The father was NOT a free man. Sad for him, and sad for you to think it is a good idea to send this child back to Castro (not to the father). The father was not allowed to decide to leave the child with the relatives who WERE free. He was not allowed to meet with the child before the Elian was seized at the point of a gun.
One more thing... If the man holding Elian resisted surrendering or attempted to escape with Elian, would it have been OK with you to have the agent shoot him?
As aruanan said, you do need to learn your history. I'll say it again - Never give Communists a victory.
Yes, I would have shot him if need be. The cubans actions were lawless.
If memory serves, the father came here to get his son. if im correct, he could easily have defected.
You people sound as bad as the DU crowd. It’s takes a village to raise a child, and if you disagree with the father, then the father must be wrong. All of you deserve to have your children seized by people who disagree with your method of raising them, since that is what you advocate. You only seems to believe in the freedom to agree with yourselves.
Mother is dead, father is alive. That is the american way, unless the gods on FR disagree.