The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 12: I Was Entrapped!
Entrapment pg 15: Are You A Cop?
And of course there are other reasons why an undercover officer shouldn’t have to admit it.
Crook and Cop in a transaction
CROOK
You got the money?
COP
Right here. Got the merchandise?
CROOK
Of course.
pulling a gun from his jacket
But first I gotta ask: Are you a cop?
Undercover cop freezes, says nothing.
Crook pulls the gun out a little more, looking sadly inquisitive. Cop is still frozen.
[As with many of these pages, I wish I hadn’t broken this one up when moving it from Tumblr to this site. This little scene between the crook and the cop is still my favorite one, even after all these years.]
C’mon dumbass, we’re waiting for you to admit that you’re a cop, whatcha waiting for?? “Everyone knows” cops gotta tell the truth about that :-)