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Originally Posted by 420sx
Its the same line of thinking that allows police to get away with being unconstitutional.
"Well if youre not a murderer, youve got nothing to hide."
vs
"Well if you dont street race, you shouldnt have to worry about being entrapped."
I understand the comparison may be a bit off, but its that line of thinking that allows the government to continually take away our rights. We'll, I dont street race, so they can put whatever laws they want in to prevent street racing. Even if it includes entrapment.
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Not really.
I am a libertarian and a constitutionalists. Not to mention I have a very big distaste for cops and courts in general if people haven't noticed.
But if you are ready and willing to do something that will get you into trouble and the cop only has to flash his lights to get you to do it then you are gonna have a real hard time proving entrapment.
Now if you got a pound of drugs in your trunk and they go searching your car when you told them they cannot you might have a case.
I am not sure what the law is on street racing but it is a criminal offense. Since you mention rights. By street racing they can prove that you are making the roads unsafe for everyone else and therefore violating the 4 amendment. However the cops is the one accusing you and he was street racing with you so thats a bit of a grey area.
I'm not telling you what to do. I am saying if you got caught and they arrested you your case is flawed and you won't win with this line of thinking. Sorry you just won't.
Your best bet if you got caught like this is to kiss the cops ass so they just give you a speeding ticket and don't charge you with a crime. You can get rid of speeding tickets very easy. Proving entrapment and accusing the cop of entrapment are another thing all together. You accuse the cops to their face of entrapment and it's not a clear cut case of it they will arrest you.