swiftly Lane County has declined since the
locals decided to elect themselves a bunch
of right-wing commissioners?
Mike Quigley
Eugene
A NEEDED POLICY
I am writing to address concerns
regarding Lane Transit District and to
propose a companywide LTD policy. I am
a 72-year-old with a disability caused by
polio. I have a master’s degree in urban
studies and planning, and in 1990 I served
on the Eugene City Commission for Rights
of People with Disabilities.
On Oct. 15 after boarding LTD bus 24,
I proceeded toward an available seat which
would suit my physical needs. Before
I took my seat, the driver accelerated
forward. Then, the bus suddenly stopped,
causing me to fall backwards, down the
inside stairs, injuring my back, shoulders
and neck. With the help of medical
professionals and physical therapy I am
beginning to slowly recover.
I want to see immediate implementation
of a card, similar to the honored rider’s
card, available to individuals who supply
appropriate doctors’ statements. When
a rider displays this card, the driver will
automatically freeze the bus until the
passenger is seated. Two things I do not
want to come of this proposal: I do not
want to be corralled into or restricted to
a specifi c seating area, and I do not want
to demean myself by announcing my
disability when I board.
Many community members I have
discussed this with agree such a policy is
appropriate and necessary.
David Freeman
Eugene
BORN TO IGNORE
Interesting factoid: When starting a
search with the words “born to,” Google
will suggest “born to run” or “born to die”
to complete the phrase, which represent
my sentiments exactly about “Born to
Gun” [cover story, 11/29]. I believe that
most people have a fairly superfi cial, TV-
culture attitude that completely ignores
the evidence surrounding violence of all
kinds. Pop culture seems to believe that
killing is not only a practical, effi cient way
of insuring our own security and quality of
life, it is also a quick, easy way of resolving
confl icts, a natural and healthy response
to the world in which we live, symbolic
of masculine strength, and entirely moral
(i.e., sanctioned by whatever higher
authority you choose to invoke).
None of this is true, if one would bother
to do the research. I suggest starting with
the website killology.com which “focuses
on the reactions of healthy people in killing
circumstances” (such as police and military
in combat) and the factors that enable and
restrain killing in these situations. This
fi eld of study was pioneered by Lt. Col.
Dave Grossman, in his Pulitzer-nominated
book, On Killing: The Psychological Cost
of Learning to Kill in War and Society.
If we can imagine ourselves secure
behind the barrel of a gun, we had better
also realize that we are running away from
the real issues and we are about to die as a
result: born to run, born to die. Carrying a
gun is real chickenshit bravado.
David Hazen
Eugene
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
It’s time to remember! Dec. 10 was
the 64th anniversary of the signing of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and it was celebrated in many Oregon
communities. Eugene Activist Peg Morton
was a 16-year-old high school girl in
Geneva when she looked down from the
balcony on the U.N. gathering with the
leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt. What a
thrill!
The Declaration begins with “Whereas
recognition of the inherent dignity and
of the equal and inalienable rights of
all members of the human family is the
foundation of freedom, justice and peace in
world.” It continues with Article 25 stating,
“Everyone has the right to a standard of
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