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There have been "sting operations" where cops offered somebody a ridiculous low price on some drugs, then busted them for going for it. Easy to get caught traff
by futureastronaut 7y ago
There have been "sting operations" where cops offered somebody a ridiculous low price on some drugs, then busted them for going for it. Easy to get caught trafficking several kilos of coke when you paid $100 a kilo. Sounds like entrapment to me though.
- ceejayoz 7y agoThat's not entrapment, at least not in the USA. A normal law abiding person doesn't deal cocaine even if it's really cheap.
- futureastronaut 7y agoA normal wealthy person, maybe. To many people, an offer like that is a ticket out of poverty.
- ceejayoz 7y agoSo's stealing an unattended bag of money off the back of an armored truck. Still criminal; still not a coerced act.
- dragonsngoblins 7y agoI mean, if I'm a regular user and I can afford and obtain a big supply for 1/10th the going rate I'd seriously consider that, even without an interest for selling it on. This would be true of any shelf stable product I use regularly and could effectively store
- ceejayoz 7y ago"Regular cocaine user" and "law abiding citizen" are in conflict. A cheap price isn't coercion.
- dragonsngoblins 7y agoOh I know, I'm not arguing it is coercion.I'm arguing that it indicates an attempt to distribute is tenuous