So I worked the cases no one else wanted to work anymore and I produced results. It was no risk to them-if I didn't solve the case, I wouldn't get paid. When I first started, I went around the bondsmen's offices and they gave me the cases they'd given up on. How did you start building a name for yourself in this profession? I went on to become the instructor for those classes. Then there's training in firearms and hand to hand combat. There's a lecture part that lasts three or four days, covering criminal law, how bonds work, and how to work with bail bond agents. It's eight hours a day, until the hours are up-no days off. How do you become licensed as a bounty hunter? I've been shooting a gun since I was three years old, so they said: "Have you ever thought about being a bounty hunter?" I did some ride-alongs with bounty hunters I got connected with to get the feel of it-and I was hooked! I have a hard time taking orders from people, especially if they're dumber than me. My friends in law enforcement suggested I try working with them, but I didn't want to wear a uniform, drive a cruiser, or work my way up. After I sold it, I was looking for a change. Uyen Vu: I grew up watching Bruce Lee movies and I became a martial arts instructor-I owned my own school. VICE: How did you become a bounty hunter? We caught up with her to discuss the ins and outs of her odd career. In the past, she's chased sex workers across state lines in the company of their pimp, and once witnessed an elderly lady scale a six-foot wall. Bondsmen hire her to bring in the criminals who've skipped bail and sometimes left town. Vu is a Las Vegas-based bounty hunter who says she's been shooting guns since she was three and says she got her second-degree black belt from the Shaolin Temple in China according to her, she's the only active female bounty hunter with a license in the state of Nevada.
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