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The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law Chapter 12: I Was Entrapped! Entrapment pg 1: Meet Cora
The Illustrated Guide to Criminal law
Part 12: “I Was Entrapped!”
by Nathan Burney
Meet Cora the Call Girl.
Interior of coffee shop, young woman in ponytail is on her laptop while other patrons lounge nearby
She’s very careful not to get caught.
So she advertises anonymously…
Over her shoulder, see “candyslist: escorts” website on her laptop
Works strictly solo…
She’s outside, walking away from “OMG! COFFEE!” shop
Well, they’re just asking. You can say no. If they had a gun to your head or something, sure, that’d be entrapment, but if it’s presented as an honest question, it’s your fault for agreeing.
If the police asking a guy to deliver heroin isn’t entrapment, what is?
Well, they’re just asking. You can say no. If they had a gun to your head or something, sure, that’d be entrapment, but if it’s presented as an honest question, it’s your fault for agreeing.