Duane 'Dog' Chapman to Be Extradited to Face Charges in Mexico

Fox News ^ | 2/17/2007

[Abby4116]

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — A federal court has cleared the way for TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman to be extradited to face charges in Mexico, court officials said.

Norma Jara, a spokeswoman for the second district court in Guadalajara, said the court rejected Chapman's injunction request, ruling there was no reason not to try him with the charge of deprivation of liberty of Mexico.

"We only just heard about the Mexican court's decision to continue with the extradition proceedings, and are still in shock," Chapman and his wife, Beth, said in a statement issued Thursday night in Honolulu.

[Mark was here]

With all the serious kidnapping issues going on in Mexico, the Mexican Prosecutors may be under enormous pressure, and can't be seen as playing favorites.

Just a theory...

[twonie]

canada takes ANYBODY, baby, ANYBODY, and the dirtier the better.

[darkwing104]

Dear Norma Jara, a spokeswoman for the second district court in Guadalajara.

As your illegal trespassing countrymen say to all honest hard working legal Americans, Screw you.

[taxcontrol]

I find it the height of folly to enable a court officer (a bounty hunter returning a fugitive) a wide range of latitude for picking up a fugitive in the US, but then deny that bounty hunter the same protections when it comes to other countries.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Dead man walking.

Isn't our submission to foreign "justice" just wonderful?

But then again, America has imported mexico's criminals, so why not their system of law?

Condolences to the survivors of Mr. Chapman.

[twonie]

Read joebuck's post. Read it two or three times. He knows what he's talking about. The Mexican "justice" system amounts to a nation-wide street gang. No kidding.

[pandoraou812]

This story has me wondering...I have heard so many different things about this case. Why don't we just tell Mexico no? A plain & simple no we will not give him over. They don't give us every person we ask them for. This has gotten to be so stupid. Sometimes I wonder if half of it isn't for publicity. I don't see why the US should give him over to Mexico and I hope they don't.

[discostu]

Bounty hunters, in most states, aren't court officers, they're bondsmen employees. How can we dictate to other countries how to handle their laws? Very few countries have legalized bounty hunting, as far as their concerned it's kidnapping. And remember bounty hunting laws vary drastically from state to state, a bounty hunter licensed in one state (assuming that state has a licensing procedure) might not be allowed to operate in a different state (again depending on that stat's laws). Suddenly declaring they can operate internationally with complete disregard to local laws when they can't even operate throughout the US that way would never stand.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Luster used drugs to rape women.
America jails Border Patrol agents for shooting a drug smuggler in the butt.
America bombs Christians for Al-Qaeda backed KLA drug runners.

Look how the money rolls in!

[TheKidster]

That having been said, you can't go to another country, break its laws and expect to get off scot free.

Unless you come to America, without permission and begin working under the table without paying taxes, driving without a license or insurance and know how to pick fruit really well and only speak spanish.

Then you're welcomed, given college tuition breaks, free healthcare and freedom from paying income taxes.

Screw Mexico, they encourage and aid in the breaking of American laws on a daily basis.

[angkor]

"Am I the only person who thinks "Dog" is a clown?"

I have a lot of inhospitable things to say about Dog and his "crew", and I won't say them, except to say that the list begins with "Mullets".

[airborne]

Ain't Globalism grand?

[incredulous joe]

"That having been said, you can't go to another country, break its laws and expect to get off scot free. We would are outraged when Mexico fails to hand over their criminals to us, we can hardly refuse to do it ourselves."

I'm only vaguely familiar with the situation and I am by no means a legal mind, but didn't he cuff some rapist or really horrible person.

I agree laws are laws, but it seems to me that justice should serve the law, not the other way around. We have all these plea bargains and nonsense that go on in this country, which seems to benefit criminals. Such legal gyrations they serves the law, nor do they serve justice.

Attorneys talk, deals are made, cash changes hands, very bad people walk. Why can't we work this situation to the benefit of someone who otherwise seems to be doing the right thing??

[Dante3]

Yes, it sure is time to boycott Mexico.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

If we return Andrew Luster to Mexico and Mr. Chapman apologizes and promises to never do it again, will the Mexicans forgive him? If they are so unhappy about having a violent sex offender taken off their streets, then we should respect their customs and allow Andrew Luster to return and live freely among those who find his unique social skills acceptable. I'm sure the women and young girls in Mexico wouldn't mind. PUL-EEZE! Give me a break! This is outrageous, no matter how outrageous Mr. Chapman is. You'd think they'd give him a medal, but nope. Don't think that's going to happen.

[sjm_888]

[aimee5291]

you show real class

[Rb ver. 2.0]

"I thought there was a story a few months ago that this circus was all over?"

I think those were stays from the Mexican Court, pending payment of bribes. Obviously the Mexican corrupt, I mean court feels it can bleed Chapman of more money.