賀梅在貝克家,身心飽受折磨。她體重大大低於標準。尤其可憐的是,她從小被人灌輸中國、中國人如地獄的概念,媒體報道,她見到中國人模樣的人就怕,羨慕貝克女兒的藍眼睛,找不到自己的位置,說自己是墨西哥人等 (ABC News:Girl denies her Chinese heritage)。毫無疑問,對一個兒童身心的摧殘,莫過於否定她的血緣。這是一種何等的罪惡!
正 如田納西司法部長在總結田納西最高法院判決時指出的:一切對賀梅可能的傷害,不是來自賀家,而是來自那個非法讓她滯留在貝克家的系統 (any threat of harm emanated not from the Hes but from the system that unlawfully maintained A.M.H. in the Bakers’ custody some six years after she should have been returned to her parents.)這也是我在賀梅案中一直強調的一點。
Even Hong Kong was returned to China eventually. The first several posters might argue that it's detrimental for Hong Kong's future to be part of China. Britain loved Hong Kong so much and would provide Hong Kong with good care and great future... History sometimes repeats itself, although in subtle ways.
I cannot type Chinese on this computer. When I heard that Hemei was going back to her biological parents, I felt a big relief. I am most happy for Hemei's mom. As a mother of two children, I felt her sorrow when Baker family stopped her from seeing her little girl. Mr. He might have character flaws, but not to be punished by losing their little girl. On the other hand, I don't think Baker family is treating Hemei like equal human being. I think they want to keep her as a sweet pet, because pets don't have to have connection with their biological parents anymore once adopted. They love her so much to want to keep her as their own, just like people could do everything possible to treat their pets like family member. They do love Hemei, but have they thought about her mother's sorrow? Did they have to call police to put Hemei's mom in jail because she tried to contact her own daughter? That's really CRUEL if you ask me. Hemei after all would not grow up wondering "WHY MY REAL PARENTS DID NOT WANT ME?", a question that most adopted children have. Put everything aside, including character flaws, Hemei's good future in American, etc, children should not be taken away from their biological parents unless there is child abuse. In that care, it up to the child protection agency to decide.