Canis-Lupus
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I don't know Jack about the trade that goes back to days when lawless towns put up 'Wanted' posters of BG's and armed posses went after them on horses for the reward. I watched a 2005 flick called Domino about this young, kick-ass Brit-born gal who gets into the trade, supposed to be a spin on the real-life Domino Harvey, but hyped-up for Hollywood of course. Lots of shooting and tearing places to bits going after BG's.
Got a lot of questions like do these folks have U.S.-wide rules-of-engagement or does it shift per region? Can they enter places like airports where even CCW packing citizens dare not run around like a bad day in Beirut! I can't see armed hombres :Image35: in say DC (no-guns) using or even carrying firearms without breaking a load of laws, or do they get a free reign anywhere? Some old hole in an ancient law that gives them the rights of cops, Federal Marshalls, FBI, and PMC's all rolled into one? Defending yourself with a gun is one thing, lock 'n loading then tracking a $1mil mark down who prolly won't come in without a fight is way left of protect & serve. Has anyone a tale to tell about why they seem to be able to use a lot of ballistic force in the Northern Seattle area where the WA State RCW's don't even mention 'contracted bounty hunters' or if they do I missed it. Uniforms or plain clothes, badges/I.D.'s, permits, that extend over lines most cops can't even cross? I don't mess with the marked types nor their hunters, but I sure would like to know if these folks can turn my hood into Swiss cheese if some mark makes his/her way thru my part of town as I am busy getting out of the way, 4-get even trying to figure out who is legal or even get involved! :boom06:
Please no acerbic 1-liners, don't need 'em. If you have some good info or a link on the topic I'd love to read about it, because the news (below) is 5 days old & very real. It did happen in WA and that has me very curious having lived here close to 10 years total, never giving it much thought.
Canis-Lupus :57:
Man killed by bounty hunters identified
The Associated Press
LAKEWOOD, Pierce County — A man who was shot to death by bounty hunters in Lakewood has been identified as 34-year-old Roberto Roque.
Bail bond agents say they shot Roque in self-defense Thursday after he backed his car into one of the agent's two cars, then started going forward. Investigators say two guns were found in Roque's car.
He was facing charges in three criminal cases, including drug and weapons offenses. More recently he was accused in recent weeks of stealing money from Liberty Bail Bonds Inc., which hired the agents.
The two bounty hunters who shot at him say they fired in self-defense. Company agents have declined to comment. A police investigation into the shooting is continuing.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
Got a lot of questions like do these folks have U.S.-wide rules-of-engagement or does it shift per region? Can they enter places like airports where even CCW packing citizens dare not run around like a bad day in Beirut! I can't see armed hombres :Image35: in say DC (no-guns) using or even carrying firearms without breaking a load of laws, or do they get a free reign anywhere? Some old hole in an ancient law that gives them the rights of cops, Federal Marshalls, FBI, and PMC's all rolled into one? Defending yourself with a gun is one thing, lock 'n loading then tracking a $1mil mark down who prolly won't come in without a fight is way left of protect & serve. Has anyone a tale to tell about why they seem to be able to use a lot of ballistic force in the Northern Seattle area where the WA State RCW's don't even mention 'contracted bounty hunters' or if they do I missed it. Uniforms or plain clothes, badges/I.D.'s, permits, that extend over lines most cops can't even cross? I don't mess with the marked types nor their hunters, but I sure would like to know if these folks can turn my hood into Swiss cheese if some mark makes his/her way thru my part of town as I am busy getting out of the way, 4-get even trying to figure out who is legal or even get involved! :boom06:
Please no acerbic 1-liners, don't need 'em. If you have some good info or a link on the topic I'd love to read about it, because the news (below) is 5 days old & very real. It did happen in WA and that has me very curious having lived here close to 10 years total, never giving it much thought.
Canis-Lupus :57:
Man killed by bounty hunters identified
The Associated Press
LAKEWOOD, Pierce County — A man who was shot to death by bounty hunters in Lakewood has been identified as 34-year-old Roberto Roque.
Bail bond agents say they shot Roque in self-defense Thursday after he backed his car into one of the agent's two cars, then started going forward. Investigators say two guns were found in Roque's car.
He was facing charges in three criminal cases, including drug and weapons offenses. More recently he was accused in recent weeks of stealing money from Liberty Bail Bonds Inc., which hired the agents.
The two bounty hunters who shot at him say they fired in self-defense. Company agents have declined to comment. A police investigation into the shooting is continuing.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company