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I also think that some have been so warned and are so paranoid about the danger of giving out your personal information that they won't post it publicly. We all have to remember that this is a public forum, even though you have to register to read most of it. Anybody can register, even our skips, so I can understand that to an extent, but when it is specifically requested, should be sent by PM to the requester and/or others who are moderators and/or proven active members on the forum.
We have all seen people come and go in this business. Even those who post full introductions and give all of their information are questioned until we have gotten to know them. Most of us who are active in the group have gotten "in" in one of two ways. One, we had some experience, we knew what we were doing, but we took the time to read what was on the forum and get to know the people on here by their posts, so we may have come on strong, but we soon proved ourselves. Second are those with no experience, and may have not started in the most favorable manner, but took the time to read and learn, and maybe most importantly persevere against all "realism" that many consider as negativity and questioning to then prove themselves.
This is NOT an easy group or profession! It wasn't my dream job (although now that I am doing it I like it), and I really don't care if it is yours. What I care about is that it is a profession that I am active in, and I do legally and ethically, and I expect everyone to do the same. That is why we question people that we don't know. If you join here because somebody else active on here knows you, we trust that person's judgment, and you won't get questioned as harshly as an unknown that has no known references, but expects to register and instantly get work. I'm sorry, but with all the wannabe idiots and people taking classes from "schools" that are questioned and/or illegal, you have to understand our position as well.
We are a group of professionals that expect everyone to aspire to our level. We have paid our dues, and we live in the real world. We don't want to be on TV, because we want to be allowed to do our job "in the real world" and not as it is scripted by the networks. We aren't "reality" we are REAL. We don't work on an island, we work on the mainland. We spend hours making phone calls, pounding the pavement, checking and rechecking databases, and doing surveillances that may or may not get us paid. If you want to solve a case in an hour episode, move to Hawaii. If you want to work in the real world, get over whatever preconceived ideas and fun you have gotten from the network scripts, and research your local and state laws. Make sure you are properly trained and licensed or certified in your state, and further research any other state you travel to or through.
Personal experience, we apprehended a person in WI (a non-friendly, but not impossible non-bail state), then another in FL (bond-friendly, but not for BEA's). We were in another state when our fugitive from WI decided to dial 911 from the motel room, thinking that he would be released. He found out differently, since we had all our paperwork in order and we were acting legally. That is the main thing, we were acting legally in picking the guy up and in transporting him back to face his charges. As long as you work within the laws of the state you are working in, you are fine. This guy was prior Special Forces, and was pissed that we had legally apprehended him in WI because we used no weapons, in compliance with what we were told was their rules.
Just another example of doing things right, and questioning those those that we don't know are doing the same. It doesn't matter what business you are in, the point is that you have to prove yourself no matter what your dream. Business is business, period!
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Kathy Blackshear
Blackshear Investigations
Blackshear Bail Bonds
Sales Associate, Prepaid Legal Services, Inc.
Walsenburg, CO
Proud Member of the AB Reject Club
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