Dog the Bounty Hunter is a convicted felon?
You'll note he never has a firearm. I guess it takes one to find one? He did time for second degree murder after someone was shot during a dope deal gone wrong, although he was not the shooter. There's an episode where he explains all that.
What prevents people from shooting Dog the Bounty Hunter when he tries to arrest them if he is not a police officer?
Pretty simple actually. Bounty hunters are generally hired by a bail bonds company to recover their collateral. When you sign the contract with the bond agency you are agreeing to pay them back, show up for your required court dates, and not to go on the run. Usually in these contracts, there is a part authorizing a bond agency to send someone after you (including the use of force) in the event that you fail any of the court and the agency stated requirements for release on bond. So if you are out on bond and miss your court date the bond agency can and will send someone after you (you’re costing them lots of money by failing to comply) to pick you up to make you show up for court.Now let’s assume you shoot them when they show up. Now not only are you a fugitive for whatever you were released for initially, but now you have committed assualt, attempted murder, or even actual murder. Guess what? Your six months of parole just went to 5+ years of prison time for your own stupidity. So instead of showing up for your hearing and trying to get a better sentence without violence you tried to commit a felony. Do you really think you’re going to be able to get away with it? Oh and let’s not forget that generally (not always) if you are out on bond you are not allowed to possess any weapons. Yeah, that’ll go over real well.So next time you’re out on bond and decide to break whatever rules you agreed to to get out, just remember that you’ll definitely not be in a better position by shooting the bounty hunter that comes after you. Also while Dog’s crew might not be armed with firearms, some (perhaps even most) fugitive recovery crews are very well armed and even armored so shooting at your bond agents collection rep may even cause you to catch a bullet or twelve.
What can I legally do if bounty hunters unlawfully enter my home and try to arrest me?
Short answer: call the real police. The wild west days of bounty hunting are over, if they ever existed. Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia heavily restrict bounty hunting or have banned it altogether. In all cases if you are not the fugitive in question and are not in that fugitive’s home then the bounty hunter is at least guilty of trespassing, maybe breaking and entering and possibly assault. In the real world bounty hunters are closer to skip tracers than macho dudes with a bunch of scare tattoos. They don’t generally go around kicking down doors regardless of what you see on tv.
What do cops think about bounty hunters?
As I've mentioned before, I'm not a cop, but in a previous lifestyle, I've had to use the services of Bail Bondsmen a couple of times (it's been decades since ive needed one), for the most part, regular guys doing a job. But this one time..……My brother had the same lifestyle as I did. One particular time, he didn't show up to court, and he lived with my wife and I. About 6am, I'm getting ready to go to work, and this 450 lb, maybe 500 lb (no exaggeration) guy just walks in my front door. And he's yelling my brothers name. Finally he identified himself, and he is there for my brother. But this guy was your typical, loudmouthed, stereotype asshole. He really doesn't speak normally, he yells all the time, I guess maybe you get that attitude from dealing with assholes all the time, but I'm not sure, he could have been an asshole his entire life for all I know. This guy definitely thought he was a cop though. You just don't go walking into someone's house like that, some people would have just shot him. He made the point if telling me he had MORE power than a cop does. There is something wrong with that scenario (if it's true).
What is the relationship between bounty hunters (fugitive recovery agents) and the police like?
“What is the relationship between Bounty Hunters (fugitive recovery agents) and the police like?”Frankly, “the relationship" between bounty hunters and police is practically non-existent. There are very few true “bounty hunters,” although I'm sure there are plenty of people who imagine themselves to be bounty hunters. There are even fewer successful ones, as it is a very specialized “niche” profession.In fact, I never met a bounty hunter. I don't know of any officer who did. It's never come up in briefing or break room discussions, other than laughing at some “reality tv” silliness. I expect one thing bounty hunters avoid, if at all possible, is running into cops.I suppose officers in The Big City might have occasion to bump into one now and then.But I'll tell you this: Before I retired, if someone had an extraditable warrant and I found that person in a bounty hunter's custody, that person would have ended up in my custody. Warrants say “…shall arrest…” on them, not “…leave in custody of a bounty hunter….”
Why did dog the bounty hunter murder some one and who was the person?
Jerry Lee Oliver was killed in September, 1976. Dog the Bounty Hunter, and friend were visiting Jerry. Kurkandall (the friend) pulled out a shotgun, and commanded Jerry to give him all of the pot that he had. Jerry said "No", and grabbed the barrel full of pot, and Kurkandall shot the gun, and ran. Dog followed. Less than 8 hours later, Jerry Lee Oliver died. The next morning, the radio announced that Dog had killed Jerry. Therefore, the police found Dog and arrested him. In 1977, Dog the Bounty Hunter was sentenced to 5 years in jail, also to do nothing but hard labor in a Texas prison. He ended up serving less than his sentence, he was finally released out of jail Feb. 6,1979 (less than 2 years in jail).
How dangerous a job is bounty hunting?
You find dangerous criminals and make them very, very angry. What could go wrong? You'll notice that Dog always has backup. Always. There are plenty of dangerous jobs and women do all of them. SEALs, heavy construction, cold-water fishing, whatever field you can think of women do it and they do it well. However old prejudices still exist; as a bounty hunter you will pretty much have to look intimidating and intimidating-looking women make a lot of men insecure. If you're serious you'll have an interesting life. Depending on your personality the kind of interesting situations bounty hunters get into regularly will either make you crazy or keep you sane.
If a criminal crosses the border to Canada, can the American police pursue them or is it out of their jurisdiction?
This happened in 2009. Maine State Police were chasing a suspected drunk driver who crossed the Canadian border into the province of New Brunswick in an area where there was no Customs officers housed. The police captured and arrested the driver — a Canadian — on Canadian soil.The Canadian authorities charged the man with illegal re-entry into Canada, and the American authorities disciplined the arresting officer with an unpaid suspension for illegally crossing into Canada.I don’t know exactly what happened to the driver, but my best guess would be that the case was thrown out. From a legal standpoint, this was a completely illegal arrest. The driver could be charged with failure to stop for the police inside the United States, but once he entered Canada the drunk-driving charge most likely would not have stuck.Trooper cited for chase into Canada