--- Nathan Newman <nathanne at nathannewman.org> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andie nachgeborenen"
> <andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com>
>
> -Entrapment is a virtually impossible defense to
> make
> -out. You have to show that you weren't inclined to
> -commit the defense, but the cops basically made it
> -irresistable for you to do it. You see why this has
> to
> -be: otherwise all undercover drug buys and the like
> -would be entrapment.
>
> While not completely clearcut, there is a big
> difference between a 40-year
> old guy trolling through teen chat rooms to initiate
> contact, versus an
> undercover cop posing as an underage girl and
> soliciting guys until one
> responds. The issue of entrapment should be who
> initiatied the proposed
> illegal transaction.
>
> -- Nathan Newman
That would bar all stings. I don't think that is a good idea. Btw, another sting thing you hear about is cops posing as killers for hire to catch people who want to hace hits done. There, of course, hit men don't advertise. jks
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