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As long as the undercover cop isn't the one leading the gang and threatening violence towards anyone that doesn't help commit crimes, it's likely not entrapment
by wildzzz 5y ago
As long as the undercover cop isn't the one leading the gang and threatening violence towards anyone that doesn't help commit crimes, it's likely not entrapment. Entrapment almost always falls under a crime that you otherwise never would have done if a cop didn't somehow coerce you to do it. I'm sure there are some grey areas like a cop offering a homeless person some drugs to sell or telling a lower ranking gang member to commit a crime when knowing that they may be harmed if they refuse. But simply participating in illegal activities that would be taking place regardless of the undercover's presence is not entrapment.