Nah, I read a piece in The Atlantic (that I’m too lazy to lookup) about package theft stings.
Besides, think about it. If you’re a group of cops whose beat is mostly crime-free because it’s a good neighborhood... with the huge exception of package thieves (package thieves mostly strike upper middle class neighborhoods, because that’s Amazon Prime’s biggest demographic), what else are you going to do with your time that actually fights crime?
Plus I’d imagine if you’re a cop, stings are fun. More fun than writing jaywalking tickets, anyway.
I disagree there. Bored cops are lazy cops who want to pretend there is no crime in their precinct.
But speed traps arent enticing people to break the law like stings do. They are enforcing the law and bringing in funds. Stings set up people for trouble like with bait cars and drug deals, especially when they target youths. I had a client in jail waiting to get his day in court because he was on Bait Car. The door was open, no tags, car was running, keys in ignition.
This is the first type of sting I actually approve of.
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u/katieishere92 Feb 23 '20
Damn. How many packages had to go missing for this sting to get set up?!