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How is that different than offering someone 6 grand? Had no one offered him six grand he never would have committed the crime. Like there's literally no victim

• ceejayoz 5y ago
  He would’ve happily accepted the $6k from someone else who wasn’t part of a sting. That’s why it’s not entrapment. If they had to beg and cajole and plead and coerce, it would’ve been entrapment. Same reason prostitution stings aren’t entrapment.
• P_I_Staker 5y ago
  If you're willing to take $6k to commit a crime, you're a criminal (in the eyes of the law). On the other hand if you're being coerced, that's not a crime you'd normally commit. There's presumably people willing to offer up money for illegal plate searches, so this isn't really some wacky situation (the price might be high though). I do agree the line is incredibly vague. In theory, you could argue that, oh yes, the criminal would commit a crime if you constantly called them up and threatened their family. That's a bit of a stretch, I think. I don't agree with this interpretation and think entrapment should be more broadly defined, and stings should be very limited... but I also think a lot less things should be illegal and we should reform the criminal justice system, so clearly I'm not the type of person they listen to when writing laws.