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So the banner must have been placed there after the server was seized. Keeping the server running long enough to gather evidence of the actions of their high-va
by bahjoite 9y ago
So the banner must have been placed there after the server was seized. Keeping the server running long enough to gather evidence of the actions of their high-value targets was probably a higher priority than sweeping-up as many customers as possible.
- kazagistar 9y agoPossibly there are laws related to entrapment? Allowing new user signups on a police controlled website might cross the line, where allowing existing users to finish their deals might not?
- drcoopster 9y agoSimply being a registered user does not necessarily make you a criminal.
- ceejayoz 9y agoThat's not how entrapment works. Entrapment requires the cops to push someone into doing something they wouldn't otherwise have done. Cops buying drugs from a dealer isn't entrapment, but repeatedly begging someone to sell you some drugs after they initially say no would be.
- kpil 9y agoIf the police operates the server, I'm pretty sure they would be reluctant to accept new users as it might be illegal. The law in Europe is not as in US and although I'm not certain here, it's generally much more strict in regards to entrapment in most countries.
- ceejayoz 9y agoI'd imagine sting operations are permitted in Europe, and that's all this would've been.