Posted on 08/06/2008 12:33:17 AM PDT by Hi Heels
Execution prompts concern for detained Mexicans By JORGE VARGAS, Associated Press Writer 14 minutes ago NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico - Mexico is protesting the execution of one of its citizens in Texas despite a world court ruling for a new hearing, expressing concern for the rights of other Mexicans detained in the United States. Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said it sent a note of protest to the State Department about Jose Medellin's case, which drew international attention because of allegations that Medellin wasn't allowed to consult the Mexican consulate for legal help following his arrest. Texas executed Medellin, 33, late Tuesday for the 1993 rape and killing of two teenage girls in Houston. Medellin was convicted of participating in the gang rape, beating and strangling of Elizabeth Pena, 16, and Jennifer Ertman, 14. Prosecutors said he and five fellow gang members attacked the girls as they were walking home on a June night, raped and tortured them for an hour, then kicked and stomped them before using a belt and shoelaces to strangle them. "I'm sorry my actions caused you pain. I hope this brings you the closure that you seek. Never harbor hate," Medellin said to those gathered to watch him die. "Never harbor hate." In Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, where Medellin was born, a small group of his relatives condemned the execution. "This is another murder because no one has the right to take someone else's life, only God," said Medellin's cousin Reyna Armendariz. A large black bow and a banner that read "No to the death penalty ... may God forgive you," hung from an iron fence in the front of the house where Medellin lived before moving to the United States at the age of 3.
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As Ron White (comedian) says, when you come to Texas and kill someone, we will kill you back.
Proud of my State.
well, you are correct, of course.
Very good post.
There should be no sympathy for the murderer.
I shouldn’t admit it, but I take some gratification in knowing that due to the last minute interference of his would be saviours, he suffered a few additional hours of agonizing anticipation.
Many of the people of Mexico now despise America and Americans.....and many Americans now feel the same way about Mexico and Mexicans.
We are headed for a showdown....
Get the F out
Punctuation is missing here because I don't have a symbol for a bayonet......which we should be using to prod them toward the border.
P.S. To Mexico, World Court, Liberals everywhere...Very simple way to avoid the death penalty. Don't come to Texas to do your crime. Oh, and F all of you.
Here’s a thought. How about expressing concern for the horrendous sanitary conditions that exist in Mexico; the overwhelming poverty; the fact that a civilization that was here for thousands of years before America is a backward, filthy, destitute, hell hole and is currently invading the USA to get away from these conditions.
Talk about journalistic spin.
It is not true that the authorities refused to allow Medellin to consult the Mexican consulate. The authorities did not know, at the time of his arrest, that Medellin was a Mexican national. That fact was not brought to anyone's attention until four years after his trial.
“This is another murder because no one has the right to take someone else’s life, only God,”
And Texas!
May this stand as a reminder to all other illegals who commit such crimes.
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