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PAGE 2, THE COUGAR CRY, APRIL 19, 1971 EDITORIAL Much has been said about Lt. William Galley’s escapade in the small village in Viet Nam and about the verdict of premeditated murder handed down by the court that sentenced him to life in prison. At first I was shocked to hear that a man would shoot “innocent” men, women and children; however, I considered what the word innocent means in a country where even children some times threaten the lives of our men. Who is to say that an old man — or even a woman or chi^d — would not kill a G.I. if he had the chance? Who is to say he would? It is hard to realize what a man would do and what thoughts would race through his mind when he is in a life or death situa tion. Sometimes the results of a decision can plague a man for his lifetime. Apparently the decision Galley made at My Lai will affect him as long as he lives. Taking another man’s life cannot be Godly. A man cannot be excused for murder just because he wears a uniform; however, in a wartorn country in a battle situation, deeds such as this should be looked upon from a different viewpoint. Galley should not be bound while hundreds more, guilty of equal or greater crimes, go free. . For me to say that the jury at his trial was right or wrong, I cannot, for I am not God, But to state my opinion on his conviction of premeditated murder, I feel that this is a poor way to treat a man who was just doing his job. He is truly a pincuushion designed to absorb the needles of wrath of the military. Everyone Is Silent EDITOR’S NOTE: Danny Welborne observes man in his rela tionship to his fellow man. Everyone is silent, they won’t talk to one another, Everybody’s all up-tight, they won’t love their brother. “Do unto others before they do it to you first;” The modern-day Golden Rule, the old one’s been reserved. The white man hates the black man, his brother; The black man hates in return, is there any other? There’re the millions who, keep to the middle of the road, No commitment, no caring, nobody’s sowed; If noboby sowed the seeds of love, nobody will reap. As men are, so are all the nations. All of them are faking friendly relations. Walk softly, smile nicely, carry a big stick, I’ve heard it all my life, now I’m growing sick. Homo-Sapiens are something more than beasts, And the wily animals we’ll remain, until released. No one can give us freedom but we ourselves. There’ll be no help from heaven, nor from helpful elves. Come together, mankind, let’s all work together. Before the fabric of our souls toughens into leather. Come together brothers, try co-operation; We could all relax if we were all one nation. i THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE ^ Wilkesboro, North Carolina Editor — Maurice Craven Sports Editor -- Vicki Higgins ig Social Editor Sandra Russell News Editor Scot Rigby g Business Manager Wanda Barlow Staff: Wanda McGlamery, Debbie Elledge, Jim Billings, Reid Jones, Jodi Patton, Betty Jo Dancy, Peggy Byers, jj:; Photographer Gary Hendren Typists Jackie Johnson, Eyda Bennett, Sherill Lowe Advisor Mrs. Essie Hayes i:*: Capital Punishment Who is to say when an in dividual can or cannot condemn another man to death! Per haps the truth lies in mankind itself. From the very beginning of time, there have always been people who felt superior to other people. Superior even to the extent of deciding whether a man should live or die. As for me, I am against capi tal punishment. I do not feel that I could assume the respon- i'ibilities that would surely have to come with condemning an other human being to death. This seems to be more of a task than I feel I could handle. I would have only time to think of all the tortured nightmares and sleepless nights, wondering if maybe I would get my just reward when it was my time to meet my Maker. How a person can live with thoughts like these is beyond my comprehen sion. In our free America, free dom of speech has helped the people to speak up for what they think is right and wrong. This we need, to help us prove our beliefs. There are many heartless, un caring people in the world — people who feel they have no need of others. These are the people who should take the place of the hangman. I feel capital punishment will, in time, be abolished. In its place, there will be a system that can separate the guilty from the innocent. Our earth, they will pay for their crimes. Who knows? Maybe they will again pay for their wrongdoings in another dimension — another realm of an unexplainable sea known as heaven. Who now can judge the path of fate, and feel they are right?? STUDENTS BEWARE By Alice Barlow Within our college there are a group of students more dan gerous than any of the FBI’s ten most wanted men! These desperadoes don’t murder, rob banks, or steal cars. Who are they, and why are they so dan gerous? They are the magazine ban dits and their territory is the Library. They wear the dis guise of students at Wilkes Community Colege and even go so far as to carry books! As a student and as a mem ber of the library assistants, I became aware of their presence about one hour after I started work. As a student, I witness the trail of their work as I do reports and try to find infor mation for myself. This prob lem is serious; it is not a laugh ing matter! Each quarter approximately 150 issues of magazines are tak en from the library without be ing checked out. Some are re turned; many are not. You may feel this isn’t such a big thing but it is not just two or three magazines, and the conse quences are felt by all library users at WCG. In the first place, their crime is stealing. The magazines they steal belong to the library. These magazines are loaned to students who wish to use them through a process called check out. Magazines are checked out for 24 hours and have to be re turned or a fine is paid by the students. In the second place, these stu dents cheat their friends and fellow students. The magazines we subscribe to have many in teresting articles on topics dis cussed in classes and in current events. The students who don’t get an opportunity to read these articles are being deprived of a broadened education and of new ideas. Also, there is the old story of term papers and missing magazines with the needed article. What would your friends do if they knew they had to spend extra hours doing research, change to a less interesting topic, or take a low er grade, because you slipped the magazine they needed out of the library to do your report and you “forgot” to check it out or to bring it back? Please help the library to help you by returning maga zines and by checking them out properly. Mad A System Dodd: “I notice that in tell ing about that fish you caught you vary the size for different Listeners.” Rodd: “Yes. I never tell a man more than I think he’ll beUeve." I
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