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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1996
Page
4
A rambunctious viewpoint on football season noting the heat and pain of training, the drive for glory, the culture of risk, and a tongue in cheek celebration of the sport and national pride with references to Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry.
Reports detail a fatal shooting of a Bakersfield teen and unconfirmed Wasco Shafter violence amid gang activity. A mother describes a chase on Highway 43 after threats by a Wasco girl’s brother, while authorities investigate other incidents near Seventh Street, including a church. Experts cite family deterioration and belonging needs as fueling factors, warning violence and vandalism may rise until root causes are addressed.
The piece recalls a pre printing press era with about 30 complete Bible copies and asserts clergy hid scriptures to curb interpretation. It highlights Menno Simons and Richard Fitz as martyrs who studied and defended the Bible to free it from locked doors and questions which translation is best today.
Reporter Fred Davis notes the Republican gathering in San Diego featured internal strife over abortion policy. Michael Wilson urged moderating influence behind the scenes while Pat Buchanan and anti abortion activists were kept from the podium, as Dole allies dissociated from the platform. A security hiccup arose when Dan Quayle, sans credentials, questioned the scene.
The piece argues policemen are misused as statistics in the press while noting that less than 0.5 percent err, a figure higher or lower than clergymen. It calls policemen nameless yet essential, a diplomat yet judged by behavior, and portrays public perception as contradictory.
A historical lament outlines the ideal cop as omniscient and omnipotent, capable of instant diagnosis, lifesaving, flawless combat, restraint without brutality, and perfect memory of every crime detail. It stresses the impossible burden placed on officers to be infallible while remaining unblemished by wrongdoing.
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