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

To: Master (Hijacked) who wrote (5190)	5/13/2000 6:27:00 PM
From: Jon Tara	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

The situations are not at all comparible. In one case, you have a child (the hypothetical daughter) who willfully wishes to do things that the parents may well feel harmful. In the other case, you have a child (Elian) forced into an unpleasant situation, and nobody will give him the courtesy of having his own opinion heard. In the first case, the parent has an obligation to apply whatever corrective action they feel is appropriate - whether it is punishment, permitting them to learn through experience, or a good "talking to". In the latter case, the state has an obligation to let the child be heard. As to your specific question - I cannot answer it, as it is a hypothetical question. I truely beleive that each situation is unique, and I cannot tell you precisely what I would do as a parent, without being faced with all of the details.