Originally Posted by
BAMF
A bounty hunter, on the other hand, announces their presence first. They may bust down the door with a few guys, but certianly not the organization, manpower, or speed of a SWAT team. They're just a bondsman breaking into someone's house..
This is most people think and it doesnt work that way. First off FL doesnt recognize bounty hunters. There is no licensed bounty hunters in FL. LE cant forcefully enter a house without a warrant. MOST street officers and on occasion warrant detectives love to go out with us. Cuts through a lot of red tape of getting a warrant to enter....I dont need one. We make entry and they come in behind me
When is the last time you heard of a bondsmen being shot in FL? Pick ups are done nightly. I use the same element of surprise (people do sleep).....people with warrants open the door to the average joe before a uniformed officer. I'm not saying every door I go to gets get kicked in actually its very few, but not gonna walk away and not get the person I went there for if they are there and refuse to open it bcause the think they dont have to.