Bounty Hunting

[glockguy45]

I was thinking(which can be scary)=) We should bring Bounty Hunting back. Think of the job oppertunities that there would be right now. What do you guys/gals think?

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Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

 

[Jim V]

"Ya want 'em sittin' on the saddle or layin' across it?"

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"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

 

[glockguy45]

Depends if I feel I my life was indanger

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Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

 

[glockguy45]

actually A big SUV would be better than a horse =D

 

[George Hill]

Bounty Hunting IS still around.
We call it Fugitive Recovery now.

 

[Numbers]

Like George says, bounty hunting never went any where. It's still here and, hang on to your hat, its still here because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision...some time about 1876(?).

Joe

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"Suppose you are an idiot. And suppose you are a member of congress.
But I repeat myself."
-- Mark Twain

 

[LawDog]

Bounty Hunting (Fugitive Recovery or Bail Enforcment) is still alive and kicking.

Unfortunately, several incidents out in (I think) California and Arizona(?) got the Media all hot and bothered for a while. Wrong doors were getting kicked in, that sort of thing.

Check your State Laws though. Here in Texas, Bounty Hunting is still legal--you just are NOT allowed to carry a gun while you do it. Not even if you have a CHL. No guns. No pistols. No rifles. No shotguns. Nada.

We don't have a whole lot of Bounty Hunters. Chasing a wanted fugitive while unarmed just doesn't interest a lot of people.

LawDog

 

[pluspinc]

I've done my share of that work as recently as two years ago. The insurance/bondsmen that write the bonds aren't much better than the thugs you chase down in many cases.

 

[George Hill]

Thats true...
But they do pay well.
I did it up to about a year and a half ago.
I made good money. Problem is - try to get a bank loan with that!
Bank Loan Officer, while looking over your application, "Okay, income looks good - but whats Fugitive Recovery?"
Me, "It used to be called bounty hunting."
B.L.M., "Okay, Boba Fett... try the bank across the street."

 

[Nukem]

Sounds like a good way to get yourself greased. If you go looking for trouble sooner or later your going to find a whole bunch :-O

 

[jcoyoung]

Hey George,

If some laws don't allow you to carry firearms (or blasters), did you still get that way cool rocket pack (like Boba Fett)?



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[George Hill]

It good to be on retainer by the local Hutt...

 

[glockguy45]

WOW no guns. I guess it does make sence, you wouldnt want a bunch of crazed gun owners violating the rights of harmless criminals. grrrrr.

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Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

 

[Jeff OTMG]

LawDog, I did not know it was illegal to carry a firearm while bounty hunting in Texas. They do have that law about taking a firearm into a known confrontational situation and if you use it you are at fault. Is that what you are talking about?

BTW, I got your 'Get Well Card' back a little while ago. You didn't stay in the hospital long enough and didn't leave a forwarding address. If you would like your card email me your address and I will send it to you.

 

[LawDog]

Okay, I'm writing this off the cuff, because I seem to remember that I stapled my TBPSPI handbook to a B7 target and emptied a Mossberg at it....

Bounty hunters in Texas fall under the jurisdiction of the Texas Board of Private Security and Private Investigators. A State Agency that is so hide-bound that I firmly believe they are still debating the phenomenon of fire.

TBPSPI allows for two exceptions to their 'no weapons' policy:

1) A Security Officer who is a)In uniform, b)under contract to stand guard at a specific location c)at that location, or travelling directly to or from said location.

In other words, if you are going to your assigned post, and you stop at a 7-11 for a soda, you must leave your sidearm in the vehicle.

2)A licensed Personal Protection Officer who is a)in plainclothes b)standing protection duty over a contracted individual.

Once you begin a contracted service, your CHL is nullified as well. The CHL doesn't come back into play until you are no longer providing a contracted security service.

Nobody else under the authority of the TBPSPI may carry a firearm. Not even Private Investigators.

Anyone else under the authority of TBPSPI may carry mace or OC spray-- BUT! Not if their company has purchased the spray for them!

Don't ask me, it doesn't make any sense to me, either.

LawDog


[This message has been edited by LawDog (edited February 22, 2000).]

 

[jcoyoung]

Well LawDog,

SLAASOGCWRMBCDJAALL

or

Sounds like another Alphabet Soup organization gone crazy with rules made by career desk jockeys, accountants, and liability lawyers.

BTW. Your get well card was also returned to me. I guess the hospital dosn't forward the mail. E-mail me with an address that will reach you.

Jason

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"Ray guns don't vaporize Zorbonians, Zorbonians vaporize Zorbonians" The Far Side

[This message has been edited by jcoyoung (edited February 23, 2000).]

 

[Lucas]

glockguy45:

Don't you remember the old TV series THE FALL GUY? It was about a stunt man who on the side was a part time bounty hunter. Lee Majors at his best.

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