Dog the Bounty Hunter Captured

I don't think they should extradite them to mexico! Mexico protects criminals from extradition to the united states, so why should we send people, who essentially did nothing wrong, over there? I wouldn't send them to face mexican "justice".

Dog- ya'll did the right thing getting that monster! The public is behind you!

Me and my daughter have been following this closely.
Yeah, real AMERICAN HEROES MY ASS. LOL
I must say....Our Government never ceases to amaze me!

My hubby and I have been keeping up on this too and it makes me so mad that the FBI would do something stupid like this. Argh, don't even get me started.

I don't think Dog and the others should be sent to Mexico to face charges. He performed a needed service that our law enforcement couldn't. I have always liked to watch his TV show.

I suppose they just should have killed the lousy S.O.B. (Luster) and fed him to a pack of wild dogs south of the border. "No Body? No Crime!"

Dog, should get a metal. He got a criminal ( who thought he was above the law) off of the streets and in prison, where the slime ball belongs. Dog and his friends should not have to serve a day. Pay a fine maybe, and be done with it.

Thomas...Take your personal conflict with Travis somewhere else. Travis did attack me once, we talked it over and it turns out that he just misunderstood something that I wrote, and it really was my fault because of the way that I presented. I chose the guy as a contact because he and I have a lot of the same intrests and we have experienced a lot of the same things in our lives, but most of all, Travis is a pretty COOL guy.

I also have a few contacts that I have some disagreements with, but so is life. None of us see things the same way, nor do we agree on everything.

Take your beef with Travis somewhere else please.

Everyone else..Mugg, vickey, Janet. AG, Susan, sheila...

It seems to me that paybe the U.S..Marshalls were pissed because Dog did a better job than they did ?

Ruth...Good point. I really don't know what the heck is going on with all of this injustice. It's just insane.

That is just goofy politics if you ask me Timothy. If mexico is harboring figitives they should be told to get bent.

Dog broke the damned law. I don't care whether we like the law or not, he broke it and is now no better than the scum he goes after. If we ever expect to have a decent relationship with Mexico on the issue of law enforcement, we need to operate within the confines of the law. If you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime.

He broke Luster out of a Mexican prison. It's not like he just grabbed him off the beach. What would we do if some jerk from Mexico broke into our prison and grabbed a couple of Mexicans because they are wanted in Mexico?

First of all Nanci..I doulbt very seriously that the Mexicans are going to break any of their wanted out of prison here because they would rather us foot the bill and harbor them.

Second of all, I don't care if Dog broke the law or not. He brought a rapist and murderer to face justice here in the States. Plus he broke the law in Mexico, so what do the U.S. Marshalls have to do with that ? If I were one of the U.S. Marshalls who was ordered to arrest Dog, I would have laid my badge down and quit.

Have any of you tried to call the U.S. Marshalls to report wrongdoing ? I have to no avail.

Dog is far from being a danger to society. I'm sure that the U.S. Marshalls could be chasing some real criminals around instead of chasing Dog.

The hearing is Monday and I hope they proceed.

Wait a sec there Nanc....Dog did not break Luster out of a mexican prison that I am aware of. I heard he was picked up at some resort where he was surfing everyday and at night he was DRUGGING AND RAPING WOMEN still...they found him in a club trying to pick up more ladies to rape....as far as I know he was still stalking...where did yo get your info?

The Mexican government is less than conciliatory now because they have not been notified when Mexican nationals have been arrested in this country on charges they committed crimes here. We had agreed to do this in a treaty signed some time ago.

This may be there chance to use some leverage on us. They could also hand out suspended sentences ...

Timothy
Aren't you one of the people who is always talking about how you hate when Mexicans are breaking US laws...but you think an American has the right to break to break Mexican laws... ??

Amy P: I will say I usually don't agree with a lot of your post's but you make a very valid point here. It would be very hypocritical of some to expect Dog to be "let off the hook" while demanding that our laws be followed. Dog broke the law in MX and he knew he was when they grabbed Luster. That particular case secured him his show on A&E and made him a household name. He needs to be held accountable for his actions. NOBODY is above the law here or in any other sovereign nation, regardless of their intentions.

I have found no evidence that Dog broke luster out of a Mexican prison, anybody have any links ?

Yeah, Dog broke the law in Mexico, but remember he was trying to bring a convicted AMERICAN criminal to face justice here in the States.

Also, since Dog is a bounty hunter, who paid him to track down Luster? Or did Dog do this on his own ?

I still believe that the Federal authorities have their priorities out of order. Why didn't the Feds go down to Mexico and track Luster down ?

Dog didn't break Luster out of a MX prison, he found him at a bar in Puerto Vallarta through snitches. They sprayed him with mace, cuffed him, and threw him into a SUV. The 2 SUV's sped off and were stopped by MX police responding to a fight at a bar. The MX police arrested everyone. Per news reports, Dog had about a 6 hour jump on the FBI who were closing in on Luster.

Dog took it upon himself to go after Luster. Per a CBS News report 8/6/03:

" The law requires that bounty hunters have a formal agreement with the bail bond agent or law enforcement, have a clean criminal record and follow local laws when they search for felons. Bounty hunting is considered a crime in Mexico. "

Dog had no agreement with anyone. He claims it was personal, yet he still tried to claim $300,000 of the $1.000,000 bail that Luster forfeited. He was denied by Superior Court Judge Edward Brodie. " He went to Mexico and failed to comply with the law. I cannot condone vigilante justice," Brodie said of Chapman.

BTW, Dog is no boy scout. He rode with a bike gang called the "Devils Disciples", had 18 armed robbery convictions as a juvenile, and served 2 years of a 5 year sentence for felony murder. He wasn't the triggerman, but for those who will argue his conviction, research the legal theory of "proximate cause" and then see if your argument holds water.

On another thought, when he went to MX to grab Luster he took along a camera crew with him. This was before he had his big deal with A&E. I have no doubt he went to MX to feed his ego. If it was personal, as he claims, what the hell was a camera crew doing with him ( the camera crew was arrested also), and why was he so aggressive in chasing the bond money. Having them along was just plain stupid. I'm sure the MX gov't confiscated the footage, giving the prosecutor a slam dunk conviction. His only hope is that his lawyer can cut him a good deal. Like i said above, NOBODY is above the LAW!!!

Timothy
So are you saying its ok to break a law for a "noble" cause...?

Eamon...If what you are saying is true, then I'll change my stance on this issue. Do you have a link to that CBS report ? I would also like to know how Dog managed to get a 6 hour jump on the FBI.

Amy...My main issue is with the priorities of the Federal Agents. Like I said..If Eamon is right, I'll change my stance on the " Dog " issue, but that doesn't change the way I feel about the Feds. I've dealt with the FBI and ICE, and I don't trust either agency.

If Dog found luster in a bar, I apologize. My recollection of the news reports were that Luster was in Mexican custody.

However, that doesn't change my feeling that he broke Mexican law and should not be able to skate past that simply because people like the result. American perspective on our people (law enforcement and bounty hunters) is Do As I Say, Not As I Do. If we ever hope to have a reasonable relationship wiht Mexico on the issue of extradition, we need to cut the crap.

Timothy, I don't trust any federal agency any further than I can throw its largest member but that doesn't make Dog right.

My understanding is Eamon is correct on the payment issue - that Dog went off on his own to try an bring Luster back for a big payday. Obviously, he didn't care how he did it.

Timothy: Dog got a tip on his website from an American couple that had contact with Luster. The couple later tipped off the FBI also.

http://www.courttv.com/news/2003/0618/lustermoredetails_ctv.html

The CBS News report is here at:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/09/national/main535821.shtml

There's countless articles about it. Just Google either Dog the Bounty Hunter or Andrew Luster. Luster even has a website trying to explain his side of the story.
The info about Dog's past is taken right from his website.

I believe Dog's heart and intentions are in the right place now, but we cannot condone lawbreaking of that kind and expect others to follow ours. It's a very dangerous precedent to set, although in a lot of circles it has been set. Who gets to choose what laws we can violate and where in the pursuit of public safety?

As to not trusting the Fed's, I agree with you 100% there. They seem to spend more time and money on cover-ups than crime prevention. The agency that scares me the most is the IRS. They just have way to much power.

Thanks Eamon. I'll check out those links. I did Google the subject, but maybe I used the wrong combination of words.

Timothy: Dog was on Greta VanSuterns show tonite. The hearing in MX today was postponed, apparently by the prosecution. One thing he did say tonite was that he used a local MX cop to let him know when Luster was in the bar. He and his wife are still saying that what he did was the right thing (probably on their lawyers advice). This case will be fun to watch as it progresses. Maybe even force MX and U.S. to have some kind of normal extradition treaty. Supposedly MX is full of American fugitives.

I am not a big fan of Ego-Dog, sorry. Still, if he went about capturing Luster in the wrong way, but it got a serial rapist put in jail, then one can only hope he gets a slap on the hand instead of slapped in jail.

Ok here is the real problem that the Justice Department is facing on this issue. The U.S. has been fighting with Mexico for many years to get them to start extraditing criminals to the U.S. Many Mexican citizens have come to the U.S. and commited crimes and fled back to Mexico and never faced justice. Well finally just a few years back the Mexican government agreed to start extraditing suspected criminals to the U.S. We are talking thousands of criminals. Some of whom are suspects in the murders of police officers.

Since Mexico has finally started extraditing criminals the Justice department has no choice but to extradite Dog and his crew. Mexico has turned over many criminals in the last few years but there are still many more we are looking for. If they don't turn over Dog and his crew then Mexico could stop it's extradition policy. They will be deported and will spend some time in a Mexican jail whether we like it or not.