I am writing in response to a recent letter applauding the actions of the Coast Guard against Cuban refugees. The writer was appalled by refugees who “blatantly disobeyed orders” in leaping into the sea to escape the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard, acting in its capacity as prison guard for Fidel Castro, blasted them with water cannons and pepper spray in attempting to arrest the refugees and return them to Cuba. The writer believed the refugees’ flagrant disregard for authority was proof enough that they were not the kind of people who deserved to live in the United States. Apparently the only people deserving of freedom are those willing to obey orders.
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I am writing in response to a recent letter applauding the actions of the Coast Guard against Cuban refugees. The writer was appalled by refugees who “blatantly disobeyed orders” in leaping into the sea to escape the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard, acting in its capacity as prison guard for Fidel Castro, blasted them with water cannons and pepper spray in attempting to arrest the refugees and return them to Cuba. The writer believed the refugees’ flagrant disregard for authority was proof enough that they were not the kind of people who deserved to live in the United States. Apparently the only people deserving of freedom are those willing to obey orders.