WOW, my two heroines, both discussed in one topic. How will I ever survive
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Obviously A&E is a lost cause with their superb profits, but we all should write or e-mail WE (particularly us women since it is supposedly women's entertainment they air) about their choice in programming, or at least the characters they support in the programming. There were a couple of respectable shows that fired this female Chapman (male and female) wannabe, and the network should be aware of it. Also, why she is in no way representative of our industry and has no support from the professionals who work the streets everyday.
Unfortunately, I had a short-term business relationship with another female who talked the talk, but couldn't walk the walk. I couldn't confirm any of her references (because they were all supposedly drug dealers or out of business), and finally canned her for BE when I found out that she was pregnant and totally when she wrecked James' car while she was supposed to be taking care of our dogs and office while we were out of town when my mom died. The car still hasn't been fixed, and the only BE technique she knew was to flirt (slide up next to a guy in her words) and cuff or taze them long enough to get them cuffed. If she couldn't call someone who had access to NCIC or other information, or a reference who would give up info when she claimed to be their girlfriend and/or pregnant by them, she had no clue what to do to track or apprehend a person. Her self-defense skills also turned out to be very "exemplified" as well. When a person tells me that they have taken down a 200+# man, but can't defend herself against a 150# boyfriend, it is a real concern.
We have all seen how some felons and others have taken the limelight and made themselves out to be much more than they are, and how publicity has made them into stars, no matter what a detriment they are to our business. I do not want to be on TV or publicized in any way, because that only takes away how I operate. It is much easier to pretext or find a person if we are unknown, and most of us know this. Be "flashy, rididulous, and famous if you want," or portray a real bondsman or BEA if you are serious about your profession.
Documentaries are good if keyed on the right persons and techniques, those expoited for publicity based on the ridiculous or not.
