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Woman is found chained to engine

That is just plain sick. I don't care what his reason is for doing it. It's sick and wrong.

To me this is worse than Michael Vick and dog fighting! This guy should get put away for a while!

This is a sad case of a battered woman. This man should be so lucky to get jail time and not be punished the same way he did the woman. He should also be deported after he has paid his debt to society. Women are NOT objects or animals to be treated in such a cruel manner. If only the judge would lock him up and "throw away the key." It will take years for the woman to heal and feel like a real person again.

I think that the laws should be applied, and that he needs counseling

The guy keeps an engine block in his house, then chains his girl friend to it, This is proof that people don't evolve.

Another example of how effective this nation's illegal immigration laws are, and the sad thing is he'll be deported and back in the states in no time at all.

there some class and then there is no class. nothing against a people but wherever this guy came from he tried to transfer that value system over here. way to be alert fella, now how many more are out there ..red , yellow, black or white because this sick doesn't discriminate!

I think the law should apply and he should go to jail for about 10 years. He can get his counseling there.

Here is another example of an illegal doing illegal things.

Call me paranoid if you want but this is a bigger problem than many would care to admit.

The US is a melting pot not a dumping ground for criminals.

Attention Presidente Calderon; keep your dregs in Mexico!

Or maybe the US could have a similar approach and send busses loaded with lifers from our prison system to live in Mexico City.

Re: Zacko -
One person does something bad, so that means that the entire group is bad. Nice logic there.

One person who came here illegally did something bad. Lock up all the hotel maids!

Grow up. Most of the people who come to this country (whether legally or not) are just looking for a better life. They work hard and contribute to society.

Using your same logic, my Latino neighbor scraped off my windshield this for me this week. I guess all Latinos are good.

The real point of this case is what happens when you don't use a good chain. If he had done some research on the various types of chains available, this story would be nonexistent.

I would agree with your "one person" logic if 30% of the prison population wasnot illegal immigrants.

Your problems with illegals are only beginning. Those of us residing in border states see such examples of bizarre lawlessness all the time. We are way beyond drive-by shootings here. Unfortunately, lawlessness is rampant in parts of Mexico, and they bring this attitude with them Not all, of course, but more that we should be subjected to.

Michaelitos: All due respect, EVERY SINGLE PERSON who comes here illegally has already committed at least one crime, simply by crossing the border. YES that makes all of them, --every single one-- a criminal.

But really, how can we expect them, having already broken our laws, to instantly become law-abiding, productive members of society once they're here? Honestly?? They're not willing to stay in their own countries and be productive citizens there by working to improve the societies they do not like, and they're willing to break our laws. So why do we expect something different from them once they're here?

The logic just doesn't stand up to reason.

And "CARLOS", well... enough said. Birds of a feather, I suppose.

Tell me again why Senator Bill Hickman's bill is wrong.

Carlos, the real point is that it's unfortunate that there are people like you and Fernando taking up valuable space on this planet.
The REAL point is that he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

This article says the boyfriend was in the house but then it says they arrested him at his job. They didn't really let him go until later did they?

Also, I doubt this guy was her boyfriend. He abducted her.

I don't know why Sen. Bill Hickman is wrong. Perhaps he is just innately stupid, or perhaps he's a bigot. Maybe he's half blind, and can only see the jingoistic side of the argument. Perhaps he thinks that the Hickman family have always been Americans or that they jumped through a lot of difficult hoops to get to America, like getting passports and visas and affidavits of support and on and on.

I'll have to defer to someone who knows him personally to explain why he is so wrong. But, that he is wrong is clear to all right-thinking people.

the commentors with Hispanic surnames believe that it is ok for ILLEGAL aliens to come here? How about the cost to tax payers to warehouse them? ILLEGALS make up about 30% of the prison population. How much of the school budgets to they take, welfare with their stolen ID's? Medical care?

When will we start enforcing the laws against ILLEGAL aliens? When will we start taking actions against the businesses the hire them? They can walk back to Mexico, just as the walked into the U.S. Take away jobs and they have no reason to stay.

Deport him and she's illegal, deport her!