Comments on: Investigation Birthday Celebration

By: Andrew G

Andrew G — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:10:30 +0000

He should start a show: Spring, James Spring - The Bounty Hunter

By: tripleX

tripleX — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:29:40 +0000

From the information here and on the link I’m not convinced at all that he did a good thing. I understand that he separated children from their parents.
I read that they ‘are accused of murdering a roommate’. So for the law they could be innocent, it could have been an accident, maybe the roommate molested their child, anything is possible, and it is really for the police and the court to find out.
And if the father did do it, the mother is very probably innocent. Now she had her 5-month baby and daughter taken away from her.
That they run with their kids can be proof of their love for the kids. No law can keep parents away from their kids.
Offcourse every murder has to be investigated and there is good reason to hold the couple, or at least the father. But that a complete stranger hunts them down and reports them to the police gives me a very uneasy feeling.
If he wanted to do a good thing he could have done thousands of things that are less questionable and selfrighteous.

By: Sky

Sky — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:49:11 +0000

@Bob: “So his idea of ‘helping someone’ is to become a bounty hunter in another country? Sounds more like a person desire for adventure to me… I’m sure there are alot of people who could have used the ‘help’ more right where he lives.”

Did you actually read the article? This guy has a specific knowledge of the region involved and was regularly looking for missing persons type situations in the area so that he could offer his expertise. In this case he did just that and managed to come through where others had not. Bravo!

His “desire for adventure” solved a crime that spanned international borders and removed a child from the hands of violent criminals. On that note, people enlist in the military often to offer their services/abilities to benefit a greater good. Is this also a case of mere adventure seeking? Does the danger or excitement factor of a good deed serve to nullify it? Should we feel guilty when we lend our help to people outside of our local communities?

I am currently living in Germany, but I am only here temporarily from the US. I guess I should refrain from helping anyone in need until I return.

I applaud this man for his actions and think that the world needs more people like him.

By: L.C.

L.C. — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:13:05 +0000

ok for everyone out there saying shame on the police…heres news for you: the police cant be everywhere looking for every single wanted person every second of the day. good for this guy, im glad he had the time and money to fund his vigilante goals (i wish i did), but give the cops some credit it…we do what we can…we are SLIGHTLY outnumbered.

By: Aeris

Aeris — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:45:32 +0000

kyboiz: less hope considering that a more or less ordinary man accomplished what a whole bunch of policemen didn’t. That doesn’t exactly raise my trust in the policeforce.

By: kyboiz

kyboiz — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:23:03 +0000

Happy Birthday James!!! Remember, the 40’s are the new 30’s!!! Maybe there is hope for humanity after all.

By: Lasse

Lasse — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:02:16 +0000

Cool. I have thought of something similar. When i retire, i am going to pick a missing persons case, and devote the rest of my life to solve it.

By: Johnald_Chaffinch

Johnald_Chaffinch — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:56:47 +0000

i wonder what effect this will have on the kids…

By: Alannah

Alannah — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:19:25 +0000

This guy is AWESOME.
I should point out, however, that I have always wanted someone like the Punisher to actually exist.

By: monolith

monolith — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:51:51 +0000

That’s bad ass. Less talking, more doing. Those of us spending a lovely Friday night critiquing and commenting on websites should take down notes.

My birthday’s soon… Any amber alerts in WA state?

By: ted

ted — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:56:51 +0000

If he wasn’t interested in the publicity, how did the word get out?

By: roger

roger — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:44:42 +0000

@ Bob & Dr. Hippopotamus: As soon as he identified them, he contacted US Marshals; he didn’t play the vigilante only the bloodhound.

By: Lea

Lea — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:43:47 +0000

I am glad that children were taken out of danger (if they were in danger), but I feel like something is missing here.
I think maybe the “captured them in a day and a half” thing is what is throwing me…

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:43:04 +0000

Good for him! He himself has alluded that he’s not interested in the publicity. For him, unlike many in our society today, it’s not about him, it’s about doing what’s right and good. It’s not about book deals, movies, or patting yourself on the back. So kudos to him.

By: Aeris

Aeris — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:41:40 +0000

Uh….. So he wanted to help *someone* - i would have thought it was someone specific and not helping the police. The fact that he just needed less than two days to find them puts shame on the police….

By: DrHippopotamus

DrHippopotamus — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:36:02 +0000

I can’t say I strongly feel one way or another about a case like this. Individuals committing time and effort to a good cause is something to be celebrated. But I can’t get passed my suspicion that vigilante justice cares even less about proper due diligence than our dismal legal system.
This case could prove to be a beautiful success story, but those inspired by it could prove to be disastrous failures.

By: SusanChristine

SusanChristine — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:07:42 +0000

eni - It’s my birthday too!

Last April 29th was my 40th - I didn’t do anything near as exciting. Good for him! I also like the fact that he isn’t seeking publicity.

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:43:37 +0000

So this guy spent just a day and a half and found murderers that had avoided the authorities for how long…?

By: empty-minded

empty-minded — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:44:34 +0000

It says something about the criminal justice capabilities here though. That an amateur could do that which the professionals had not been able to do.

I smell a second person TV/movie deal.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:24:09 +0000

I think that’s pretty cool. There’s always going to be something that someone else thinks is more worthy of another person’s time and effort, but then they should go out and do those things and stop their bitching! It had to make him feel pretty good and if it brought a couple lowlives to justice then awesome!

By: gnarley

gnarley — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:12:44 +0000

And a very happy birthday to him too!

Think about it, he got to spend some time in Baja, he caught a murderer, saved two little kids and sent them to a safe and loving home and, of course, made the news!

What’s he going to for his 50th birthday? Find Osama bin Laden?

By: graffiksguru

graffiksguru — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:34:34 +0000

I like this guy. Need more people out there like him.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:43:50 +0000

So his idea of ‘helping someone’ is to become a bounty hunter in another country? Sounds more like a person desire for adventure to me… I’m sure there are alot of people who could have used the ‘help’ more right where he lives.

By: eni

eni — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:28:26 +0000

That’s my birthday! Maybe I should go criminal hunting, too…

By: drunkenass

drunkenass — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:18:11 +0000

Nicely done.

By: Keleborn

Keleborn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:30:03 +0000

Impressive

By: PC

PC — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:29:03 +0000

In the spirit of Sherlock Holmes, the “amateur detective” makes a comeback! I feel inspired to start my own investigation. Anyone know of a good case in Delaware?