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What is considered entrapment?

 
black 2019-05-16 13:23:42 

If a female police dresses as a prostitute and gets someone to offer her money for sex, is that entrapment?

If the FBI pretend to offer assistance to a potential bomber, is that entrapment?

If a Cop radios ahead to another Cop that someone in a blue Ford escort is speeding, is that entrapment?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 13:27:50 

In reply to black

You want opinion or the law?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 13:34:50 

Just so everyone is super clear going in....

If a female police dresses as a prostitute and gets someone to offer her money for sex, is that entrapment?


How do the real prostitutes GET people to offer them money?

If the FBI pretend to offer assistance to a potential bomber, is that entrapment


Do they become a potential bomber after or before this 'entrapment'?

If a Cop radios ahead to another Cop that someone in a blue Ford escort is speeding, is that entrapment?


What if they used a telegraph? Or horse carrier?

Or just outrun the driver to the next cop and tell him by mouth?

 
black 2019-05-16 13:35:43 

In reply to Ayenmol

Opinion, but if you can offer some insight on the law, that would be fine.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 13:38:28 

In reply to black

Can you at least clarify the above? That way everyone knows for sure what opinion is needed.

 
black 2019-05-16 13:39:48 

In reply to Ayenmol

How do the real prostitutes GET people to offer them money? 


Does it matter? If I am not inclined to buy pum pum, I don't think anyone can make me do it.

Do they become a potential bomber after or before this 'entrapment'? 


Again, someone cannot make you do something that you are not inclined to do, unless it is forced.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 13:46:40 

In reply to black

In criminal law, entrapment is a practice whereby a law enforcement agent or agent of the state induces a person to commit a criminal offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely or unwilling to commit

So lay out why you think your scenarios raise doubt in light of the law.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 13:47:29 

In reply to black

Does it matter? If I am not inclined to buy pum pum, I don't think anyone can make me do it.


I see...so?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 13:51:03 

Again, someone cannot make you do something that you are not inclined to do, unless it is forced.


So how are the people in your scenario forced?

 
black 2019-05-16 14:03:52 

In reply to Ayenmol

They are not forced, in the scenarios above.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:07:26 

In reply to black

So then it is not entrapment?

 
black 2019-05-16 14:09:45 

In reply to Ayenmol

You Tell me. lol

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:12:14 

How the cops conduct themselves in the scenarios where they are offering assistance to the criminal element is important to get a conviction.

For example, the female cop cannot make the proposition. She has to allow the perp to offer.

Same would apply for the bomb perp...otherwise he could get of with he was placed under stress.

The speeding scenario is just not thought out at all...the cop did not make him speed in any way and cops have a radio for a reason!

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:15:11 

So tell your crack pot lawyer he could fight the first two but you need to pay up for the speeding ticket.

 
Casper 2019-05-16 14:21:21 

In reply to black

Does it matter? If I am not inclined to buy pum pum, I don't think anyone can make me do it.


But, if you were planning to buy some and the police women interpreted your offer as an intent to so, it doesn’t matter that the “prostitute” was a police woman. It was your intent and you were caught red-handed “in” the act of solicitation.

Slammer for you. No entrapment for your thoughts buddy. lol

 
black 2019-05-16 14:27:53 

In reply to Ayenmol

So tell your crack pot lawyer he could fight the first two but you need to pay up for the speeding ticket.


I disagree, in most cases, the FBI received a tip that a person (potential bomber) may have become radicalized.

In the case with the female cop, they are usually approached and then they engage that person. It is not a crime until money is offered.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:29:39 

In reply to Casper

Half the time the man argue against his own point.

You just have to give him rope.

 
black 2019-05-16 14:33:07 

In reply to Casper

But, if you were planning to buy some and the police women interpreted your offer as an intent to so, it doesn’t matter that the “prostitute” was a police woman. It was your intent and you were caught red-handed “in” the act of solicitation. 

Slammer for you. No entrapment for your thoughts buddy


I agree. That was my point when so said it did not matter.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:35:47 

In reply to black

I disagree


You disagree with what?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:37:28 

In reply to black


I agree. That was my point when so said it did not matter


You just come up with stuff in your mind and argue with yourself.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:42:17 

In reply to black

I disagree, in most cases, the FBI received a tip that a person (potential bomber) may have become radicalized.


If suspicion of radicalization was sufficient for conviction why is a sting necessary?

 
black 2019-05-16 14:50:37 

In reply to Ayenmol

If suspicion of radicalization was sufficient for conviction why is a sting necessary?


Because you have to have proof?

Look Dude, I know how law enforcement works, they have to build strong cases to get convictions.

Judges will simply throw out weak cases.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:54:18 

In reply to black

So then it's not entrapment?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:54:47 

Or is this thread the entrapment?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 14:57:41 

In reply to black

Judges will simply throw out weak cases.


Sooo, entrapment is ok as long as it bolsters a weak case?

 
black 2019-05-16 14:59:45 

In reply to Ayenmol

Why are you being so difficult? I ask for your opinion and you are making this about me. That is why you and a lot of people on here don't get along.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 15:06:24 

In reply to black

But it is about you.

Did any of your scenarios happen?

You come up with three scenarios that are obviously not entrapment, and ask for opinions.

So either you trying to entrap somebody or you lack imagination.

 
black 2019-05-16 15:08:47 

In reply to Ayenmol

Some people view them as entrapment. All I wanted was your opinion.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 15:12:51 

In reply to black

Some people does not matter...the law matters..plus I gave you the scenarios where doubt can be sown.

But the act of law enforcement engaging a perp to catch him in the act of a crime is not in itself breaking the law.

Btw the law is called entrapment...it is the law!

So you can't discuss a law without considering the LAW!

And again, the speeding one...what?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 15:14:02 

The only trap that I sometimes find offensive idps where the car is left running.

I do not like that at all.

 
black 2019-05-16 15:21:20 

In reply to Ayenmol

And again, the speeding one...what?


It's called a "speed trap", it happens all over the U.S. People speed when they don't see cops or they think that cops are not around. That is the point of a speed trap, the cops are hidden or disguised.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 15:22:57 

In reply to black

Yeah it is called that and it happens all over the US!

What does that tell you?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 15:26:56 

People speed when they don't see cops or they think that cops are not around. That is the point of a speed trap, the cops are hidden or disguised.


So if a cop is hidden or not around you are not breaking the law?

 
black 2019-05-16 15:33:57 

In reply to Ayenmol

Oh geez dude!! It's obvious thst we agree on most of these scenarios, that is why I wanted different views. Some people still think that it's entrapment, regardless of what the law says.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 15:36:02 

In reply to black

What different views...?

So you were trying to entrap some dufus?

 
nick2020 2019-05-16 17:31:13 

A rapid fire post out between black and ayenmol. Do both of you work in Government?
lol

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 17:37:17 

In reply to nick2020

Don't you have some 5 yr old post to go dig up?

 
Kay 2019-05-16 17:46:41 

In reply to nick2020

A rapid fire post out between black and ayenmol. Do both of you work in Government?

You missed one of the stooges ... check again smile

 
black 2019-05-16 18:01:48 

In reply to Ayenmol

If a Cop radios ahead to another Cop that someone in a blue Ford escort is speeding, is that entrapment?


In this scenario, (speed trap) what if the cop ahead didn't actually catch you speeding but gave you a ticket, is that entrapment?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-16 19:19:24 

In reply to black

It depends on the law in that situation.

But generally any officer can testify in court under oath!


Additionally, you don't get to simply put 'en' and 'ment' with whatever you feel is a trap and call it entrapment.

I can lay food in a trap for a mouse and end it's life...is that entrapment?

An employer can leave money where it can be found to catch a thieving employee, is that entrapment?

 
Star 2019-05-17 00:36:59 

In reply to black

In the case with the female cop, they are usually approached and then they engage that person. It is not a crime until money is offered.

Why do you always engage in subjects you know nothing about?

Where did you ever get the idea from that it is not a crime until money is offered?

Try researching the section in law dealing with "solicitation"

 
black 2019-05-17 00:44:39 

In reply to Star

What are you going to charge them with JACKASS?

Men approach women on the streets everyday.

The offer of money is what makes it prostitution.

 
Star 2019-05-17 00:57:10 

In reply to black
Kindly research the law on solicitation my friend.

Enlighten yourself. As I said you have no idea what you are talking about.

 
black 2019-05-17 01:05:26 

In reply to Star

Dude, without the offer or exchange of money, the case will be thrown out in court.

 
Star 2019-05-17 01:13:07 

In reply to black
Don't want to come down too hard on you. Trust me on this one.

The word "inchoate" in law should help you to understand what you are dealing with.

I won't prolong this discussion any further.

 
black 2019-05-17 01:21:26 

In reply to Star

Dude, you cannot prove solicitation of prostitution unless money is offered or exchanged.

If that's the case, every man that approaches a woman could be charged with a crime.

 
Star 2019-05-17 01:27:57 

In reply to black
Mr Black, I did not write the following piece of legislation, ok. Do a little research, I am not going to help you with this one.

Money does not have to be exchanged for sex to be guilty of solicitation or prostitution.

 
black 2019-05-17 01:40:59 

In reply to Star

Dude, the law is written that way but you cannot arrest someone on assumption.

When the police arrest a prostitute it is because she is a known prostitute and was observed taking money for her services.

 
Star 2019-05-17 01:55:50 

In reply to black
You are on your own mate. The following quote is right out of the law books , ok.

Money does not have to be exchanged for sex to be guilty of solicitation or prostitution.


Find a first year law student to explain it for you because I can see you really need some help with this one.

 
black 2019-05-17 02:05:53 

In reply to Star

The law is written that way for a reason


The mere agreement or offer to complete a sexual act in exchange for a fee (i.e. money) is enough to support a solicitation charge


That is what I have been saying all along.

The OFFER or exchange of money.

That is why the law states that money does not have to be exchanged.

Money is the key, whether it's offered right away or after services are rendered.





Defenses to Solicitation of Prostitution Charges

For a basic solicitation charge, the defenses are usually focused on whether or not an agreement actually existed. Essentially the defense is that the two people were discussing having a sexual encounter, but the encounter was not contingent of the exchange of a fee. Another defense is to simply counter that the solicitation was not for sexual relations, but rather a “flirtation.” This defense strives to refute the intent and fee requirements of a basic solicitation of prostitution charge.



This is why the offer or exchange of money is crucial. Defense lawyers can easily win cases without the things above occurring.

 
Star 2019-05-17 02:52:38 

In reply to black
Google isn't going to help you with this one.

You have to know the law and you have to know what you are looking for. Once again you are wrong, wrong, wrong.

Why do you think the offer or exchange of money is crucial?

 
black 2019-05-17 02:59:30 

In reply to Star


Money does not have to be exchanged for sex to be guilty of solicitation or prostitution.


Dude, this part of the law was written to cover what I stated above.

The money might not have been exchanged but it was OFFERED.

MONEY IS THE KEY.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-17 03:02:44 

In reply to Star

Black got you there bro, you tried a ting but got lost in the wording.

The money does not have to physically exchange hands, but there has to be an agreement or understanding of a transactional emgagement.

 
Star 2019-05-17 03:16:47 

In reply to Ayenmol
My friend you are wrong. I think I am in a position to know what I am talking about.

Let's put it this way, if you or Mr Black were in my first year class you all would get a big fat zero.

Go to the law library tomorrow and stop guessing and googling and still getting it wrong.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-17 03:24:01 

In reply to Star

Where do you teach? You know that the laws are not the same everywhere, right?

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-17 03:28:10 

An inchoate offense, preliminary crime, inchoate crime or incomplete crime is a crime of preparing for or seeking to commit another crime. The most common example of an inchoate offense is "attempt". "Inchoate offense" has been defined as the following: "Conduct deemed criminal without actual harm being done, provided that the harm that would have occurred is one the law tries to prevent.


Wiki

As I understand this goes back to the original discussion as to entrapment.,which is that even if the crime of purchasing sex has not been completed the agreement has been made, thus the crime, or inchoate...no?

But if someone is walking around in town offering free livations for the person who buys them a drink...not sure that passes in court as solicitation.

 
black 2019-05-17 03:53:31 

In reply to Star

My friend you are wrong. I think I am in a position to know what I am talking about. 

Let's put it this way, if you or Mr Black were in my first year class you all would get a big fat zero. 

Go to the law library tomorrow and stop guessing and googling and still getting it wrong.


Dude, laws are written to cover as many scenarios as possible. With today's technology, people could be setting up payment arrangements online.

You are not looking at the total picture.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-17 03:54:32 

A number of defences are possible to the charge of an inchoate offense, depending on the jurisdiction and the nature of the offense

 
black 2019-05-17 10:13:45 

In reply to Ayenmol

Star does not seem to understand that proving intent would be almost impossible without the offer or exchange of money.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-17 11:55:54 

In reply to black

A known prostitute can be arrested just for walking the streets...so I get his point,

But the charges don't usually stick and usually result in a week or so in jail depending on jurisdiction laws.

 
black 2019-05-17 12:48:40 

In reply to Ayenmol

A known prostitute can be arrested just for walking the streets...so I get his point,


Known is the key word.

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-17 12:50:21 

In reply to black

You can't arrest a known thief for walking the streets.

 
black 2019-05-17 13:06:48 

In reply to Ayenmol

You can't arrest a known thief for walking the streets.


Like I said before, laws are written to cover as many scenarios as possible. A case could be made that she is actually working the streets or some other law comes into play that would facilitate her arrest. Most of the time they are released after a few hours.

 
Larr Pullo 2019-05-17 13:10:29 

In reply to Ayenmol

A known prostitute can be arrested just for walking the streets


So if she's headed for the pharmacy to buy a new pack of condoms they could arrest her?

This thread is hilarious.... lol lol lol

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-17 13:20:22 

In reply to Larr Pullo

lol lol lol

The term walking the streets is used to refer to something specific.

Which is why I posted the second scenario to black's implication of known...

 
Larr Pullo 2019-05-17 13:22:36 

In reply to Ayenmol

I think the point is that prostitution usually has a "loitering" component to it.... lol lol lol

 
Ayenmol 2019-05-17 13:32:05 

In reply to Larr Pullo

Really? Is that what they hit the drug dealers with too?

 
black 2019-05-18 15:37:34 

In reply to Star

Money is the only way to determine intent.

Sex between two consenting adults is not illegal, it is only when money is offered that it becomes a problem.

What if a woman was engaged in prostitution without her boyfriend's knowledge? Would you arrest her or him if she had sex with her boyfriend?


Solicitation is complete when you solicit the person to commit the crime, so whether they actually go through with it is irrelevant to whether you are guilty of solicitation.  Often, people are arrested immediately after the solicitation.  For example, if you approach a prostitute and ask her to complete a sex act for money, but it turns out that the prostitute was an undercover police officer; you would be arrested, immediately after you asked the prostitute to exchange money for sex


By the way, the "inchoate" would take affect after the money is offered. The crime (physical act) still would not have been completed at that point.

 
black 2019-05-19 12:23:17 

In reply to Star

I see you disappeared mofo. lol

Ya forkane idiot!!!

 
Dan_De_Lyan 2019-05-19 13:42:53 

Does anyone have animal spray?

Too many cockamamie ideas.

 
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Ayenmol 2019-06-07 18:43:42 

In reply to asad664

This some kinda joke?

 
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In reply to nick2020

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In reply to asad664

How is it snipped by the moderator if it's still there?

Are you ok?