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

To: Jon Tara who wrote (5154)	5/13/2000 3:35:00 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

If you would allow him to decide who to stay with, would you have someone appointed by the Court attempt to explain to him Uncle Lazaro's alcohol problems, or the inability of his male cousins to assimilate sufficiently (having been brought up by another Uncle) to avoid arrests for armed robbery? How can this be meaningfully explained to a 6 year old?

To: Jon Tara who wrote (5154)	5/13/2000 3:45:00 PM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

>>Yes, it is unfortunate that is is 6, and not 8 or 10.<< This would suggest some particular age that our youth finally become aware enough to make decisions for themselves and become responsible for their actions.The current voting age is 18 and juvenile courts exist for those under 16 to 18.( depending..etc..) >>However, I still feel it should be his choice. And he must be fully-informed by the court, whether he has the capacity to understand or not.<< How can he make a knowledgeable choice when he doesn't understand and cannot possibly know what future these choices will bring him? >>It is really not that hard to understand. He must be told that he can stay with his father, who will take him back to Cuba, or he can stay with his relatives, and he will stay here.<< What about if he wanted to stay here,but NOT with the relatives? >>Not that difficult to get across.<< Maybe not to you..but this is a six year year old. >>And then let him choose.<< And have every child from here on in CHOOSE what he/she thinks is best for him/her,regardless of what the parent(s) think? >>I agree it is a tough thing for a 6 year old. But he is, obviously, a tough boy. He can decide.<< This kid's ability to shrug of the madness he has been though has little to do with his ability to make such an important decision.I've seen kids come though hell and back,but they may not have known what was happening to them. >>The sad thing on both sides is the notion that a child has no rights - is a possession to have his choosing done for him.<< The child has every right to be a child,have a happy and balanced life as a child,and never have to make such an absurd decision for him/her -self, while a loving family is there to do that for him/her.That's what parents are for.Remember?It's called PARENTHOOD!! Regards

To: Jon Tara who wrote (5154)	5/13/2000 5:20:00 PM
From: Master (Hijacked)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

"....he sad thing on both sides is the notion that a child has no rights - is a possession to have his chosing done for him..." Jon, For sake of argument, suppose you have a six year old daughter and despite your insistance that she go to bed because its 11:00 PM and she has school the next day, she instead decides she wants to go out with the Boys for a few drinks (soft-drinks) and some fun. Your daughter is not leaving the country, she's just going down the street and hang around the corner for a few hours. As her father will YOU stop her????