Police try to get citizens to incriminate themselves all the time: “Do you know why I pulled you over?” Posing as a drug buyer. And so forth. At the end of the

Police try to get citizens to incriminate themselves all the time: “Do you know why I pulled you over?” Posing as a drug buyer. And so forth. At the end of the day, it falls upon citizens to know their rights and the law. Ignorance of the law is not a valid defense. I’m not saying whether I agree or disagree, just stating my understanding of how it works. And yes, the imbalance of power is ridiculous. Aside, if the Motel 6 employees had asked the ICE agents: “is it legal for me to give this to you without a warrant?” and the ICE agents had answered in the affirmative, then Motel 6 may have had an entrapment defense[1], but I’m not certain and IANAL. 1. http://www.uscivilliberties.org/themes/3750-entrapment-by-estoppel.html http://www.uscivilliberties.org/themes/3750-entrapment-by-es...