Old Western movies have the “Wanted Dead or Alive” posters for outlaws plastered all over town. Now-a-days, there are rewards for fugitive capture but not kill, for that is now murder. When was the last time the US government actually encouraged people to go out and kill fugitives for a reward?

by _Machiavellian_
Georgy_K_Zhukov

This is a question that has come up before, and while definitely more can be said, this previous thread I suspect will be of interest at least as a starting point, especially the comments from /u/amescg .

Georgy_K_Zhukov

This is a question that has come up before, and while definitely more can be said, this previous thread I suspect will be of interest at least as a starting point, especially the comments from /u/amescg .