It seems that Dog The Bounty Hunter has finally been arrested.

He was charged in Mexico with kidnapping in 2003, when he kidnapped Max Factor heir and convicted serial rapist Andrew Luster.  He and his team bailed out of jail, but skipped the country before he was formally charged.

Mexico finally requested extradition from US Authorities, and he was picked up by US Marshalls in Hawaii.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14839076/

I dunno, sometimes it takes a scumbag to catch a scumbag.  If Dog was really all that and a bag o' chips, the U.S. government would send him to Afghanistan!
;D

;D This has made my day.

wait a minute--the Mexicans want to charge him with taking a U.S. fugitive baCK TO HIS own COUNTRY??? ::) ???Did they really want to keep him that bad??

wait a minute--the Mexicans want to charge him with taking a U.S. fugitive baCK TO HIS own COUNTRY??? ::) ???Did they really want to keep him that bad??


You don't seem to understand. Bountyhunting is strictly illegal in Mexico, there under Mexican law, what Dog did was kidnapping.

Frankly I don't feel a bit of sympathy for the b@stard. Neither does U.S. law enforcement apparently, they picked him up and sent his azz back. The best part, you see, is that it takes awhile to go to trial in Mexico. Even if he manages to get off, he'll at least spend a year in Mexican jail. ;D

The law is the law, I guess, but it seems rather unfair to me that the Mexican government allows a convicted rapist to run free while at the same time vigorously pursuing someone who's trying to bring him to justice. Seems kind of one-sided to me.

The law is the law, I guess, but it seems rather unfair to me that the Mexican government allows a convicted rapist to run free while at the same time vigorously pursuing someone who's trying to bring him to justice. Seems kind of one-sided to me.


Because in Mexico bountyhunting is seen how it should be- as vigilantism.

I don't agree with American law in this case- I think bountyhunters like dog should be considered vigilantes and therefore, criminals. We have law enforcement for a reason. To me allowing bountyhunters to operate is like allowing criminals to bring in other criminals- it seems kind of hypocritical on the part of the Law to tolerate it

Because in Mexico bountyhunting is seen how it should be- as vigilantism.

I don't agree with American law in this case- I think bountyhunters like dog should be considered vigilantes and therefore, criminals. We have law enforcement for a reason. To me allowing bountyhunters to operate is like allowing criminals to bring in other criminals- it seems kind of hypocritical on the part of the Law to tolerate it
I agree that bountyhunting is a rather shady profession, to say the least. However, I don't know the full circumstances of this particular case, nor am I familiar with Mexico's extradition policies. My first impression is that the kidnappee in question fled to Mexico to jump bail and avoid his trial. I don't know if the Mexican authorities would have eventually extradited him and that Dog the Bounty Hunter just went after him as a publicity stunt, or, if it wasn't for Dog, Andrew Luster would still be sitting down in Mexico drinking margaritas and having a good laugh at the expense of his victims.  Perhaps you know more about this than I do.

I too wish the proper authorities would have caught Luster and Factor, but they didn't, and they weren't gonna.  Mexico is a country with gargantuan problems.  There's a lot of lawlessness.  At least one of the world's most prolific serial murderers is still at large down there.  Of course, America doesn't care too much because the victims are just poor Mexican girls.  Anyway, if Dog ever came face to face with that monster, he'd probably cry and pee his pants!
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I agree that bountyhunting is a rather shady profession, to say the least. However, I don't know the full circumstances of this particular case, nor am I familiar with Mexico's extradition policies. My first impression is that the kidnappee in question fled to Mexico to jump bail and avoid his trial. I don't know if the Mexican authorities would have eventually extradited him and that Dog the Bounty Hunter just went after him as a publicity stunt, or, if it wasn't for Dog, Andrew Luster would still be sitting down in Mexico drinking margaritas and having a good laugh at the expense of his victims.  Perhaps you know more about this than I do.


I'm not familiar with how the Mexican authorities were pursuing Mr. Luster either. I can't really say whether or not he'd still be on the loose if it wasn't for Dog.

I'm not saying Bountyhunters never do any good, but I still think it shouldn't be tolerated by the law. It seems like they're allowing people to commit criminal acts- assault, kidnapping, breaking & entering- in order to bring in criminals. We already have people who are allowed to do these things to enforce the law, they're called law enforcement! :D

There is one thing that required an action like whar Dog did to bring Mr. Luster to justice:

The Mexican Government considers both the Death Penalty and LWOP as "Cruel and Unusual Punisment".  Therefore, they refuse to expidite anyboy who faces either of these sentences.

Because of this, the US Government could do nothing when Mr. Luster ran to Mexico.  Mexico considers the 124 year sentence (what he was given in absentia) "LWOP", therefore they refused to extradite him.  So Andrew was able to party and live openly, thumbing his nose at his victims and the Justice system both.

I am not saying I agreed with what Dog did or not, that really is irrelevant.  But I belive that arresting him and sending him back is actually the right thing to do.  If he had appeared for his arraignment, he more then likely would have done a few months in jail before being returned to the US because of pressure from both inside the government, and from ordinary citizens protesting.

By running, he has only made things worse.  Now the Mexican Government will probably go harder on him, if nothing else then to show that their laws are not to be ignored.

And to be honest, I am surprised it has talen this long to get around to requesting him.  This is a 3 year old charge.  And I wonder if him flaunting his fame on a weekly TV show (the #1 show on A&E) has anything to do with the arrest.  If he had simply dissapeared into anonymity, Mexico probably would have let it die.  By appearing on TV every week, it only reinforces the desire in some to see him brought to justice, since he really is profiting from the fame he got comitting a crime in their country.


I'm not familiar with how the Mexican authorities were pursuing Mr. Luster either. I can't really say whether or not he'd still be on the loose if it wasn't for Dog.


They were not persueing him at all.  He was living openly, and made no attempts to hide his identity.  This is because under the Mexican Constitution, he was safe from extradition because he was convicted and sentenced to 124 years.  Because he was un-extraditable, there was no reason to hide.  He could have gone on national TV and admitted what he did and he was glad he did it, and nothing would have happened.

In fact, they had been trying to find an excuse to extradite him for immigration and visa violations, but he was careful to keep everything current and follow all Mexican laws.  Mexico wanted to see him out of their country, but unless he did something that could warrent his return to his home country, they could do nothing but sit back and watch him.

There is one thing that required an action like whar Dog did to bring Mr. Luster to justice:

The Mexican Government considers both the Death Penalty and LWOP as "Cruel and Unusual Punisment".  Therefore, they refuse to expidite anyboy who faces either of these sentences.

Because of this, the US Government could do nothing when Mr. Luster ran to Mexico.  Mexico considers the 124 year sentence (what he was given in absentia) "LWOP", therefore they refused to extradite him.  So Andrew was able to party and live openly, thumbing his nose at his victims and the Justice system both.

I am not saying I agreed with what Dog did or not, that really is irrelevant.  But I belive that arresting him and sending him back is actually the right thing to do.  If he had appeared for his arraignment, he more then likely would have done a few months in jail before being returned to the US because of pressure from both inside the government, and from ordinary citizens protesting.

By running, he has only made things worse.  Now the Mexican Government will probably go harder on him, if nothing else then to show that their laws are not to be ignored.

And to be honest, I am surprised it has talen this long to get around to requesting him.  This is a 3 year old charge.  And I wonder if him flaunting his fame on a weekly TV show (the #1 show on A&E) has anything to do with the arrest.  If he had simply dissapeared into anonymity, Mexico probably would have let it die.  By appearing on TV every week, it only reinforces the desire in some to see him brought to justice, since he really is profiting from the fame he got comitting a crime in their country.

They were not persueing him at all.  He was living openly, and made no attempts to hide his identity.  This is because under the Mexican Constitution, he was safe from extradition because he was convicted and sentenced to 124 years.  Because he was un-extraditable, there was no reason to hide.  He could have gone on national TV and admitted what he did and he was glad he did it, and nothing would have happened.

In fact, they had been trying to find an excuse to extradite him for immigration and visa violations, but he was careful to keep everything current and follow all Mexican laws.  Mexico wanted to see him out of their country, but unless he did something that could warrent his return to his home country, they could do nothing but sit back and watch him.
Obviously the Mexican government needs to change some of their extradition policies.  IMO, I think that our government should have refused to extradite Dog in protest of these policies. It seems ridiculous to me that someone could rape and/or murder at will, and that if they can just make it across the Rio Grand they can get off scot-free.

Obviously the Mexican government needs to change some of their extradition policies.  IMO, I think that our government should have refused to extradite Dog in protest of these policies. It seems ridiculous to me that someone could rape and/or murder at will, and that if they can just make it across the Rio Grand they can get off scot-free.



I believe Canada has a similar extradition policy as does Israel I think.  If you've been convicted of a capital offense here, and you flee to a country that doesn't have capital punishment , they won't send you back.