▲ 86 ▼ Police Are Putting Up Fake 3D-Printed Flock Cameras and Swooping In to Arrest People Who Vandalize Them (futurism.com) submitted 4 days ago by cm0002@mander.xyz to c/DeFlock@sh.itjust.works 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (2 children) entrapment? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 days ago (2 children) Unfortunately not, entrapment involves coercing a person to commit a crime they wouldn't have otherwise. Simply giving someone an opportunity to commit a crime isn't considered entrapment under the law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cy888@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) Destroying a fake camera is a crime? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trebach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) Yes. It's still destruction of property regardless if it's real or fake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cy888@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Destruction of a fake camera...fake camera have no value. permalink fedilink source parent [–] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 1 point 3 days ago Isn't that why the people on To Catch A Predator couldn't argue entrapment? permalink fedilink source parent [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago No it's the same scenario as a prostitution sting, or a bait car for vehicle thefts. They provide the false situation but they aren't convincing anyone to do anything, they are still choosing to commit that crime on their own. Even if whether these devices should even be legal in the first place is questionable. Legally, currently, they are private property being vandalized. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 days ago (2 children) Unfortunately not, entrapment involves coercing a person to commit a crime they wouldn't have otherwise. Simply giving someone an opportunity to commit a crime isn't considered entrapment under the law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cy888@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) Destroying a fake camera is a crime? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trebach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) Yes. It's still destruction of property regardless if it's real or fake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cy888@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Destruction of a fake camera...fake camera have no value. permalink fedilink source parent [–] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 1 point 3 days ago Isn't that why the people on To Catch A Predator couldn't argue entrapment? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cy888@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) Destroying a fake camera is a crime? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trebach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) Yes. It's still destruction of property regardless if it's real or fake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cy888@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Destruction of a fake camera...fake camera have no value. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trebach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) Yes. It's still destruction of property regardless if it's real or fake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cy888@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Destruction of a fake camera...fake camera have no value. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cy888@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Destruction of a fake camera...fake camera have no value. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 1 point 3 days ago Isn't that why the people on To Catch A Predator couldn't argue entrapment? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago No it's the same scenario as a prostitution sting, or a bait car for vehicle thefts. They provide the false situation but they aren't convincing anyone to do anything, they are still choosing to commit that crime on their own. Even if whether these devices should even be legal in the first place is questionable. Legally, currently, they are private property being vandalized. permalink fedilink source parent