Mexico decries execution in Texas

Agencia EFE ^ | 28 June 2006 | Staff

[Kitten Festival]

Mexico City, Jun 28 (EFE).- Authorities here expressed regret Wednesday over the execution of Mexican citizen Angel Maturino Resendiz, the notorious "Railroad Killer," at a prison in Huntsville, Texas.

Resendiz, sentenced to death in 2000 for the rape-murder of a Houston doctor but also believed responsible in a dozen other slayings, was executed Tuesday night by lethal injection "despite medical evidence about the severe mental disturbances he suffered," the Mexican foreign ministry said in a communique.

A Texas court ruled last Wednesday that Resendiz, who asked for forgiveness before being executed and said he deserved his fate, was mentally competent for the application of capital punishment. Both his defense lawyers and Mexican diplomats filed multiple appeals challenging that ruling, but they were rejected.

The Mexican government, in commenting on the execution, noted its own "absolute opposition to the death penalty." Lawmakers here officially abolished capital punishment in June 2005, more than 40 years after the country's last execution. EFE gt/dr

[Doohickey]

"despite medical evidence about the severe mental disturbances he suffered,"

Relax. He's cured now.

[Pox]

"Lawmakers here officially abolished capital punishment in June 2005, more than 40 years after the country's last execution.

And there lies part of the primary reason Mexico has gangs running around shooting up the locals with impunity in places such as Nuevo Laredo and the police force in that city basically no longer is able to "protect the people". They cannot even protect themselves.

There are many needed fixes for Mexico, IMO, and this one change would certainly be a step in the right direction. However, the country is far too corrupt to see this happen, at least not likely in my lifetime.

[Tammy8]

I have a solution for Mexico, keep your citizens home and they won't be in any danger of being executed in the US.

[Bikers4Bush]

It certainly could be seen that way. Although I have to admit I'm thinking hell is a lot worse.

[Rakkasan1]

15 murders? wow, that's a lot of mistrials of justice finding poor Mr.Resendiz guilty all those times.

[Frank_Discussion]

They can cry me a Rio Grande. The TDC fast-tracked this guy because he was a serious waste of breathing air.

[reagan_fanatic]

If it pisses off the Mexicans I'm all for it.

[Proverbs 3-5]

Maybe we could let Mexico have one of our whackos to execute, then we'd be even...?

[Dead Corpse]

Nicely put... ;-)

[observer5]

Well, by that standard, anyone who kills people for fun, has severe mental problems...

[Dionysius]

I also regret it took so long. If Mexico did not encourage illegal immigration it would not have to see the murderous scum they send us executed.

[observer5]

Funny, how the mexican government is so concerned about this murderer being executed in the US, while hundreds of innocent people are murdered every day in the stereets of mexican cities.

You don't see the politicians and diplomats running around filing petitions on their behalf.

HYPOCRITES!

[fhlh]

Mexico.... PI$$-OFF.

[subterfuge]

After a trial, all killers deemed guilty should be killed.

[Kenton]

...was executed Tuesday night by lethal injection "despite medical evidence about the severe mental disturbances he suffered,"

Well, not any more. So we got justice, he got delivered from his personal demons. Happy ending all the way around...

[rawcatslyentist]

Oh, poor widdle messico. Maybe you should recall all your citizens from this horribly abusive facist country!

[Inspectorette]

What are they going to do with the murderers who beheaded the three police officers in Mexico? Could it be that they'll be shot "resisting arrest"?

That is, if they ever even catch them. Who knows - they're probably here in the U.S. by now.)

[mewzilla]

Mexico decries execution in Texas

Exqueeze me?

Texan Gunned Down In Nuevo Laredo

The dead man was the 126 person murdered there this year.

[YouGoTexasGirl]

You're shootin' straight back at 'um! Well put!

We've boycotted Mexico on our vacation destinations as it's almost like living there in parts of Texas, haa!