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

To: Harry_Behemoth who wrote (2970)	4/26/2000 7:45:00 PM
From: Yogizuna	Respond to of 9127

This story should not be allowed to die, ever. Government goons beating up an NBC cameraman, just like something out of Nazi Germany or the old Soviet Union. All you braindead people out there that support this type of unforgivable disgrace just to get a child back to his cowardly father at any cost, all I can say is that one day I hope you will reap what you have sowed with your evil way of thinking. What goes around has a way of coming around, right back to you in the fullness of time..... Yogi

To: Harry_Behemoth who wrote (2970)	4/26/2000 10:26:00 PM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

I find that account by the NBC cameraman very disturbing and chilling. It certainly seems to be a violation of the 1st amendment and the American way. However, I don't think these federal agents would suddenly become constitutionalists under a new administration. To call them Clinton goons is untruthful. Their disregard for for constitutional limitations is institutionalized. On the one hand, I can understand the agents need to do their job in an effective way that limits the risk to their lives. But, on the other hand they should conduct their business within the confines of the consitution. I feel the same way about the war on drugs. If they are going to fight this "war on drugs", they should do so in a constitutional way, or not fight it at all. The war on drugs has done more harm to our rights than anything else in U.S. history. The NBC cameraman's account is certainly a sad day for America and the U.S. constitution. It sounds like something that happens in some banana republic or dictatorship, not in America. I support the government's actions to reunite Elian with his dad, but have grave reservations about some of the actions taken by federal agents during the raid.