Everything surrounding the Elian Gonzalez issue is disturbing to me. I'm not going to state my opinion as to whether he should be with his father or with his Miami relatives. I do think that the situation could have and should have been handled a lot better for the sake of that little boy. He has been through enough tragedy watching his mother and others on that boat die in the ocean. Being carried out of a house (that he became used to) by strangers with guns pointed in his face. That was a horrible and disturbing sight to me and I can only imagine how emotionally disturbing that had to be for the child. I sincerely hope that during this custody battle for the child they put forth an effort to get him some counseling. Not a psychological evaluation, but some serious counseling to help this young child cope with and understand what is happening to him. He has been emotionally scarred and before putting him through more drama they (the government, his father, relatives, etc.) need to see that he is getting help for what has happened to him up to this point.
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