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Dog the Bounty Hunter Ordered to Stand Trial in Mexico

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 10:30:49 AM EST
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Bad news today out of a federal court in Mexico. Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman has lost his appeal challenging extradition to Mexico to stand trial on charges of "deprivation of liberty" for his capture of Andrew Luster.

In October, 28 members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice asking her to block the extradition.

Dog had offered an apology to Mexico, pay a fine, make a donation to charity and forfeit his bond money. That should have been enough.

It's time to free Dog. And yes, he's a long-time pal.

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    Dog the bounty (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by wlgriffi on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 10:55:34 AM EST
    "It's time to free Dog. And yes, he's a long-time pal."

    As the law and order nutcases say: "the law's the law". Pals aren't an exception. Why is it that americans insist on being exceptions to international agreements?

    I too... (none / 0) (#2)
    by Deconstructionist on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 11:06:20 AM EST
      wonder about why you think  he should not be required to return to Mexico and face the charges.

    We have an extradition treaty with Mexico and would likely request that a Mexican national accused of kidnapping be returned (in the  event one of  our courts were to grant him such a reasonable bond and allow him to leave the jurisdiction in the first place!)

      If you believe Mr. Dog has a valid defense for his actions then why not have  him present that defense in a Mexican courtroom?

      Just out of curiousity, if a glory seeking Mexican bounty hunter  comes to the USA and kidnaps Mr. Dog  and turns him over to Mexican authorities but then gets charged for his actions in an American court but then skips his bond and refuses to return from Mexico, will you oppose his extradition to the USA?

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    duh (none / 0) (#22)
    by shannonmarie on Tue Feb 20, 2007 at 03:08:37 PM EST
    first of all he didnt skip his bond. he was released!

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    Why does Mexico (none / 0) (#18)
    by Pancho on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 05:12:09 PM EST
    insist that we honor their laws while MILLIONS of them are here violating our immigration and Social Security laws along with numerous other laws?  How about we give them Dog if they agree to stop raping our country?

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    Excuse me? (1.00 / 1) (#21)
    by richmx2 on Sun Feb 18, 2007 at 08:20:29 PM EST
    Dog had offered an apology to Mexico, pay a fine, make a donation to charity and forfeit his bond money. That should have been enough.

    Besides having interfered with both the Mexican AFI and the U.S. FBI in serving extradition papers on Andrew Luster (and potentially damaging the U.S. case against him), making a public spectacle of himself, starting a fight and skipping his court appearance (the kind of actions that supposedly gets "the Dog" on your trail), Chapman's criminal act is called kidnapping.  

    This is a very serious matter, and "paying a charity" is not an option for what in the U.S. system is a felony.  

    Since people in the U.S. buy narcotics, should the narcotics trafficers who are extradited to the U.S. get off by making a donation to the American Red Cross... or, maybe, Narcotics Anonomous.  

    I don't think U.S. courts would go for that any more than Mexican courts are going to go for a charitable donation by a kidnapper.  

    Hey, that publicity hound did the crime... he can do the time.  

    bad pr (none / 0) (#3)
    by Reportero on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 11:41:50 AM EST
    This is a public relations disaster for the Mexican government. The justice system down here is lacking ... do they really want some minor celebrity helped out by no shortage of curious media outlets shining a light on an embarrassing shortcoming?

    Enough? (none / 0) (#4)
    by Patrick on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 11:47:24 AM EST
    Dog had offered an apology to Mexico, pay a fine, make a donation to charity and forfeit his bond money. That should have been enough.

    I understand that he is a friend, but is it your honest opinion that a justice systems should operate that way?  I mean it's a good start and perhaps after the trial is over it will suffice as a punishment.  But otherwise it smacks of corruption, buying your way out of criminal charges.  Would you be OK with it if that were the standard in the U.S.?

    A fine and community service (none / 0) (#5)
    by Che's Lounge on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 11:59:45 AM EST
    Yes, that's exactly how it should work. And it happens all the time in the US, especially to upper class defendants. Two Enron traders participated in the scam that ripped off California for about 9 BBBBillion dollars. They got probation.

    well that's PUNISHMENT after conviction (none / 0) (#6)
    by Deconstructionist on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 12:11:39 PM EST
      an entirely different issue than whether one should be allowed to evade being brought to court.

       I'd tend to agree Dog should not be harshly punished if convicted but that does not justify advocating placing him above the law.

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    It happens all the time? (