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- LETTERS, Page 10YOU BET YOUR LIFE
-
- Compulsive gambling is a social disease, like drug or
- alcohol abuse (NATION, July 10). Baseball Commissioner A.
- Bartlett Giamatti should change the sport's archaic rules about
- gambling. If Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose is guilty of
- betting on his own team, he should be suspended for 90 days or
- a year and ordered to seek treatment. He should not be banished
- from the game for life.
-
- Andrea M. Ciccarelli Las Vegas
-
- Relativism is beginning to dictate the moral code of our
- country. Right and wrong do not matter anymore because every
- act is judged relative to some other act. Hence Rose's alleged
- gambling on his own team is not perceived as being anything so
- bad. You quote one observer as saying, "It's not like he's a
- criminal or anything." Next it will be "My son may not do so
- well in school, but at least he doesn't rob 7-Elevens," and,
- finally, "Well, I may drink and drive, but at least I don't
- smoke crack."
-
- Beth Hanes Colorado Springs, Colo.
-
- If I work for someone, I follow his rules. If I don't like
- them, I can try to change them, quit or get fired. Baseball
- players must abide by the important ban against betting on pro
- ball. Please don't give gamblers a bad reputation by tying them
- in with Rose the rogue.
-
- Don Coulson Orange, Calif.
-
- If Rose is as simon-pure as he says he is, why does it make
- any difference who hears his case? If he has nothing to hide,
- let's get the whole matter over with and go back to harassing
- Congress.
-
- Kendall J. Wentz Port Charlotte, Fla.
-
- Alas, all the public wanted was one perfect Rose. Pete,
- that is. When will we learn not to make men into gods? They
- always seem to tumble off those pedestals.
-
- Donna Roblyer Tulsa
-
- Professional baseball is Big Business, not a game, not a
- sport. Only on a kids' back lot is baseball considered a game.
- Rose earns his salary in a tough, competitive business. He makes
- big bucks for the owners. Whether Pete Rose gambles in the
- financial markets or on the baseball diamond is his business.
-
- Jean M. Zeltner Cranford, N.J.
-