I think the bigger entrapment complaints come from prostitution stings. Even the televised prostitution stings are incredibly iffy in my opinion. The undercover cop prostitutes really pressure people into inviting them into their vehicle and offering pay for sex….
Or booking some poor guy for letting a prostitute come up into his hotel room, I’ve seen them make arrests before any transaction of money or sex took place =/.
I think the argument is that if the undercover cops are doing something that could be considering illegal (like offering to have sex for money), then it is entrapment.
It’s like the RIAA putting up fake torrents to catch people. How can they charge you for theft when they are breaking the law in the process?
BTW, I’m Chris Hansen. Why don’t you have a seat over there.
