WalkingWolf
Regular Member
Howdy WalkingWolf!
Thank you for the comment. I am sorry the article I posted was so darn long, but most folks have no clue what a bounty hunter actually does, or how he gets work. So I figured to hit the main points to address those who have no idea about the role of a Fugitive Recovery Agent.
Yeah, I know the thread was about Game Wardens, but I felt an onus to address a misconception of bounty hunters. I think there is a widespread notion that FRAs are little more than vigilantes who skirt the law, rather than living by the law as applies to their work.
Anyhow, I surely do appreciate your comment, and hope you saw something new to add to your data banks! LOL!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
Many people have the same misconceptions about different branches of LE. The area I worked as a conservation officer had me doing mostly police duties. It was not uncommon to have people say "You can't do that you are just a ranger". I remember one incident in Fl where a Marine Patrol pulled over a truck. As the Officer was still in his vehicle the truck driver walked back to the car, read the side, laughed and then flipped the officer the bird and attempted to drive off. He spent the night in Monroe county jail for that little exercise in stupidity.
As you said FRA are not cops and because of that they can do some things, by SCOTUS, that cops cannot. But they do have rules just like everybody does in one way or another. I am not sure where this idea came from that game wardens can disregard the constitution, but I can assure it is not true. Every police officer can enforce game laws, and most wardens or rangers can enforce criminal, and traffic laws. CA Supreme court has a ruling on this which I disagree with, I will have to find it. In that ruling they express that protecting the wildlife comes above individual rights. All they had to do was uphold the RAS in the case, instead they chose to make a political statement. So in CA game wardens may have super powers, but that is not unusual for CA.