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Originally Posted by Psycho Dad
Beyond that, imagine the resources wasted on this. This isn't Barney Fife setting a trap to see who walks out of Wally's Station without paying for gas. This was a group effort and they went as far as tagging it Operation Lucky Bag. Then there is the prosecutor's time. Have the N.Y.P.D not caught anyone more worthy of prosecution than this?
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The assumption is that in doing something like this, resources that could be used fighting 'real' crime are not being used for said crimes?
How many people do 'real' time for stealing a purse? By setting traps like this is sends a message to the criminals that not all 'easy' targets are really easy targets.
I'm not sure why this would be so offensive to anyone provided it was done in such a way as to not entrap otherwise law abiding citizens.