Legally, "entrapment" is what happens when a law enforcement officer entices you to commit a crime that you would not otherwise have committed, for the purpose of arresting you for that crime. There's no such thing as an "entrapment" defense if the person attempting to get you to commit the crime isn't also trying to arrest you for it.
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Date: 2008-06-02 05:08 pm (UTC)Legally, "entrapment" is what happens when a law enforcement officer entices you to commit a crime that you would not otherwise have committed, for the purpose of arresting you for that crime. There's no such thing as an "entrapment" defense if the person attempting to get you to commit the crime isn't also trying to arrest you for it.