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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (2074)	4/23/2000 10:16:00 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

They had a search warrant, which is a court order allowing entry into the premises for a specified purpose. They had all the legal authority they needed. The men involved deserve a commendation for an operation which took seconds and in which no one was hurt. You don't just knock on a door and ask in a volatile situation, when you aren't 1000% sure of the reception you will get. Many people in Miami own guns.

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (2074)	4/23/2000 10:17:00 PM
From: lawdog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

I thought the Feds had been exonerated of the Waco charges in the last few days.

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (2074)	4/23/2000 11:18:00 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

>>Frankly, I believe, and can never know, that if enlisted and they agreed the Miami police could have gone in, along with representatives from the Feds, and taken custody of the child with minimal problem.<< You are blind to the realities of the situation. How closely have you been following this story? The local politicians and police had promised not to assist the feds... Lt. Bill Schwartz, head of media relations for the Miami Police Department, was mobbed by protesters outside the house and hit in the head with a bottle of water after it was revealed that the federal agents had been accompanied by a high-ranking Miami Police official during the raid. The Miami Police had promised the Cuban exile community that the department would not assist in any raid, and Schwartz explained that the official was only there to make sure Miami Police on guard duty understood who the raiders were and not to interfere with them. Schwartz had to be rescued from the crowd by helmeted officers and taken from the scene in a police car. He was not seriously hurt. salon.com