Given the Left's attempts to blame everything on the Tea Party Movement as detailed here by Michelle, along with their efforts to blame recent high profile shootings on those who believe in the 2nd Amendment, it seems only fair to blame Capitalism for this. What's utterly incomprehensible is that the father went to police when he wasn't paid. Given the way this guy sees the law, he should run for Congress.
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - A California man accused of selling his 14-year-old daughter into marriage for $16,000, beer and meat has pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment.
Marcelino de Jesus Martinez had pleaded not guilty in February to procuring a child for lewd acts, aiding and abetting statutory rape and child endangerment. If convicted of those charges he faced 10 years in prison.Monday's plea on the endangerment charge means the 36-year-old man will be sentenced May 7 to up to a year in jail followed by deportation.
Prosecutors say Martinez and the family of Margarito de Jesus Galindo negotiated a marriage and dowry contract. Galindo and the girl allegedly lived together for week.
Martinez went to police to get his daughter back because payment wasn't made.
I wonder what part of the payment wasn't made, the money, beer, or meat?
What a guy.
Posted by: Xerocky | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 11:44 AM
I believe his daughter WAS the meat.
Posted by: gus | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 12:33 PM
age of consent in mexico: 12.
la raza should be paying for his lawyers.
Posted by: mark l. | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 12:47 PM
This sorry piece of humanity is from the Mexican Trique community. Ain't diversity grand? Why do we allow libs to insist that we bring the culturally crippled into America in droves? Since this is a common practice in their Mexican culture, why don't we draw a line and insist they remain where this is accepted?
Posted by: zeezil | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 01:00 PM
"-- Given the Left's attempts to blame everything on the Tea Party Movement --"
Hahahahaha. Blame? You must be joking. I don't know any blog that has given the Tea Party Movement blame for anything except fits of hysterical laughter. You've accomplished... what exactly? A massive swing in the public polls? Groundbreaking new anti-tax legislation? Millions of dollars in grassroots funding for conservative causes?
"-- Given the way this guy sees the law, he should run for Congress. --"
But for which party, Dan? FOR WHICH PARTY?!
Posted by: IslamoLlama | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 02:32 PM
"--- But for which party, Dan? FOR WHICH PARTY?! ---"
Either one, Llama... either one.
Posted by: seekeronos | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 02:41 PM
Heh. I notice the Tea Party is garnering the same reaction from ALL the leftwits. Seems they see a looming problem here.
After doing a bit of investigation, I'd say there is solid reason FOR them to worry.
This should be fun.
Posted by: irongrampa | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 07:05 PM
Selling your daughters is just another lifestyle choice. What have you against different cultures?
Posted by: WAHOO WILLIE | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at 07:57 PM