When is a crime not a crime? Adventures of "AWOL in Wonderland".

[jody]

If a person buys "marijuana" from an undercover FBI or CIA agent and the "marihuana" turns out to be "dandelion leaves", should the person be prosecuted for possessing "marijuana"?

If a person buys a "shoulder-fired, surface to air missile" from an undercover FBI or CIA agent and the "shoulder-fired, surface to air missile" turns out to be a "DUMMY shoulder-fired, surface to air missile", should the person be prosecuted for possessing a "shoulder-fired, surface to air missile"?

If a male has sex with a plastic doll made to look like Laura Bush, is that male guilty of raping Laura?

[cprise]

1. Only if he thought it was actually Laura

Sounds hazardous.

[leftofthedial]

2. no way

the doll would be far more fun

Law enforcement stings like the missile one are pretty far down the slippery slope of entrapment and fraud.

This gets very close to thought crime. "He 'intended' to commit a crime."

[SoCalDem]

3. "Mommmmmm, He's gonna HIT meeeee"

That's what we used to hear from the back seat when the kids were little..:eyes:

That story reminds me of those times..

We entrap a loser into buying a "dud" and the whole world is supposed to be impressed..:eyes:..Did we catch any BIG FISH in the sting??? Nope