
Each morning I read about
theft, murder, rape, and assault
in the newspaper. I'm distress
ed and frightened, but then I tell
myself, “at least they have that
horrible moped problem under
control.’’ Perhaps campus
security could handle these traf
fic infractions and thereby free
the city police to handle the
more mundane problems in the
real world — like murder.
Alex Gardner
Eugene
How long?
The Emerald’s story on Dick
Gregory (ODE Oct. 17) is an ob- ;
ject lesson in censorship and
the art of sidestepping con
troversy. Gregory did warn his
mainly young audience against
caffeine, tobacco, and alcohol
as the Emerald states, but after
telling us several times “take
care of your bodies”, he also ap
pealed to us not to smoke mari
juana or snort cocaine and
hinted at the U.S. government’s
complicity ° in the South
American drug trade.
If the audience were really
listening, Gregory said
something to each of us that
should be the occasion for self
examination. To those on
drugs: “Take care of your
bodies.” To Mondale sup
porters: voting for the lesser of
two evils produces evil. To
those who are conned into buy
ing the latest gadgets and
fashions: be aware of how you
are being manipulated.
Gregory also spoke of the two
governments we have in the
U.S.: that made up of people we
elect and that made up of peo
ple who run the elected; and
after making a point of the hold
the Mafia has on this country,
asked us why pollsters have
never polled Americans on
what they think of that
organization.
Gregory many times inter
jected the phrase, “how long?”.
This question appears frequent
ly in the Psalms, usually ad
dressed to the Lord asking him
how long until he has compas
sion and manifests his justice.
But in the context of Gregory’s
talk, he possibly had in mind
the fourth Psalm in which the
psalmist admonishes the
unbelievers: “How long will
you love what is worthless and
go after what is false?”
Guido Palandri
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