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Re: Elian Gonzales
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:06:00 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott P. Costello writes:
> Alright I know that this may not be the proper forum for this discussion, but
> I wanted to vent my concerns to someone, and after the extensive anti-Mormon
> thread I figured what the heck. (I will endure any flame because of it).
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> I must say that I am not exactly suprised, but deeply saddened at the actions
> taken by Janet Reno and the Department of (in)Justice. In case you live out
> of the country or have been hiding under a rock the past few days, Attourney
> General Janet Reno ordered a very violent, military abduction of a six year
> old Cuban boy, from his American relatives who had been caring for him for the
> past five months. The boy was dragged at gunpoint kicking and screaming in
> terror, enroute to being reunited with his father in Washington DC.
The "family" was forcibly detaining Elian against court orders from being
reunited with his father. Why they aren't in jail is beyond me.
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> I feel that these actions were excessive, unnecessary, and cruel. The
> President and Janet Reno (neither one famous for their honesty)
Find me a (living) politician who is! :-)
> defend this
> action saying that the boys relatives were unwilling to give up the boy
> peacefully. However, at the time of the raid, the family was in negotiations
> very close to a solution that would have satisfied all parties involved.
Nope. They were just continually stalling. But Reno, after her previous
fiasco in Waco, was bending over backwards to negotiate, when in actuality
there was nothing to negotiate: Elian was in the extended family's custody
until his status was determined. That status was determined, and they had no
right to forcibly hold him and "negotiate".
> Even
> if what they say is true, the pure trauma inflicted on this young boy is
> inexcuseable. Imagine the horror of being dragged out of your home at the
> barrel of a machine gun, now imagine it through the eyes of an innocent six
> year old child.
I view that as the fault of the lawbreakers.
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> I support the policy of sending the boy to live with his natural father, and
> am very glad that the two have been reunited, but the ends definately do not
> justify the means. I am appauled and ashamed that something so heinous could
> take place in the modern United States. Thank you for allowing me to voice my
> frustrations.
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> Just one simple American.
> Scott
This poor kid has been a political (and semi-religious) football. He is with
his father, where he should be, though we are left with the self-serving
political grandstanding from all sides.
Well spoken, by the way, even if I disagree.
Bruce
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| (...) There appear to be conflicting court orders in effect, as there is also a ruling in effect that Elian can apply for asylum in his own right and that the guardianship is valid. Or that's my understanding. (...) Andre Marrou. John Bergland. Ron (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Alright I know that this may not be the proper forum for this discussion, but I wanted to vent my concerns to someone, and after the extensive anti-Mormon thread I figured what the heck. (I will endure any flame because of it). I must say that I am (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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