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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1994)
ABORTION Continued From Page l FWHC. staid Sheklow. Thai and tho above incidents have cre ated an atmosphere of foar at the clinic, which is at a ‘ high lev el of security." Sheklow said. But proximity to headquarters of violence-advocating, anti abortion groups is not always an Indication that a clinic will be the next target. "Shelley Shannon easily made it from Grants Pass to Wichita" in order to shoot a doctor there, Sheklow said Officer Jan Power, a Eugene Police Department media spokes woman, also said that proximity doe* not always indicate whether a cerium clinic will be vandalized or victimized by vio lent protesters. As to whether or not abortion providers should fear for their safety. Power said "it's a very subjective matter from the law enforcement perspective." She said that from the police offi cer’s point of view, it is never certain where violent protests will occur next Power said that if she wore in the profession of providing abortions, she would feel cautious right now. but perhaps not fearful, as she and tho rest of the department are aware of secu rity measures taken at the clinics. But security measures such as bulletproof vests did not save the lives of Britton and his escort, since they were shot in tho head. With incidents dotting tho map of the United States, and a where-wlll-it happen-noxt feeling across the country. Power said that if she wore an abortion provider, "there would prob ably be that little niggling fear in my mind." Oregon Right to Life is a state branch of a nationwide anti abortion organization that also opposes euthanasia. They released a statement to the press decrying tho violent turn that anti-abor tion protests have taken lately. Becky Moore, president of the Eugene chapter of Oregon Right to Life, said that it “pretty much horrified me" when she was asked whether her group supported Paul Mill's Declaration of Justifiable Homicide. "There is zero justification for an net like that." Moore said. Oregon Right to Life ejects members who are known to commit violent® against abortion providers. Moore said that not all anti-abortion activists advocate vio lence and that just being against abortion does not create an atmosphere of violence. "It's like saying that those who were protesting for the civil rights of African Americans in tho 60s were creating an atmos phere of violence," she said. Although tho throat of violence does not seem imminent in Eugene, nobody can predict the future. Sheklow, who will be staffing a FWHC. booth at the Lane County Fair, cited a need for community support at this time; "It’s important for our whole staff to feel supported by the community." 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Kmorgency crews started about 0 a III and finished about 10:30 a tn each morning, starting their simulation* by setting off smoke bomb* on the building's roof Fire crews pumped water through the building's standpipe — a vertical pipe running up the stairwell with hose connections at each floor and pumped water down the outside balcony. Crews also tested exhaust svs tems and rein lion time by fire personnel responding to the drill llus was the First time officials at the Public Safety Department trained at i’l.C. Birr said In the past, crews trained at the Olive Plaza, an lt-story residential building on Olive Street, and the Ya-Po-Ah Terrace, an IH story residential building near Skinner Butte. The Inst time c rows trained at a University building was more than five years ago. at Carson Hall. Birr said. CRIME Continued From Page 1 mlt’s physically threatened a student and then pro ceeded to rot) him of his laptop computer The oth er in< ident involved five juveniles who refused to leave the campus after being warned by OPS offi cers to do so That ini ident ended with the polii e confiscating a concealed knife and a misting some of the juveniles on c harges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct Although curfew and vandalism arrests ac c mint for a large number of the increased juvenile arrests around the university, polit e and OPS offic inis say juveniles ore lax inning more hold in their actions "There has (won an Increase in juvenile activity around t.amptis hast 1.1th s».iems to Ite a magnet for some gang wanrmhes, ' said Sgt Dennis Maker, head of the Kugene Police Departmenl s Dncversity detail The perception among some juvenile* that alco hol and drugs are more ac cessible in this area also at c mints for an increase tit activity." Maker said A mom ominous trend among some of the youth frequenting c ampus is a new propensity- to carry yvenpons, a tendency already seen in many ama high schools. "A lot of Wills carry knives lo impress tltejf friends, as a status symbol, linker said "Tne problem i nines when they are challenged. At that point, the knife or gun comes out and someone gets hurt." Count) wide, weapons possession among juve niles is also on the ini reuse The juvenile armed rohlierv rate increased bv 4f» |>on ent during the first six months of t<19*1 compared to all 12 months of too l, according to Chuck Ryer, assistant direi lor of Lane County Youth Services ' We art1 seeing more weapons showing up as tools of intimidation, and experiencing more instances of kids flashing wenfmiis at people." Ryer said " file real problem out there right now is not gu • mg kids the conflict resolution skills to deal with problems that have alw.tvs existed. Instead of soli ing I on filets with their lists or hi talking, thei do it the Kainlxi wav. Drayton said 1 o deal with the mi rease m piveittle crime on campus, Drayton sais he promotes community involvement and high visibility of police and OPS offii ers It s a hit more ditfn ult to prevent juveniles from hanging around campus during the summer," he said Hut during the regular school year, we do approach those folks that don't lielong here " BOOKS! We'll pay you 60% of the new, student price on books we need for fall term! MAIN STOKE ONLY! All« 1 ()"> - 12"‘ Aujf 1 ;*"■ .Moil - \\y<l: 7:4 3-3:1 3 Silt f):oo - 3:00 • Free Candy • Fast,computerized scanning 346-4331 • M-Sat UNIVERSITY o r o ■ i c o n 13th & Kincaid
