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Originally Posted by Tom Servo
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It's only considered entrapment if they tell them to commit a crime and that they'll be exempt from prosecution.
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Actually, entrapment is when someone is coerced into doing something they wouldn't normally do. There doesn't have to be a promise of exemption from prosecution.
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And in a properly conducted "sting", a government agent merely gives someone an opportunity to commit a crime. The criminal commits the crime of his own volition.
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