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Agreed. These guys have lawyers and will be tried in front of a judge. If they can prove entrapment, then the charges will be dismissed.

The gov't isn't stupid about this, they want convictions, they have their own lawyers (prosecutors). No doubt many conversations were had about avoiding entrapment and ensuring that the party in question committed a crime.

I'm not saying that there aren't abuses, but the gov't (ATF, DEA, etc) have been doing this for decades. This is nothing new.




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