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Girard442

(6,719 posts) Mon Jun 23, 2025, 10:28 AM Jun 23

Are there mercenaries and bounty hunters out there grabbing people off the street? [View all]

If so, who is paying them? Is there a paper trail? Is it even the governnent? Also, do they have any kind of credentials, or are they just cosplaying randos?

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Are there mercenaries and bounty hunters out there grabbing people off the street? [View all] Girard442 Jun 23 OP

I think you answered your own question. NotHardly Jun 23 #1

No. purple_haze Jun 23 #2

Not necessarily bounty hunters so far. But rapists and thieves, and generally just thugs, sadists. Walleye Jun 23 #3

Why not bounty hunters? gab13by13 Jun 23 #9

As a retired Federal LEO... Wuddles440 Jun 23 #4

100% obviously yes obamanut2012 Jun 23 #5

Proud Boys and Jan 6 rabble. usonian Jun 23 #6

exactly bdamomma Jun 23 #7

I get my news from freespeechtv.org gab13by13 Jun 23 #8

the site isn't up ShepKat Jun 23 #10

try again. spanone Jun 23 #12

Really? gab13by13 Jun 23 #13

try https://freespeech.org/ instead eShirl Jun 23 #14

thanks ;) ShepKat Jun 23 #15

Here Cirsium Jun 23 #16

They are getting average bonuses of $42K is what I heard? kentuck Jun 23 #11