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PAGE 4 - HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS - APRIL 25, 2002
THE HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS
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Discipline Yore" Teens
Before Judge Has To
I read with much interest
this past week, a story in the
Atlanta Constitution about a
LawrenceviUe woman that
endured as teenagers ravaged
her home; threatened to kill her,
her husband and pet dog; and
raped her before leaving.
The woman told reporters
that all she could think about
was surviving. A published
author of a book about crime,
thewomantold policeshe drew
on her research to survive the
ordeal.
Her husband told
reporters, it was all he could
do not to fight his wife's attack-
er. He stated the only reason
he was able to do so, was
because he knew they would
not only kill him but his wife
as well.
According to the story, two
teens knocked on the couple's
door and let them out of the
house by telling them they had
been attacked down the street
When the couple told the
teens they would call 911, one
of the boys stated he would
rather make the call so he could
give police a description of the
person that attacked him.
The couple stated that one
pie. They knew they could
frighten them into submission
According to the news
story, one of the teens told the
woman they were suppose to
ki them. What he meant was
"not leave any witnesses
behind." Luckily for the cou-
ple, the teens were not ready
to become murders.
IT SFMS TODAY that
more and more teens are
involved in criminal activity of
theft, shootings, etc. We all
know that drug use has a great
deal to do with the increase in
teen criminal activity, unfortu-
nately so does just pure.mean-
ness.
Fve know some y good
kids over theyearsthat are now
either serving prison terms or
on parole.
of the teens then asked to use: ::
the bathroom and the husband
told him to go outback.
The husband remembered
that the back door was
unlocked and made his way
back to lock it. The teen bad
already made it to the door and
pulled a shotgun on the man
forcing him inside the house.
The other teen used a knife
to force the wife back inside,
according to the story.
It was kind of a strange
stow to tell the truth.
ACCORDING to the stow,
two other teens were driving
the get-away car and drove
away leaving the two teens
inside the home.
The boysthen took the keys
to the couple's car, but the story
did not say if the car was takeri
or how the teens made their
escape.
Police did four teens
and charge then in the incident.
Since they are teens, they will
most likely get off With time in
a juvenile detention center and
be released. \\;\
Unfortunately, this couple
will have to live with the mem-
ories of this experience the rest
of their lives.
This case is a perfect exam-
ple of why some cases warrant
teens being tried as adults.
In this case, the teens used
a weapon, and acoording to the
news story, repeatedly threat-
ened the couple.
If that is true, then the teens
knew they could get what they
wanted by threatening the cou-
One
coached in both youth football
and baseball is currently serv-
ing a prison sentence for ldlling
another teen.
Another teen I've know for
years, was involved in a strong
arm robbery. Both of these
young men were good kids,
raised in good homes, but just
let others and circumstances
lead them down the wrong
road.
I'm concerned with the
increased criminal activity by
our teens today, especially the
violent crime activity.
I dont know what the
answer is to decreasing crimi-
nal activity among teens.
However, I do know where to
start_., at home.
As a child growing up, I
would have been really afraid
to do some of the tlfings teens
do today.
Thepolice wouldhave been
the least ofmyworries, I would
have been worrying about my
parents the most.
My dad owneda razor strap
and he knew how to use it, I
remember the times hediduse
it. There weren many, but I
assure you I haven forgotten
them.
Discipline in the home is
the key to keeping teens out of
trouble.
I'm not saying abuse them,
they 00ust need diseip00ne.
They need to know there is
a price to pay for any wrong
doings and it is our job as par-
ents to make sure they do
know.
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Golfing at the Big-Time
Forget the U.S. Open and
all that splendid play by the
pro golfers and all that money
they won and come with me
to Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, and the golf tourna-
ment known simply and ele-
gantly at the Crosby.
Itis whatever happened
to the Bing Crosby tourna-
ment in California that drew
the starts and the game's top
players for so many years.
The late crooner had indi-
cated that if there came a time
that less than S0 percent of
the proceeds of his tourna-
ment were going to charity,
it should be halted, moved or
somehow altered to return to
its roots as an event held pri-
marily to help the less fortu-
nate.
The demands for a large
purse for the pros final]y did
deplete the charitable funds,
and Crosby's widow,
Kathryn, packed the whole
thing up and moved it to
Burmuda Run Country Club.
The tournament raises 8 mil-
lion for charity.
I WAS INVITED to play
this year. It was an incredi-
ble experience. For four days,
I played between the ropes,
just like the stars of the PGA.
The Saturday crowd was
estimated at more than
20,000. I, a 14-handicapper
who shouldn't be that low, hit
a screaming three-iron 12
feet from the pin on the
watery 17th hole in front of
5,000 people.
When I arrived at the
green to applause just like at
the Master's, I did my best
Jack Nicklaus smile and
waved.
I missed the putt, but I
made par, and it was bigger
than the time in high school
I hit the pop fly that rolled
into the weeds by the conces-
sion stand and before the ball
could be found, I was around
the bases for the winning run.
I also topped a few off the
tee, left one in the trap on 18,
and lost my player's badge
and was nearly thrown off the
course by a security guard,
who said with a sneer, "You
don't look like no golfer."
I ALSO got to meet a lot
recognize you
clothes on."
............ and I, quite frankly, i
fie tired of it. It was!
to put up with a
of women
ous mating calls.
Finally,
of famous people. Bob Hope
was there. I shook his hand.
I also met Oprah Winfrey,
McLean Stevenson, Claude
Atkins, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.,
football's Dick (Night Train)
Lane and Jim McMahon, the
goofy quarterback from the
Chicago Bears, left on the
same plane I did.
I also played a round with
Jim Palmer as my partner.
Jim Palmer is the former
pitcher for the Baltimore
Orioles who now shows up on
billboards wearing nothing
but his Jockey underwear.
Women love Jim Palmer.
"You're absolutely gor-
geous," one woman said to
him at the sixth.
"Jim Palmer!" exclaimed
another at the tenth. "I didn't
what kind of
you have on?"
"Not any," I
hag her eating
golf cart.
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The Low State of Our High
The United States of
America is the greatest
nation on the face of God's
green earth. During her illus-
trious history, she has scaled
some high peaks. The
Declaration of
Independence, The
Constitution, The Bill of
Rights display to the world
what America stands for. The
armed forces that serve to
protect the principles of those
documents show the level of
commitment to right things
the
world. Our
'form oT g6,'ment, our sys-
tem of checks and balances,
and the voting process has
made our nation great. As we
sit back and think of the polit-
ical peaks that we have
scaled, may we never forget
the real foundation of our
nation. Whether liberals of
today want to admit it or not,
our nation was founded on the
principles found in the Bible.
One only has to read the
Mayflower Compact to real-
ize this fact. While all the
founding fathers may not
have been Christians, this
nation was founded upon
those principles.
The French statesman
said to the effect that if
America ever ceases to be
good, she will cease to be
great. Well, my friend,
America is ceasing to be good.
As the songwriter said, "I love
America, but I do not love
what she has become." This
past week our Supreme
Court, the nation's highest
court, stooped to a new low.
They ruled the ban on "virtu-
al pornography" was too
broad and restrictive and
what makes things worse, is
the issue was over "kiddie
porn," (The display of com-
puter generated images
depicting chiddren in explic-
it pornographic situations.)
The Justices of the Supreme
Court are supposed to be the
most just legal minds in our
country. If those .who voted
in favor of the ruling and
those who did not have the
courage to vote are the best
legal minds in our land, then
friend, we are in a mess.
If the greatest legal minds
inour country donot care any
more for children than that,
then the high court has sunk
to the lowest pits of filth. Do
they not understand that
pornography is addictive and
Only leads further down the
road to perversion? The man
who begins by only looking
at simple nudity will no longer
be satisfied with "softcore"
but will need harder and more
perverse images to satisfy his
cravings. Just like a drug
addict needs more and hard-
er stuff to meet his "need"
the pornographic junkie will
need harder stuff to meet his
"need." When perverts begin
to look at computer generat-
ed images of children, they
soon will not only need more
graphic images, but they WIU
want to see the real thing. It
has been proven that those
who are addicted to pornog-
raphy will want to play out in
real life what they see in print
or on the screen. What makes
these Supreme Court
Justices think those who look
at children will be any dif-
ferent?
These Justices say they
can't penal_Aze somebody for
what they might do. Then why
since September 11, 2001
have we arrested and
detained hundreds of indi-
viduals suspected of being
terrorists? Why do prosecu-
tors suggest to judges that no
bail be set because the sus-
pect might flee the state or
country? They haven't run
away yet, why refuse them
bail for something they might
do? Friend, do we in this coun-
try not care enough about our
children or our future than to
allow them to be depicted in
such a way? We in our coun-
try are fighting racism on
every hand. We are trying to
keep blacks, whites,
Hispanics and a host of eth-
nic groups from being
degraded. Don't our children
deserve the same considera-
tion?
It seems that the nation's
high court cares nothing
about our children. They have
legalized
yet to be born, and
have legalized the
ization of innocent
May America
heed the words of 1
Jesus found in
gospel, "But
which believe in
better for him that at
were hanged about I
and that he were
song says, "Jesus
tittle children
not defend them,
Our nation
wealth and her
cially her children.
In a day
bing called
and conserve our
resources, let's not i
the children.
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