The Bounty Tank Interview: How Bounty Hunting Works, Becoming a Youtube Star & More

Bounty Tank talks about the wildest stories that comes with his fascinating bounty hunter job!  ----- 00:00 Intro 0:30 - Tank on growing up in Cleveland, playing sports, avoiding the streets 3:45 - Getting attention from girls in nursing school, taking exams while drunk 5:18 - Discovering an opportunity to be a bounty hunter after college. Finding his first guy in one day 7:26 - Tank breaks down how being a bounty hunter and bail bondsman works 9:08 - Why bounty hunters are a good thing for society 11:46 - The “hunt” begins as soon as a person misses court 12:38 - Tank breaks down how he finds people who have skipped bond 13:50 - What happens if someone successfully avoids bond. The hunt never stops 15:46 - Tank breaks down his most difficult case ever chasing down a dealer with a $75K bond for 6 month 18:50 - Tank breaks down getting sh_t at in Detroit. How he learned that people don’t respect a badge 20:48 - Working with other bounty hunters 21:48 - How bounty hunters coordinate with sheriffs and local law enforcement 22:16 - Conflicts between cops and bounty hunters. Different laws in different cities and states. Cops not understanding the laws around bounty hunting 23:17 - Why Taylor vs Taintor gives bounty hunters the power to kick people’s doors in without a warrant 24:07 - People in the hood don’t see a difference between police and bounty hunters 25:23 - Living in the same city as people he’s arrested 26:47 - Reminding people that going to jail isn’t the end of the world 27:25 - Starting his career in 2012 and modeling his Youtube career as the urban Dog the Bounty Hunter 29:00 - Calling out fake Youtube bounty hunters that give viewers false expectations 33:40 - Being on call 24/7 while having a wife and daughter 35:32 - Being the number one bail bondsman in the city 38:15 - People are surprisingly willing to share information with Tank. Not revealing his real sources 39:12 - Being anti-v_olent and being passionate about not glorifying it. Influence of rap lyrics 44:13 - Making music, filming workout vi