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Cops are deploying AI-powered social media bots to talk to people they suspect are anything from violent sex criminals all the way to vaguely defined “protesters” (www.wired.com)
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[–] deur 18 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It is only entrapment if the police in the course of their duties or investigation suggest you commit a crime, or ask you to commit a crime.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

More specifically, if they convince you to do something you wouldn't normally have done. Like if you want to buy drugs, and they suggest you buy some coke off their guy, that's not entrapment. If they spend weeks convincing you that you should do it, give you money or other resources to do it, or so on, then it can be entrapment.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

If they spend weeks convincing you that you should do it, give you money or other resources to do it, or so on, then it can be entrapment.

Things like that should theoretically help you make an argument for entrapment, but it's no sure thing

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago

It's only entrapment if you're rich.