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Tuesday, July 28, 1998
OUR READERS RESPOND
Fine project
To the editor:
In response to the July 24 story, "Summerlin residents cry foul over Sportspark plan":
To make a statement that a skating rink and sports park is going to "attract undesirable people" is about the lamest, sorriest statement that I have ever seen a group of supposedly adult individuals use to stop a development.
When is the last time you heard of some young person robbing a 7-Eleven store to support their skating habit? When is the last time you saw a group of the Crips heading down the street with their skates over their shoulders on the way to the skating rink?
We spend untold millions of dollars to think of ways to keep our young people involved in activities that will keep them out of trouble, and these Summerlin residents try to call them "undesirable people."
We have private enterprise bringing a clean, regulated area to give all residents -- young and old -- a place to partake in group activities that will do nothing but make them better citizens. And some people are whining about it?
In my personal opinion, anyone who tries to block this type of project is far more "undesirable" in our community than any group of kids who go skating.
WAYNE FRITSEN
Pahrump
Spread thin
To the editor:
Perhaps the part of the tragedy overlooked in the police car vs. motorcycle accident ("Keller relieves officer of duty," July 24) is why an officer would have to respond to an emergency call six miles distant. You can't have a police car every block, but a six-mile trek is too much. Especially when bad people aren't spread so thin.
BOB LIEBERMAN
Las Vegas
Gone mad
To the editor:
I am an avid reader and normally a great supporter of the Review-Journal editorials. But have you gone mad? Your recent editorial on "water speed craft," for lack of a better word, is close to ridiculous. The people who drive those "crafts" do everything in their power to endanger and intimidate peaceful swimmers and fishermen all over the lake.
If you think for one minute that we have enough water patrol personnel to contain those crazed drinkers and wildcats, you should think again. The only answer: Ban them from our lakes entirely, to heck with the commercial sales outlets. Our safety and peace of mind are far more important.
DARRELL E. FLEMING
Las Vegas
Bad example
To the editor:
I was very surprised and disappointed to see a front-page picture of kids playing with pool toys in a flooded area (July 22). There should have been a safety disclaimer as to the dangers of doing this. Each year, more people are killed in flash floods than by lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes. Most of those deaths are attributed to people driving their cars into flooded areas of unknown depths, and kids playing in and near flooded areas. As a parent, I know how easily kids can be encouraged to try something that "looks fun." I just hope your next front-page flood
picture is not a tragic one.
KEVIN JANISON
Las Vegas
The writer is a weatherman for KLAS-TV, Channel 8.
Another theory
To the editor:
A July 22 letter to the editor stated, "Megabucks is going to hit ... at Bellagio. I think Steve Wynn and IGT have a deal worked out."
I work in a casino, and I talk to gamblers every day. I am amazed at how many people wholeheartedly agree with the above statements. Even people who understand probabilities and statistics are starting to believe it.
Now, here is my theory:
Many slot players, convinced that the fix is in, will descend on Bellagio, racks of tokens in hand. Bellagio will be the center of the Megabucks universe.
We can logically assume that since Bellagio will have the most Megabucks players, Bellagio will become the most likely property to see the winning jackpot hit. It is still a big underdog when matched up against the rest of the state, but if I had to predict the winning spot, I would point to where the Dunes used to be.
Can you imagine the outcry if this happens? All the "I told ya so's"?
Take my advice, Mr. Wynn. Don't install any Megabucks machines at Bellagio until after this record jackpot is hit. The last thing this industry needs is the public seeing a legitimate slot hit and screaming, "Fix!"
BOBBY CHOQUETTE
Las Vegas
Homophobic columnist
To the editor:
Cal Thomas, in his July 22 column "Telling the truth about homosexual behavior," asks, "why should homosexuality enjoy a category unique among behavior patterns?" He compares homosexuality to cigarette smoking. The reference is ludicrous, insensitive and thoughtless. That would be like equating theology to mythology. The characters may change, the stories change, but people still worshipped a higher power. He would be insulted by that comparison, as I'm sure gays are insulted by his.
He calls homosexual activity a sin. Not everyone shares the Christian right's beliefs. When will the conservatives get off their high horses about what "sin" other consenting adults might be enjoying in the privacy of their bedrooms?
If he wants to tell the "truth," Mr. Thomas should simply admit he is homophobic, and stop playing rationalization games with the Bible and psychology (some gays converted and are happier for it). Well, some priests are pedophiles. It doesn't change the fact that a group cannot be defined by the actions of a few of its members.
Homosexuality is an innate preference, not one created for "politics and power," as Mr. Thomas maintains. If Congress and state legislators would allow gays equal protection and privileges under the law, the gay movement would have no raison d'etre.
JERRY E. ROSMAN
Henderson
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