LOL, watching a rerun of that show Cops

[TNM93]

By using a female officer to act as a prostitute. Most of the guys are old men. Seems like entrapment. Anyone seen these episodes?

 

[Jumpem]

I always think the same thing.

 

[axelfox]

Is it entrapment if the guys come up to the ho's?

 

[swimscubasteve]

Originally posted by: axelfox
Is it entrapment if the guys come up to the ho's?

no

 

[Caesar]

Seen it. Its funny. There was one episode in which they were in Atlantic city. They caught a chinese guy. I think he was on a visa or something so got scare with this arrest and started crying. I mean imagine a 30year old guy crying after being caught.

 

[Pepsei]

i remember that episode....

or a similar one... lol...

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Entrapment is a very specific defense, and it's highly unusual for cops to actually entrap people.

Essentially, entrapment requires that the police induced the commission of the crime, and that the defendant had no criminal predisposition prior to the inducement by the cop.

If a defendant approaches an undercover policewoman, it isn't entrapment. It might be, however, if she approaches him.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

It's not entrapment.

Entrapment = The act of officers or agents of a government in inducing a person to commit a crime not contemplated by him, for the purpose of instituting a criminal prosecution against him.

 

[quakefiend420]

i watched them set up a sting operation selling people dimebags of pot...there were about 20 cops out there total...

my first thought: "how much did it cost the taxpayers of that city so they could get a few misdemeanor pot charges?" :roll:

 

[TNM93]

Originally posted by: DonVito
Entrapment is a very specific defense, and it's highly unusual for cops to actually entrap people.

Essentially, entrapment requires that the police induced the commission of the crime, and that the defendant had no criminal predisposition prior to the inducement by the cop.

If a defendant approaches an undercover policewoman, it isn't entrapment. It might be, however, if she approaches him.

Well, she's coaxing them by continually asking them what they want. Some of the men have no response to that, but after continually asking, they just say something like "sure" to her requests. The police squad then moves in.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
i watched them set up a sting operation selling people dimebags of pot...there were about 20 cops out there total...

my first thought: "how much did it cost the taxpayers of that city so they could get a few misdemeanor pot charges?" :roll:

No mercy in the War on Drugs.

 

[CraKaJaX]

The older cop episodes are better, when the cops wear ski masks and all that

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: ysperalda

Originally posted by: DonVito
Entrapment is a very specific defense, and it's highly unusual for cops to actually entrap people.

Essentially, entrapment requires that the police induced the commission of the crime, and that the defendant had no criminal predisposition prior to the inducement by the cop.

If a defendant approaches an undercover policewoman, it isn't entrapment. It might be, however, if she approaches him.

Well, she's coaxing them by continually asking them what they want. Some of the men have no response to that, but after continually asking, they just say something like "sure" to her requests. The police squad then moves in.

They didnt force them to comply. The person still had every right to say no. If the officer said "Pay me for sex or I'll murder you right here right now" then yes it would be entrapment.

If I repeatedly ask you to carry a kilo of cocaine across the border for me, after 5 times are you going to cave in and say "Ok buddy"? Don't think so.

 

[brtspears2]

Everytime I watch cops with one of these sting operations, the prositute doesn't look too great.

 

[TNM93]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
i watched them set up a sting operation selling people dimebags of pot...there were about 20 cops out there total...

my first thought: "how much did it cost the taxpayers of that city so they could get a few misdemeanor pot charges?" :roll:

I've seen that too. Funny thing is, when I was in high school, which was a predominately white, upper middle class school, drugs were everywhere. I guess they can make such small busts and think that it's making a dent in the flow of drugs.

 

[TNM93]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3

Originally posted by: ysperalda

Originally posted by: DonVito
Entrapment is a very specific defense, and it's highly unusual for cops to actually entrap people.

Essentially, entrapment requires that the police induced the commission of the crime, and that the defendant had no criminal predisposition prior to the inducement by the cop.

If a defendant approaches an undercover policewoman, it isn't entrapment. It might be, however, if she approaches him.

Well, she's coaxing them by continually asking them what they want. Some of the men have no response to that, but after continually asking, they just say something like "sure" to her requests. The police squad then moves in.

They didnt force them to comply. The person still had every right to say no. If the officer said "Pay me for sex or I'll murder you right here right now" then yes it would be entrapment.

If I repeatedly ask you to carry a kilo of cocaine across the border for me, after 5 times are you going to cave in and say "Ok buddy"? Don't think so.

I hear what you are saying. It seems debatable to a degree. Sure, the police officer isn't forcing them to pay for her services, but at the same time, she is enabling them to do so by playing the part.

If that police officer wasn't on the street corner, would such an exchange take place? Would everyone go to jail? Would they merely go find someone else? I don't know.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: ysperalda

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3

Originally posted by: ysperalda

Originally posted by: DonVito
Entrapment is a very specific defense, and it's highly unusual for cops to actually entrap people.

Essentially, entrapment requires that the police induced the commission of the crime, and that the defendant had no criminal predisposition prior to the inducement by the cop.

If a defendant approaches an undercover policewoman, it isn't entrapment. It might be, however, if she approaches him.

Well, she's coaxing them by continually asking them what they want. Some of the men have no response to that, but after continually asking, they just say something like "sure" to her requests. The police squad then moves in.

They didnt force them to comply. The person still had every right to say no. If the officer said "Pay me for sex or I'll murder you right here right now" then yes it would be entrapment.

If I repeatedly ask you to carry a kilo of cocaine across the border for me, after 5 times are you going to cave in and say "Ok buddy"? Don't think so.

I hear what you are saying. It seems debatable to a degree. Sure, the police officer isn't forcing them to pay for her services, but at the same time, she is enabling them to do so by playing the part.

If that police officer wasn't on the street corner, would such an exchange take place? Would everyone go to jail? Would they merely go find someone else? I don't know.

The female officer is just acting like a normal prostitute would. They only do prostitute stings in areas where it's already been established as a main location/spot for prostitution. (through eyewitnesses/reports)