And the needle on the Irono-Meter whacks right up against the stops

[dianeduane]

Duane "Dog" Chapman of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" fame has just been released on bail after an arrest on foot of an extradition request from Mexico. They want him on a charge of illegal detention: apparently he chased a criminal to Mexico and caught him there. But bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico.

The part of the article that made that irony needle jump particularly hard:

The three men (Duane, his son Leland, and Tim Chapman, not a relative) were arrested Thursday morning by federal marshals armed with an extradition warrant related to their capture of [fugitive and convicted rapist Andrew] Luster, a Max Factor heir who was hiding out in Mexico under a fictitious name. But shortly after they caught Luster, the Chapmans were arrested by Mexican authorities.

They posted bail but never showed up for a hearing there on July 15, 2003.

They... jumped... bail.   !!!

And life imitates art in other ways:

On the way [out of the courthouse], Chapman thanked his fans and said he was happy to be free, while his wife, Beth, kept shouting at him to "shut up."

...I think I need my tea now.

 

 

 

 

Comments

[wolfette]

I guess those stupid Mexican laws don't apply to him, huh?

[captainlucy.livejournal.com]

Oh my! :D
That has just made a fine morning even finer!
(Even though it is now the afternoon...)

[lady-autumnstar.livejournal.com]

{{snicker}}

[meepa.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised they let him post bail again.

[l33tminion]

I hope he posted his own bail, as opposed to cheating some poor sap of a bail-bondsman.

[antonstrout.livejournal.com]

Dog is truly the poet laureate of our time...

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

But of course, it's DIFFERENT when HE does it. He's an AMERICAN and a PATRIOT!

Ptui.

[kengr]

Keep in mind that he actually has legal *precedent* for that attitude.

Believe it or not, US courts ruled it was perfectly legal when some private citizens kidnapped someone from Mexico and dragged him back to the US where he was wanted for something or other.

I'm not positive, but I think it even hasppened before shrub was in office. Though it might have been when his father was.

What's surprising here is that the US honored Mexico's request to extradite him!

(yes, the US actually *is* that arrogant and has been for quite some time)

[dewline.livejournal.com]

I remember when that ruling was delivered. There was some consternation over it up here in Canada for reasons that I'm sure a lot of Mexicans could sympathize with...