Friday, September 15, 2006

Duane "Dog" Chapman Arrested

So most of America has heard of the recent arrest of Duane "Dog" Chapman and how the Mexican government is demanding his extradition south of the border to face charges related to Dog's capture of convicted rapist Andrew Luster back in 2003.

All sorts of rumors and conspiracies are floating around as to the true nature of the Mexican's wanting Dog Chapman back.
Some people, including Dog himself, are claiming that he is being traded to Mexico in return for persons wanted by the United States government. Others simply question why, after three years, do the Mexican's now want Dog Chapman back to face charges?

I'm certain that in time all of this will play out in the media. But I am curious about one thing.

Duane "Dog" Chapman makes his living and has become a celebrity on cable TV by bringing fugitives and bail jumpers to justice so why has nobody made an issue out of the fact that Duane Chapman did exactly what those he chases does. He fled from authorities when he was originally arrested in Mexico. Isn't anyone going to state the facts here? He was arrested by Mexican authorities for what they say were legitimate charges and rather than staying and answering to those charges and clearing his name, Dog chose to run.

So before everyone gets on the Free The Dog bandwagon, just remember the entire series of events that transpired in the first place.

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6 Comments:

At 9/17/2006 10:57 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Mexican judicial system is a joke and completely corrupt. If Dog, you, or ANY American citizen is arrested there and LUCKY enough to even receive release on bail, your best course of action would be to hightail it back to the US and take your chances here. Why did the Mexico wait 3 years to pursue this? And why is the US helping them now? Dog Chapman embarrassed both governments by nabbing Luster and this is payback, pure and simple.

 
At 9/18/2006 2:11 PM, Blogger Mr. Viddy said...

Well said? The point I was making was the fact that Dog didn't even wait around long enough to see what was going to happen to him. He high-tailed it out of there as soon as he could. Not unlike all those bad guys he is famous for hunting down.

 
At 9/18/2006 9:46 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Given the fact that Andrew Luster was living next door to a police station in Mexico and had bought protection from them, I don't blame Dog for not counting on getting any justice down there and leaving. Dog also had a Mexican police officer with him when he captured Luster, and that officer turned on him after the capture. It's pretty easy to sit here in the US and judge people for how they act in situations in other countries. Unless we are willing to put our own lives on the line in dealing with a corrupt system like the one in Mexico, I don't think it's fair to judge Dog for not being willing to put his life, his son's life or his friend Tim Chapman's life into the hands of Mexican "injustice". I'm sure he especially wanted to get his son out of there. Once that cop turned on him, I imagine all bets were off and I totally understand that.

Yes, I get your point about the bail jumping on Dog's part. That point has been made numerous other places in the last few days on television, in print and online. My point remains, he was risking his life to have done anything else. His lawyers told him to come home. And for 3 years the US and Mexico did nothing about it. It's not like the guy was hard to find. And the people now complaining about Dog's bail jumping weren't making a big deal about it 3 years ago either. Or since then. Until a couple days ago. Like it's fresh news that Dog jumped bail and has continued going after bail jumpers himself. Funny how suddenly there seems to be this irony about Dog's situation for some folks that they want to bash him with, when the irony has been there for 3 years previously without their complaints or comments. These current complaints and commentaries would have seemed a bit more heartfelt had they been written anytime before Dog's arrest last week, rather than seeming to take advantage of the arrest to try to score some points against him late in the game.

I certainly don't think Dog's without his flaws. I've watched his show with a tongue in cheek appreciation. But I will never judge him on jumping bail from Mexico because I myself would never be willing to trust my life and liberty to their judicial system. So I wouldn't expect him or anyone else to do so either. And after seeing an interview with one of Luster's victims and hearing the story of the devastating horror she went through and how grateful she was to Dog for what he did, I'm even less inclined to judge him. She's started a defense fund for him and I wish Dog and her all the very best.

 
At 10/05/2006 8:54 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

First of all, Mr. Viddy, who are you to judge? Were you there? Are you and any of your family members putting themselves out there on the line to put these fugitives away? No...I don't think so!!!!!!!!!!!! We're talking about one of our own. How could you make a statement as cold hearted as to more or less say, send them back to Mexico, ---kem! Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family are heros. They put their own lives on the line to make other's safe. So until you're in their boots, I'd really consider watching what and how you comment. There are more people in this world with "Dog" and his family then not...so I certainly believe that you are outnumbered when it comes to this issue as far as your way of thinking.

 
At 10/05/2006 8:27 PM, Blogger Mr. Viddy said...

Wow, someone is a little upset. Is it due to my opinions or is it the fact that perhaps his sister has decided to stop having sex with him and now he only has his mother to share a bed with?

 
At 10/08/2006 9:11 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

He...or she...kept their remarks on topic, to be fair. Responses like yours end up reflecting more poorly on you than the person you're trying to insult in the long run.

 

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