Attorney General Janet Reno should have given the two branches of the Gonzalez family more time to try to resolve the case amicably, and she should have applied more legal pressure on the Miami relatives before battering down their door to remove Elian.
But with three young kids, I've learned you don't get to have those moments anymore or else Triple A is unlocking your door to remove your baby from the back seat.
Sand your door to remove any oils and scratches.
Undo the Phillips head screws on the side of the door to remove the deadbolt.
To allow this to happen cheapens any wilderness gains, and opens the door to removing wilderness protections elsewhere.
The withdrawal of an award-winning graphic novel from a school in Minnesota over its use of "profanities" has drawn a stern rebuke from free-speech groups, who warned that the ban opens the door to removing classic works such as The Catcher in the Rye and Beloved.
Taxi companies have been ordered to activate the child-safety locks on their passenger doors and to remove the window cranks.
This week Lai Shin-yuan, of Taiwan's advisory Mainland Affairs Council, said she had urged Mr Chen in a closed-door meeting to remove China's military threat.
He has asked his landlord to put extra locks on his door and to remove the television set from his room.
