• schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business
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    5 hours ago

    The FBI loooooves themselves some honeypots.

    Why go catch criminals when you can set up some links/a token/whatever and they’ll come running to you and do the incriminating part themselves AND leave the logs of said activity in your possession?

    Much simpler!

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        1 hour ago

        To add more detail to the other reply, it’s only entrapment if they coerce you into doing something you wouldn’t have otherwise done.

        A cop comes up to you and goes ‘bro, lets go steal that car!’ would probably be entrapment.

        Cops putting a car on a street waiting for someone to steal it wouldn’t be.