Security Incidents: Re: Cracked; rootkit - entrapment question?

[emperor () SQUONK NET (Roy Wilson)]

On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 00:10:44 -0800, Robert Graham wrote:

> This is an old question. Entrapment laws change from state to state in the
> U.S., but all of them are pretty consistent. Entrapment is encouraging
> someone to behave in a way that they would not otherwise behave. Mearly
> affording somebody the opportunity to commit a crime is not entrapment. In
> any case, private citizens cannot entrap: only law enforcement agencies.
        Entrapment isn't an issue, if you set one up the defense will
claim that you were "maintaining an attractive nuisance", the same as
putting a sign saying "DANGER! PIRAHNAS!" on a pool or pond in the
hopes of keeping kids out of it.

Roy Wilson  <emperor () squonk net> <CM# 1663>
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