_Letters_
Ask again
I don't know why I expect
something more enlightened
from one whose name is fol
lowed by the word philosophy.
but 1 do. I'm referring to Dan
Hawkins' letter (ODE. May 15)
calling for an end to graffiti on
campus.
My guess is Hawkins is
white, male, not gay. not poor
— not in any way uncomfort
able living in this society,
which is after all made for him.
He asks: "Are these individuals
so helpless that they have to
sneak around and voice their
views destructively, not to
mention illegally?” To anyone
who doesn't fit the above de
scription (white, middle class,
male, etc.), the answer to that
is obvious.
Hawkins' professed concern
for property bothers me (again.
I'm haunted by that word
philosophy). I could have a
long "philosophical" discus
sion with Hawkins about the
meaning of property within the
context of a public institution
(i.e.. Whose property does he
wish to protect, and from
whom?). Besides, graffiti rarely
causes real damage.
I'm extremely suspicious of
reverence fur the built environ
ment as a symbol of power My
fear is that this unconditional
reverence for the physical trap
pings of this campus might also
be extended to its professors.
Hawkins' aesthetic sensibili
ties are offended by this “in
credible eyesore.” or more like
ly those "helpless" individuals
represented by it. Perhaps he
should examine his own strong
reaction to it and ask himself
again if graffiti really doesn’t
work.
Steve Henson
Landscape architecture
Hideous act
Human rights supporters lake
note: Cruelty has reached a
new high in one nation. Prison
ers are subject to being awak
ened. stripped and sprayed
with abrasive chemicals that
burn off their skin.
Many of these hapless indi
viduals don't die quickly: thoy
lay in their cells choking and
suffering extreme pain, jailers
let them kick around in their
cells up to 24 hours. Then the
prisoner is removed. They've
usually died of shock and/or
hypothermia, but dead or not
they're disposed of. sometimes
in an incinerator.
Pretty disgusting, isn’t it?
Welcome to reality, folks
That's about as close an analo
gy one can describe saline abor
tions with, the only difference
being the baby's in a womb; the
rest (burning off skin. pain, du
ration of agony) is the same
Abortion activists don’t like
to talk about the approximately
16.000 post-20 week abortions
done annually in America. Sa
line abortions are common
when the baby is too large to
cut up and suck nut in a vacu
um. late term examples illus
trate the hideousness of today's
permissive abortion laws.
Nobody can say a 20-week
pre-bom isn’t human because it
isn't big enough, especially
since some babies born around
this point survive. And some
late-term abortions have result
ed in live births. That's called a
"complication."
If one really wants to defend
abortion, then at least one
should be aware of what this
policy results in.
Michael C.russ
Graduate
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