Mexico's Calderon seeks life in jail for kidnappers

[Niels Bohr 72]

Thu Aug 7, 2008 3:08pm EDTMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon, dogged by a rising wave of violence, urged Congress on Thursday to pass a bill that would sentence kidnappers to life imprisonment without parole.

Calderon's appeal came days after the body of the 14-year-old son of a sports retail tycoon was found in the trunk of a car in Mexico City. The teenager was kidnapped more than a month ago and killed despite his family paying a ransom.

Several policemen have been arrested for the kidnapping.

"We can not allow fear and terror caused by organized crime to take control of our nation," Calderon told reporters.

Calderon's initiative would set a sentence of life in prison for fatal or particularly brutal abductions and the kidnapping of minors.

Calderon has made crime-fighting a cornerstone of his administration since taking office in December 2006 and has deployed thousands of troops and police across the country to hunt down members of drug-smuggling gangs.

He sent a proposal to Mexico's Senate in March 2007 to increase kidnapping sentences and now wants Congress to review and pass that proposal.

Current sentences for kidnapping vary depending on the state where the abduction takes place, but maximum terms can be as many as 40 years.

Calderon's cousin was abducted at gunpoint, beaten and held for several hours in January. He was dropped back at his home in the western state of Michoacan hours later, media reported.

(Reporting by Cyntia Barrera Diaz, editing by Patricia Zengerle)

[pedroh 21]

u have fun adding those little 'quirky' comments at the end of the news?

do u know what does it feel to have a relative kidnapped?

[Niels Bohr 72]

The government is loosing the battle against violence. That is all it means.

Edited August 7, 2008 by consolemaster

[Chica Yeyé 41]

u have fun adding those little 'quirky' comments at the end of the news?

do u know what does it feel to have a relative kidnapped?

Apparently not --- but it is always fun to throw cr@p around.

[Ban Hammer 13,636]

maybe mexico will finally have a death penalty.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

The government is loosing the battle against violence. That is all it means.

Then say so c'master; instead of adding a "they're loosing it!" as if you were reporting for the National Enquirer

maybe mexico will finally have a death penalty.

hell no. - me thinks that life in a Mexican jail is worse than lethal injection...

[Ban Hammer 13,636]

maybe mexico will finally have a death penalty.

hell no. - me thinks that life in a Mexican jail is worse than lethal injection...

maybe have some turkish guards too?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

maybe mexico will finally have a death penalty.

hell no. - me thinks that life in a Mexican jail is worse than lethal injection...

maybe have some turkish guards too?

No, we can always borrow some Marines from Abu Ghraib

[Ban Hammer 13,636]

maybe mexico will finally have a death penalty.

hell no. - me thinks that life in a Mexican jail is worse than lethal injection...

maybe have some turkish guards too?

No, we can always borrow some Marines from Abu Ghraib

i doubt they hold a candle to turkish guards.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

maybe mexico will finally have a death penalty.

hell no. - me thinks that life in a Mexican jail is worse than lethal injection...

maybe have some turkish guards too?

No, we can always borrow some Marines from Abu Ghraib

i doubt they hold a candle to turkish guards.

Naaaah.... we should just hire the fat dude that used to do aerobics on TV -- what's his name?

[HAL 9000 96]

maybe mexico will finally have a death penalty.

We have it here and I don't really see a decrease in crime.

[Ban Hammer 13,636]

maybe mexico will finally have a death penalty.

hell no. - me thinks that life in a Mexican jail is worse than lethal injection...

maybe have some turkish guards too?

No, we can always borrow some Marines from Abu Ghraib

i doubt they hold a candle to turkish guards.

Naaaah.... we should just hire the fat dude that used to do aerobics on TV -- what's his name?

no idea, i don't watch much tv.

[IAMX 3,055]

Naaaah.... we should just hire the fat dude that used to do aerobics on TV -- what's his name?

Ron Jeremy.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Richard Simmons.

Naaaah.... we should just hire the fat dude that used to do aerobics on TV -- what's his name?

Ron Jeremy.

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y'all need to lighten up on consolemaster... his english isn't very good but he tries.