Do we need UK Bounty Hunters

[trotta69]

i think it would be an excellent idea, an i would'nt mind giving it a go! seems like an interesting job...

[Agent Orange]

Only if it was like Lee Majors in the Fall Guy.

 

Seriously, if it means getting people back behind bars for failure to attend court or skip bail and genuinely frees up police time then, why not!!

[The_DADDY (2)]

I think its a great idea but as AJ has already said we have too many bleeding hearts in this country who care more for the crim than the victim.

Rebalance the scales on this score, then introduce bounty hunters and a reward system and before you know it people will be shopping family, friends and loved ones for a few grand in the back pocket. :thumbsup:

And if knowone shops them then lets Dog and his family deal with them.

On the subjectof Dog by the way, who would be most scared of, him or the 'missus'

[Stormy]

On the subjectof Dog by the way, who would be most scared of, him or the 'missus'

 

Haha thats a tough one. Did you see the one where she got into an argument with the hispanic lady whose son they were trying to 'arrest?' Ahh it was a beautiful moment in TV Broadcasting, so immature it was like watching kids TV. Or PMQ's for that matter.

What would we do withough Bravo eh?

[got a fag]

with my army background and training to capture the enemy I would do the job right

[geared]

For it to work it'd have to be a loosely regulated private industry totally separate from the police and justice system.

 

Mainly because to do their job they are going to have to get a little rough with some very unpleasant people.

 

The police, government etc can't be directly associated with them as sooner or later someone will get hurt and attempt to sue.

 

When that happens the police will want to stand back and place all the blame on the bounty hunters.

[byeo]

We need a UK 'DOG' with his BBW wife

 

This, we need Dog and Beth.

[L00b]

For it to work it'd have to be a loosely regulated private industry totally separate from the police and justice system.

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The police, government etc can't be directly associated with them as sooner or later someone will get hurt and attempt to sue.

I'd hate to see the size of the annual liability insurance premium for such an outfit. That's after the HR nightmare which employee-vetting would be, procedurally and costs-wise.

 

And for that reason, it isn't going to happen anytime soon: the Gvt would need to set stupidly high reward levels for it to even begin to make commercial sense...and that's not really a vote winner, is it?

[Mecky]

We already have the secret police

[cgksheff]

......I don't mean capturing the chocolate bars.

Watched a programme on ftn last night where they filmed some U.S. Bounty Hunters.

They were big lads and I think they toned down the violence for the cameras.

Basically they were licensed by the State and received 10% of any reward due.

Given that we've got escaped prioners in the UK. Should we consider a similar system here

 

I don't think that you understood what was going on.

 

They were unlikely to be capturing "escaped prisoners" but working for Bail Bondsmen.

 

When an accused is given bail of say, $50,000, they rarely have that cash and go to a Bail Bondsman who guarantees the $50,000 which they have to pay to the court if the accused fails to attend for their trial.

When they sign the deal with the Bondsman, they sign approval for them to be apprehended in the event of a no show.

 

That is probably what you saw, licensed operatives going out to get the accused into custody for trial.

Cheaper for the Bondsman to pay an agent $5,000 rather than the $50,000 to the court.

(the $5,000 is probably the deposit paid by the accused in the first place)