Here's a story written by a
“fugitive recovery agent.” http://www.aboutbail.com/articles/1453/bail-bonds-enforcement-agents-media-portrayal-and-the-perfect-world
We used to call them bounty
hunters, but I think I like the term “agent” better because it sounds fancy and
makes you feel like you're gambling in Morocco. He says he’s setting the record
straight about what these agents actually do because people are confused.
Frankly, I don’t think I’m all
that confused. This next story, http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/bondsmen-arrested-shooting-trenton-man-5494.shtml,
is pretty clear about what these two “fugitive recovery agents” in Florida actually
did: they chased a guy, got into a scuffle with a dog, shot the guy, and got
arrested for aggravated assault (the defendant was only facing charges for
disorderly conduct, by the way).
The more stories I read about
people trying to correct misconceptions about what they do, the more I think
that they aren’t really misconceptions, you know?
