Enticing, then catching potential terrorists: entrapment?
If you offer to pay somebody to commit an act of terrorism, and then once they begin to prepare, arrest them for terrorism, are you catching terrorists or entrapping the unstable? This is a question being debated in several recent cases, including the recent arrest of Mohamed Osman Mohamud, who allegedly planned to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore.
We’re joined now by Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University, to talk more about this issue. Professor Pildes helped conduct a recent study on the subject.
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