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On 26-1-2010 23:19, Warp wrote:
> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>>> That seems to make the whole "entrapment" notion kind of moot.
>
>> Not really. A policeman cannot say to somebody: "my friend here needs
>> weed for medicinal purposes and if you can get him that, I'll look the
>> other way" and then arrest. But he is allowed to say "I need it as
>> medicine" as long as he is not identifiable as an officer.
>
> If he says "I'm a doctor and my friend here needs weed", then it is ok?
>
Yes, because he is not giving the impression that he has the authority
to arrest but won't. So he can legally arrest the poor guy. (at least
that is how I understand US law as a foreigner).
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