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jberryhill

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11. We do not generally allow divorced parents to abscond with children

Tue Nov 26, 2019, 12:03 AM

Nov 2019

When this happens, we issue Amber Alerts and we have such parents arrested and criminally prosecuted. We do not “respect their wishes”.

No, the dead mom’s wishes do not somehow outweigh the father’s. Had she been alive, they would be a slightly different story, but not by much, having endangered the life of the child.

But there are no civilized systems of law which will deny custody of a child to a competent living parent, against the wishes of a dead parent whose choices nearly killed the child in question.

Again, if this were a dispute within our borders, we would not blink for as long as it would take to remove the child from the custody of that irresponsible and dangerous mother - even if she had lived.

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20 Years Ago Today; 5 yr old Elian Gonzalez rescued by fishermen off FL [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 OP

That was a mess and a half nini Nov 2019 #1

His father showed remarkable patience jberryhill Nov 2019 #2

No kidding.. I don't know if I could have kept my wits about me nini Nov 2019 #6

This was a big story at the time. Mike 03 Nov 2019 #3

I was in South Beach that morning bluedye33139 Nov 2019 #4

That infamous photo of the INS agent and Elian proved one thing to be fake... Archae Nov 2019 #5

And conservatives fought like hell to keep Elian from being sent back to his home country StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #7

They will use any ethnicity temporarily--if it aids their larger goals. NCLefty Nov 2019 #18

No difference, really. They were demonizing Democrats in office. JHB Nov 2019 #21

One overlooked detail, his mother died trying to get him to the US and out of Cuba Arazi Nov 2019 #8

She had disrespected the wishes of his father alphafemale Nov 2019 #9

GMTA jberryhill Nov 2019 #14

We do not generally allow divorced parents to abscond with children jberryhill Nov 2019 #11

Very true Polybius Nov 2019 #19

Unfortunately Elian's story and they myths that followed obscured a critical international principle grantcart Nov 2019 #10

Yep jberryhill Nov 2019 #13

And by trying to force an emotional decision they were grantcart Nov 2019 #16

they made the right decision Skittles Nov 2019 #12

Those were fun times in So. Florida. Scurrilous Nov 2019 #15

I always thought The Miami Relatives Ron Green Nov 2019 #17

I remember Maxine Waters challenging those who insisted that Elian's Miami relatives StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #22

Lol jberryhill Nov 2019 #23

Yes. StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #24

ReTHUGs have been kidnapping children for a long time malaise Nov 2019 #20