Has The U.S. Government Lost It's Collective Mind? - I Can't Believe This.

I agree with you 100%. It's just not right. Thanks for the URL for the petition. Hopefully, they will be able to resolve this issue. Lloyd

I agree with you too and I signed the petition. It is ridiculous to side with a criminals rights just because he did not have a signed permission slip to enter your country. I bet the criminal was not a legal citizen of Mexico either. I think we should empty out our prisons and send our criminals over there and then close the border. Let them all kill each other...

He did not get permission and he didn't get paid the reward they were offering either,but he did get a TV show.

I believe both governments are upset that he did what they couldn't do. He went to Mexico and captured a rapist. They need to thank him instead of prosecuting him. Lloyd

Idlewild I hope it is with myLoters and not with myLot. The latter is doing everything it can to make the site better. The problem is with the users and not the site management. When I first joined it was much worse and the improvements that have been made by both management and users is very encouraging for the future.

I don't think they have a choice, isn't the U.S. required to comply with the request? Why would they deny the request, to help one bounty hunter who was acting illegally in Mexico? The U.S. should comply, if they want to maintain good relations with Mexico. There are probably many times when American criminals (like Luster) flee to Mexico, and we would want Mexico to extradite them. It's amazing how many people are still replying to this topic slamming the U.s. govt, when Mylot rules clearly state that yoiu're supposed to read all responses before responding. If they'd done that, they would have seen my comments that this is a Mexican court, not a U.S. court. I'm becoming more frustrated with Mylot by the day. It's 'respond first, read later,' like when people read the first sentence of a discussion topic and respond to that, but don't bother reading the rest of the topic.

If that is correct, then do you think the U.S. government to agree to the extradition? Lloyd

I agree with you. But as you see, we are starting to see some opposing opinions. Would like to see what others are thinking about this situation. Lloyd

He broke the law--bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico. And he was extradited by a Mexican court, not an American court--the U.S. government has nothing to do with this decision.

Something really stinks about this. I don't know why the U.S. don't tell them to shove it. I don't know what the problem is. Lloyd

He went without permission he did not clear it with the police in Mexico and this guy was filthy rich and the rich get away with a lot of things.They knew where this guy was they all the time he was over there. The gov. was probably getting paid not to go get him.

I really don't know when a decision will be made in this case. However I know that it will be hotly contested. It's a case between right and wrong. And there are people on both sides. Lloyd

I urge everyone to do what they can to resolve this issue. The Mexican government supports illegal entry into the U.S. Yet they treat us with little or no respect. I'm ready to do unto others as they do unto us. Lloyd

Are you thinking that the U.S. govt is allowing the extradition because Dog made them look bad publicly?

The Mexican government is so corrupt. I wouldn't put it pass them that Luster influenced them with his wealth and stature. Lloyd

i truely believe that! why else

Bounty hunting does sound like something out of the wild, wild west. And there have been cases where they have captured the wrong person. I wonder why it's still allowed then. Maybe it's because they play an important roll in capturing the bad guys. Lloyd

You may well be right Lloyde. Certainly right that it is something out of the old west,but maybe we need these people as you say. Still, if we're gonna have them, maybe they should be trained by federal agents or someone else in a position to train them properly. Thank ypu for your post!

Please read ALL the responses to a discussion before responding. As I noted above, the extradition decision was made by a MEXICAN court, not an American court. The U.S. government has no say in this matter.

Thanks for clarifying this point Idlewild! I'm glad I read through these comments before typing out my reply.

I understand your thinking. He captures people who break laws, so why should he get a pass. Brilliant opposing opinion. Thanks. Lloyd

To me the problem is bigger than that the laws are made to protect all people equally it is not until people try to twist the laws of one country to suit there needs. People should respect the laws are ways of other countries just like there own. I belive Dog did the right thing with the right intentions but he was in another country and should of followed there rules. The other side if a country like Mexico wants to be seen as a law abideing country then they should inforce there own laws adn stop some of the BS in their system. Tehn with what happend to Dog would of been a non event

I just seen it on the Fox Channel. The State Department is the place to contact. Thanks for that valuable information. Lloyd

Hi Lloyd, The State Department are not elected officials. As such, they are not as sensitive to the demands of the constituency. Our best bet in supporting 'Dog' is to pressure our elected representatives into supporting the 'Dog-pound'.

All American citizens travelling are informed by the US government that they are subject to all local laws and if they are in trouble they cannot expect too much from the Embassy or government in general. The Dog must have known this. In a US pssport on page 8 there is a list of tips for travellers. No. 9 says: "Familiarize yourself with local laws and customs of the country to which you are travelling. While in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws." Therefore, if Mexico says he broke the law and the US agrees that the law is valid then there is very little that the US govt can do anything to help him. In addition, there are extradition laws between the two countries...it is not the same for all countries. It is obvious that the crime that The Dog committed is included in the extradition papers. Just because we are Americans does not mean that we can go around the world breaking the laws of other countries without being punished... I visited a young American in a Barcelona prison where he was serving a life sentence for murder. There was nothing we in the Consulate could do but "hold his hand" and see that he got the things that he needed. Murder is one crime that in rarely excluded in extradition papers.

He may have broken a Mexican law, however it sounds like it would be in their best interest to get this guy off of there streets. I don't think the people of the United States would have have been overly upset if a known rapist would have been removed from the street of America. Just my opinion. Lloyd

Hi Gifana. You have made a good case. I just think that sometimes there can be exceptions to the rules. Thanks for your opinion. Lloyd

I think if the Mexican government doesn't see that this is the exection rather than the rule, then they are not our friend and we should hold them accountable to every law a Mexican breaks. Let's audit every business in America and deport every Mexican that is breaking american law by being here illegally. This diplomacy works both ways. Lloyd

That is an interesting perspective. Do you think it will encourage more criminals to flee to Mexico if Dog gets jailed? Lloyd

I watch his television show on A & E and the thing I get from it is that he really cares about upholding the law. He is not the bad guy in this case. Lloyd

Do you think that there will be a backlash against the administration if he is jailed in Mexico? Or have we just become immune to cases like this? Lloyd