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Originally Posted by NYTimes
When Lucky Bag began in February 2006, among its first 220 arrests were about 100 people who had prior charges and convictions. Police officials said those arrests helped drive down crime in the subways by about 13 percent.
However, more than half of those 220 involved people with no prior criminal record. In dismissing one case, a Brooklyn judge noted that the law gives people 10 days to turn in property they find, and suggested the city had enough real crime for the police to fight without any need to provide fresh temptations. The penal law also does not require that found items be turned over to a police officer. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office began to dismiss Lucky Bag charges.
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1) How did they come up with the 13 percent figure?
2) So their wasting tax payers dollars on entrapping more than 110 people. Sounds like a brilliant plan to me, lets waste money on a crime bust that has less than a 50% success rate. I realize that every little bit helps, but this idea seems like it needs to cook a little bit longer. When and if they come out with a way that catches actual criminals instead of your regular joe's then I'll be behind it.