That the police have to ask you twice to commit a crime before you do it, doesn’t sound like a very good defense either. A lot of people are implying that mayb

That the police have to ask you twice to commit a crime before you do it, doesn’t sound like a very good defense either. A lot of people are implying that maybe the police bullied the contractors into submission, or formed some emotional connection and used that to twist them via friendship. But there isn’t any evidence of that. I think it’s way more likely that the contractors simply saw a way to make more money. They couldn’t refuse the second time because it’s hard to turn down cash that’s sitting on the table. They probably think they do good work, so what is the harm? Now if we think that they shouldn’t be arrested, then we should stop this from being a crime, not castigate the police for actually enforcing the law. Personally, I think this sort of thing is worth a small fine at most, and the law should be changed.