Thread: Mexicans protest in support of Death Row Mexican

A Nuevo Laredo man on death row is stirring up controversy in Texas and across. Convicted killer, Jose Medellin, is scheduled to be executed Tuesday at 6 p.m., but anti-death penalty activists, attorneys and World Court officials want the execution to be halted.

They said his right to place a call to the Mexican Consulate was not provided. Human rights activist and attorneys said his execution could be seen as an act of defiance of international law, and Texas would break the Vienna Convention, which the U.S. is a member of. The world court also states Medellin along with 50 other Mexican Nationals set to be executed should have a new hearing.

Mexican officials and some citizens don't agree with the Texas death penalty. Tamaulipas governor issued a letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry asking for the execution to be stopped. The Nuevo Laredo Mayor Ramon Garza Barrios is backing up the Mexican governor by adding that although they understand the severity of the crime, there are other options Texas can take to death penalty.

In news reports across the state Perry stated that Texas isn't bound by the decisions of international courts and Texas holds killers regardless of their nationality responsible for crimes.

Medellin and five other men are guilty for a gang rape and murder of 16-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 14-year-old Elizabeth Pena, back in 1993.

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Excellent! Just what we need more ammo for the fight!

ROFLMAO!!! Like Mexico respects laws of other countries AHAHAHAHAAA.
Mexico didn't have a problem when O'Brien was executed 2 years ago for the same crime, but then again, he was a black man.

Let the chemicals FLOW! One down-one on the way tonight-Cantu coming up. Protest away mexico, you can KMA while you're at it too!

Well, what about the "RIGHTS" of the AMERICAN girls they murdered ???

Should of gotten the electric chair, more to what he did to the girls, at least he would of felt it, the pain. Hes got it easy, toooooo Dam easy.

Medellin will get what the state of Oregon calls Euthanasia!

Originally Posted by miguelina

ROFLMAO!!! Like Mexico respects laws of other countries AHAHAHAHAAA.
Mexico didn't have a problem when O'Brien was executed 2 years ago for the same crime, but then again, he was a black man.

Let the chemicals FLOW! One down-one on the way tonight-Cantu coming up. Protest away mexico, you can KMA while you're at it too!

LOL M!The combined educational achievement of those holding banners is probably 8 years! Another example of mexico and it's citizens perhaps having their "irony detectors surgically removed."

An illegal invader brutally murders and rapes two American girls, and yet mexico believes it's the United States who is the villian!! There is no possible way to reason with a third-world mentality such as this! It's impossible!

If mexico doesn't want it's illegal invader rapist and murders executed for those atrocities committed against American citizens, then they should keep that trash on their side of the border!!!

It amazes me how the Mexicans put the life of this murdering piece of scum, over the lost lives of two innocent girls. He chose this road for himself, he was not forced. Do they really think his life has more value than the lives he took ?
Eventually he will atone for his crime. I hope it starts tonight. That is what he fears--the ultimate Judgement. Eternity is a very long time.

Stoke the FIRE---here he comes !!!!

They had 15 years for one of their Mexican consulates to talk to him...it would not have changed a thing anyway.

IT"S TOO LATE NOW!! Hopefully he is eating his last meal, thats probably more than he offered the teens he killed.

Seriously.....what does what the Mexican government say that really matters? Hey....Calderone.....beheadings at your border? Rape trees and YOU are controlling things?