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2004-12-20 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by .com 2004-12-20 12:31:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The only question is which is a more painful death for spammers? Boiling or burning?

Posted by N Guard 2004-12-20 1:01:37 AM|| 2004-12-20 1:01:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Go read the poll on the sidebar at this blog and decide for yourself..."What ancient form of execution would you LEAST prefer?"

Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-20 10:32:02 AM|| 2004-12-20 10:32:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 yep - buried alive....

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-20 10:36:22 AM|| 2004-12-20 10:36:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Two words: bounty hunters.

Posted by mojo 2004-12-20 10:46:43 AM|| 2004-12-20 10:46:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Go read the poll on the sidebar at this blog and decide for yourself..."What ancient form of execution would you LEAST prefer?"

Emily, what happened to the "none of the above" button? I can't seem to find it.

Posted by Steve White 2004-12-20 11:21:05 AM|| 2004-12-20 11:21:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Mojo,
Can bounty hunters in the US go after people for these damages? I've seen the reality TV shows where they go arrest someone who's jumped bail, but a percantage of a few hundred million is a different kettle of fish.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-12-20 11:28:11 AM|| 2004-12-20 11:28:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Steve...In a manner reminiscent of Genghis Khan, I disabled it.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-20 11:29:21 AM|| 2004-12-20 11:29:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Tony: Bounty hunters are private contractors. They can go after anyone that somebody's willing to pay for. Usually that's a bail bondsman, but it's not a requirement.

Posted by mojo 2004-12-20 11:50:46 AM|| 2004-12-20 11:50:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Tony (UK) - Excellent question - one which did not occur to me when I posted last night. The legal status of bounty hunters has always been a bit murky - with the cops, in particular, trying to play it down (keep it that way) to discourage the idea.

I believe bounty hunters are temporarily "deputized" by the paperwork to apprehend specific skippers (bail jumpers). IIUC, a Bail Bondsman is an officer of the Court with special responsibilities and is "empowered" to meet them with augmented power to arrest - one aspect being the authority to "deputize" the bounty hunter. That view is simplistic, I'm sure, and may be utterly wrong...

I would imagine that the states have the power to place restrictions upon the Bondsman and bounty hunter, so it may vary quite a bit from state to state.

Calling All Resident RB Legal Beagles!!!

Please clarify precisely (heh) who can empower a bounty hunter?

Posted by .com 2004-12-20 11:54:43 AM|| 2004-12-20 11:54:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Oops, posted before I saw you comment, Mojo. Are you sure it's that "loose"? In that scenario, heh, almost anything goes. Sure, after the fact, where someone gets excessive they can sue for rights violations, etc., but that may be too little, too late.

I figure it has to be more restricted, but hell - I've been completely wrong before, so...

Posted by .com 2004-12-20 11:57:48 AM|| 2004-12-20 11:57:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 I'm sure it is more restricted, requiring (at the very least) a valid warrant for the fugitive. Is a bench warrant good enough? Does it have to be a criminal warrant? Who knows? Not me, for damn sure...

And in the case of spammers, I don't much give a damn. Shoot the pricks on sight, if you want. "Wanted: Dead or Alive (prefer dead)"

I won't complain.

Posted by mojo 2004-12-20 1:01:10 PM|| 2004-12-20 1:01:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Me.

Posted by Sawed Off Winchester 1894 2004-12-20 5:03:01 PM|| 2004-12-20 5:03:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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