[Imal]

It's also "illegal" to just be an American standing around in Mexico, subject to a fine of whatever you have in your pocket, payable to the "arresting officer" on the spot.

This is just another such shakedown, and Mr. Chapman should have known better than to have -any- contact with "local authorities" there, who are nothing more than the modern equivalent of the pirates on Mexico's Barbary Coast. He can expect some hefty fines if he doesn't want to spend time in a Mexican jail (the western hemisphere's equivalent of a Turkish prison), while Mr. Luster the Rapist can expect to be let go after he finds a way to funnel some money into the right pockets.

And that is why I never go there: I know too many people that have.

Meanwhile, Mr. Luster has been demonstrated to have fled the U.S. to avoid imprisonment, a federal crime. Where is the FBI in this case?

[xusafflyer]

The Mexican courts won't extradicte felons facing life or death sentences in the US. Bounty Hunters are the only way to do it.

That's why we can't grab that cop killer who fled from Irwindale last year and is living in the open in Mexico.

[Billy_bob_bob]

Everything you just said is true. Now for the amazing part. This is a "nation" that we have signed trade agreements with, like NAFTA and GATT. Now, consider the reality of what you pointed out, then put that together with the reality of NAFTA and GATT.

You'll know when you have truly realized this point when you need asprin and/or a drink.

[Khurkris]

Point of information: A FBI fugitive team was in Mexico making its way to Mr. Luster when he was being taken captive. His presence there was known to the Feds and they were going thru the paperwork. Bounty guy just was ahead of their curve in his apprehension. In the fugitive capture business Chapman has a very bad reputation.