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Post Army captures U.S. teen drug hitman in central Mexico (Reuters)

Reuters - Soldiers captured a 14-year-old U.S. citizen suspected of being a drug gang hitman as he attempted to travel to the United States.




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AP - The Mexican army has detained a 14-year-old suspected of acting as a killer for a drug cartel, an army official said Friday. The boy said he had been working for the cartel since he was 11.




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Post 14-year-old: Mexican drug gang made me behead 4 (AP)

AP - In cargo pants and a T-shirt, the skinny, American-born 14-year-old looked like he should be in middle school. Instead he was surrounded by three armed Mexican soldiers in ski masks and camouflage as he told reporters that he helped a Mexican drug gang behead four people.




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"...“El Ponchis” and his sister were trying to flee Mexico by...heading to San Diego to seek refuge with their stepmother..."
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Post Mexico arrests 14-year-old hitman (AFP)

AFP - Mexican authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy possibly born in the United States and accused of beheading and mutilating his victims as a drug cartel hitman, officials said Friday.




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Old 12-06-10, 01:02 AM   #6
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Default Re: Army captures U.S. teen drug hitman in central Mexico (Reuters)

"A 14-year-old boy possibly born in the United States and accused of beheading and mutilating his victims as a drug cartel hitman."

14 years old? Now there's a story there just waiting to be told...
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That would go great juxtaposed with David's life story.

One path to righteousness and redemption; the other

not so much.
Old 12-06-10, 02:06 PM   #8
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That kid is ruined. He could never be saved.
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Post US officials met with alleged boy hitman in Mexico (AP)

AP - U.S. Embassy officials met with a 14-year-old boy accused of being a drug cartel assassin to check on his welfare and provide him with information on a lawyer in case it turns out he is American, a spokesman said Tuesday.




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Old 12-07-10, 05:37 PM   #10
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Default Re: US officials met with alleged boy hitman in Mexico (AP)

"He is a sweet boy," the relative said.
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Yeah.......sure. I wonder how many sicko's are bidding for the movie rights.
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Default Re: Army captures U.S. teen drug hitman in central Mexico (Reuters)

Problem is, he won't be kept locked up in Mexico longer than three years due to the law. Then he'll be extradited to the US.
Then what???
Old 12-08-10, 07:10 AM   #12
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Realistic scenario would be he would live with friends/or family in Logan Heights or similar, join a gang and be killed or in jail for life by age 25. Sounds cynical, but the phrase "he is ruined" is accurate. Tragedy.
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25???

I would be totally amazed if this kid lives to see 18...
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Old 12-08-10, 08:22 PM   #14
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Realistic scenario would be he would live with friends/or family in Logan Heights or similar, join a gang and be killed or in jail for life by age 25. Sounds cynical, but the phrase "he is ruined" is accurate. Tragedy.
Barrio Logan. Great idea. He'd blend right into the scenery there. Such a nice place.
Old 12-09-10, 01:55 PM   #15
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Problem is, he won't be kept locked up in Mexico longer than three years due to the law. Then he'll be extradited to the US.
Then what???
Fact is that if he had committed such crimes in the US, it is unlikely they would try a 14 year old as an adult. Thus, he would likely be incarcerated until he hit 21 at most.
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Default Doing time....

Yep, and when 21 he might look about like this.....



Not sure tragic is even close...
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Fact is that if he had committed such crimes in the US, it is unlikely they would try a 14 year old as an adult. Thus, he would likely be incarcerated until he hit 21 at most.
You've got to be kidding. He admitted to assisting in the decapitation of four people. Do you not think that would qualify the freaky kid to be tried as an adult?
They don't do that in Mexico or I believe they would.
The object now is to dispose of this monster kid. Not try to convince him of the error of his ways. There's not a medical professional in any system that's qualified to deal with this.

Converting Head-Hunters....1A and 1B ....Who in hell's going to teach that one???
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I don't disagree. But I can't seem to recall anyone tried for a capital crime as an adult under the age of 16.
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I don't disagree. But I can't seem to recall anyone tried for a capital crime as an adult under the age of 16.

Just give him a Lobotomy and send him home.
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Someone will raise $1,000 pesos, end of story.





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