Tough call.
I have some respect for Chapman as, at 53, he's turned his life around -- big time -- from what it could have been and he runs his own business (to a degree) which is hard.
But he did enter another country, ...
Legally. Unlike several millions of Mexicans that have entered THIS country, with the aid and encouragement of the very government that is trying so hard to convict Dog.
detain someone without jurisdiction there, kidnap them, and bring them back to the states:
He did not "kidnap" him - he ttok him into custody before he could either run away or tape himself raping some more women while they were doped with GHB, (which was found in his hotel room). The Mexican authorities took Luster into custody when they arrested Dog, and it was the MEXICAN authorities who extradidted Andrew Luster to the United States - but they had little choice at that point.
in a manner that nobody seems to want to describe.
See above.
I'm curious as to whether Luster was in Mexico legally. If he was, I think Dog has a serious issues... (Do we want somplace like Israel coming into the United States and kidnapping legal immigrants to face charges in Israeli courts?)
read 'em and weep:
"In 1996, 1997 and 2000 Luster gave three women GHB, a known date rape drug, and raped them while they were unconscious. Luster was brought to trial in 2002. Soon afterward, police officers found videotapes of Luster raping the women in question, including one tape labeled "Shauna GHBing."
On January 6, 2003, the trial court found the appellant had voluntarily absented himself from the trial and declared him a fugitive.
On January 21, 2003, Andrew Luster was convicted of 86 of the 87 counts of rape against him.
On February 18, 2003, the court sentenced Andrew Luster to 124 years in prison, in absentia while still absent from the court. Also, on February 18, 2003, the trial court found that on January 4, 2003 the appellant willfully absented himself from both the court and the state.
The California Court of Appeal refused the appeal his attorneys filed on his behalf [1], ruling that as a fugitive from justice, Luster had forfeited his right to appeal. The California Supreme Court [2] and the United States Supreme Court [3] later refused to disturb this ruling. FindLaw record of the Motion to Dismiss Appeal [4].
Luster found his way to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where he lived under an assumed name (David Carrera), surfing and partying. He was taken into custody by bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, his son Leland Chapman, Tim Chapman, and two TV crewmen, in a noisy scuffle on June 18, 2003. Originally captured by the bounty hunter, Luster was taken into custody by Mexican authorities who then charged the bounty hunter with kidnapping. A search of Luster's room revealed more GHB [citation needed] as well as plans to rebuild his fortune [citation needed] and unspecified plans for "payback" against many of the participants in his trial."
Per wikipedia.
If Luster was in Mexico illegally, I don't know why Mexico cares about this, other than Dog made them look bad by doing something they wouldn't or couldn't.
DING DING DING ...give the man a cee-gar!
