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Last week Harry’s
Law presented the familiar drama of a child adopted illegally and his natural
parents suing for his return. We know from the beginning that the judge,
lacking the Wisdom of Solomon, will rule for the adopters (the most perfect of couples),
citing the best interests of the child.
The Harry’s Law segment
had a contemporary twist: the aggrieved couple is Chinese.
Their child was stolen by corrupt Chinese officials and given to an
African-American couple. The Chinese parents come to the United States and sue
for return of their child. The judge, an African-American who had been adopted
as a child by a white couple, rules for the adopters, repeating the old platitude
about how it’s not about the rights of the parents but about the rights of the
child. To overcome any lingering doubts the TV audience might have about the
correctness of the decision, the Chinese girl is shown happily singing and swaying
to Gospel music along with African-American children.
