Talk:Bounty hunter

message: Maybe it should be added the kind of bounty hunters then who hunted fugitives listed as "wanted dead or alive" on their posters, they were allowed to actually kill the fugitive then, unlike now.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.184.110.20 (talk) 01:09, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Old West Section

message: I came here looking to research the history of bounty hunting, but I see there is nothing on that. I suggest a history section be added.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.233.153.194 (talk) 23:44, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: History of Bounty Hunting

message: While I do think the number of "citation needed" tags is a bit excessive, the editor who placed them there does have a good point. Some of the claims in the article, while known to those of us in the industry or related industries, are not well-known to the general public and thus need sourcing. I can get the references for laws and regulations put into the article over the next few weeks, but if others with more free-time can do so, it would be appreciated.--Breandán 03:00, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Citations Needed

message: I have reversed the Edit from 00:55 2009/06/01 that stated "Bounty Hunting" was legal in Canada as this is contrary to what the cited source, a NY Times article, says. To the best of my layman's knowledge, verified by internet searches and the yellow pages for a major city (Toronto), there are no Bail Bond r Bounty,hello Mr. wilson, how are you? Hunter businesses in Canada.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ausage (talk • contribs) 01:01, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bounty Hunting in Canada 

message: I removed a statement in the artile that claimed that bail bond enforcers in Texas may not carry firearms. In Texas, bail bond enforcers are required to be licensed private investigators or commissioned security officers, and may carry weapons. They may not use deadly force except as allowed for by Section 9.51 of the Texas Penal Code, and are very heavily regulated by the state. The requirements for a bail bond enforcer are stricter in Texas than in most states, but do not prohibit the carrying of a firearm except as restricted by Section 1702, Texas Occupations Code or by Title 37, Part 1, Chapter 35 of the Texas Administrative Code governing private investigators and commissioned security officers.--Breandán 17:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Texas Bounty Hunters 

message: Googling for "non-metal guns" makes this page come up second. It seems rather unlikely that non-metal guns exist. Either the remark in this article is uninformed and inaccurate (referring to the Glock, which in fact has a whole lot of metal in it) or refers to non-public information, in which case a little backup and citation would be preferable. TurboCat 09:53, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Look, in this line of work you gotta be on the cutting edge.  That means mad google skillz at the office and superior firepower in the field.  I never go out on a job without my carbon ceramic BFG9000.  That would be insufficiently badass.  --Ryanrs 21:06, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: On second thought, I'm going to delete that sentence about non-metal guns.  Gotta maintain my info EDGE.  --Ryanrs 21:40, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  non-metal guns? 

message: Fictional examples should probably focus on real-life bond enforcement agents rather than the "bounty hunters" of science fiction, who are usually closer to what would be considered a straight-up assassin or mercenary in real life.
: Or, somebody should write up and include a longer entry on the general concept of fictional bounty hunters and their job descriptions, juxtaposed to the real-life one. That way, this article could deliver a sort of... synergy.  --194.89.3.200 14:44, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is Domino Harvey listed as a fictional bounty hunter when she was very real, and the movie was based on her life with her advising on the set? Removing it unless a compelling reason for a real-life bounty hunter being listed in the fictional section is given --Breandán 14:56, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Though I see the irony of adding this under a statement like that, the characters from Pandemic's game "Mercenaries" may be considered bounty hunters.  Various members of opposing factions are captured by the character for a bounty (which is halved should the target die), similar to the western-style bounty hunter instead of being "only" mercenaries. --165.234.135.182 (talk) 21:51, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

text: Well, often a bounty hunter is someone that hunts for bounty, whatever the means. ;) The short story was actually retitled "The bounty hunter" for some releases... think about it metaphorically.  You're right in the aspect that it isn't what modern or real-life bounty hunting is. --194.89.3.200 14:44, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

text: Fixed. It's sad that the public thinks thoroughly idiotic fare in the vein of Firefly actually is the essence of science fiction. Hrr. --194.89.3.200 14:44, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Suggest that contributor above actually watch a few episodes of the series in question before calling it "idiotic."  Any episodes, that is, other than The Train Job.  200.107.233.10 (talk) 01:40, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fiction Bounty Hunters 

message: "In the United States of America, bounty hunters have nearly limitless authority in their duties with regard to their targets.[citation needed] Unlike a police officer, a bounty hunter can enter the fugitive's private property without a warrant.[citation needed] Normally, bounty hunters do not undergo any formal training, and are generally unlicensed, only requiring sanction from a bail bondsman to operate"
The above is taken from the article itself. I think that this section needs to state that this is simply the policy of the U.S. Supreme Court and that individual states have their own laws regulating bounty hunting. Therefore, only one citation is needed for that section and that's the Supreme Court decision itself, which was already cited earlier in the article.Jlujan69 05:39, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  clarification necessary 

message: I added a Citation needed, because of two reasons. A: 60 minutes is a well known source of media, and without a citation the name 60 minutes alone can turn what might be an urban legend into a fact in many peoples minds. B: Civil rights is a very deeply discussed subject, if your going to state that civil right violations have occurred, then it should be cited which cases this has occurred by bounty hunters. --Cazamus 10:43, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bounty hunting as a form of vigilantism 

message: I am surprised to see that there is no mention in this article (or on the bounty hunter disambig page, or in the bounty article!) of the historic *animal* bounty hunter, who made his living killing coyotes, wolves, and mountain lions and turning their hides in to the state. Nearly universal throughout the mountain West. The wolves and mountain lions were driven to near extinction by them (and, as a result, the profession died immediately after.) Just a handful of places left with animal bounties... Alaska's effort to reinstate a wolf bounty was just struck down by the state supreme court.
TaigaBridge 06:42, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Now in Bounty (reward). Nurg 02:01, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Big game bounties 

message: 71.214.113.236
:Then add the information, and source it. (And unclick your caplock). --Orange Mike 15:09, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: OREGON IS ALSO A STATE THAT BANS ALL BOUNTY HUNTING!

message: The last part of the opening sentence doesn't make sense to me. "A bounty hunter is an person who captures fugitives for a monetary reward (bounty), for apprehending by law, if such laws exist." Nurg 02:03, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "for apprehending by law, if such laws exist" 

message: this article is locked and there is an obvious grammatical error in the first sentence.--Dominik92 22:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If the article ever was locked, it isn't now. --Orange Mike 01:22, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  error 

message: In this, two bounty hunters capture the captain of this ship. 65.163.112.104 01:10, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In this what? This article isn't a place to randomly dump every TV show that ever had a bounty hunter in it. --Orange Mike 01:22, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

text: This is an old thread, but I'm going to revive it. Do we really need a grocery-list of every fictional bounty hunter that appears in everything. Main characters, MAYBE, but do we need to list every bounty hunter that had a walk-on in the Star Wars movies?--JeffJ (talk) 15:19, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Star Trek: Enterprise

message: Including him in this article is more ridiculous then including Gordon Freeman in the list of theoretical physicists (which people have tried to do, believe it or not). Shouldn't these characters (and I stress the word characters) be in a separate area for fiction? This is an article about ACTUAL bounty hunters, not characters with flame throwers and jetpacks that are called bounty hunters for literary sake.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.192.236.174 (talk) 00:19, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bobba fett 

message: Would it be possible to include actual real life bounty hunters on the famous bounty hunters section? Most of them are fictonal, and I know there had to be more real life ones. I don't know any, so I cannot readily contribute.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.214.78.223 (talk) 00:42, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of real life bounty hunters? 

message: I can't find a number 1299 in the Californian penal code. See http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=pen. Has there been some changes lately? --92.229.155.128 (talk) 19:15, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Californian penal code 

message: I have a guy named Dave McGregor saying he is a bounty collector trying to collect 1600 dollars for his client would like to know if he is a real bounty hunter please.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.134.164.219 (talk) 08:38, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bounty Hunter 

message: In the opening paragraph we read 'they use only standard law enforcement agencies'.  What is the meaning of 'standard' here?
Could 'rearrest' be consistently spelt without a hyphen or consistently spelt with a hyphen?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.122.58.17 (talk) 22:09, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two Small Points 

message: This topic was covered by John Oliver on "Last Week Tonight" here.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by ProtectorServant (talk • contribs) 12 June 2015‎
:Thanks . The Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Bail (HBO) is a good 17min video, which I mined for resources. He cited The Criminal Justice Review: The regulation and control of bail recovery agents, an exploratory study. "There are 18 states where theoretically anyone can become a bail recovery agent..." --Wuerzele (talk) 18:26, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  John Oliver coverage 

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message: "Bounty hunters are sometimes misleadingly called "skiptracers", where skiptracing generally refers to the process of searching for an individual through less direct methods than active pursuit and apprehension, such as spies or debt collectors. While bounty hunters may be skiptracers as well, bounty hunting is a civil matter and does not always imply criminal conduct on the part of the individual being traced."  
This is wrong. "Bounty hunting" is always a criminal matter, as the principal must have committed an arrestable offense for which bail is required. I believe what the author meant istead that "While bounty hunters may be skiptracers as well, skip tracing is a civil matter", since skip tracers also work for debt colectors, debt collectiong being a civil matter.  
I am going to edit this section in 24 hours if no one replies.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:14D:2A70:81D4:DD9F:496:5383:3C8D (talk) 02:35, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bounty hunter and skip tracers