Last week the Chicago Police set up a bait trap by putting a truck full of tennis shoes in the hood

[demmiblue]

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[Flaleftist]

1. All the shootings and gang violence and this is how the police spend their time?

[liberalmuse]

3. It's as if they are there to bait and arrest...

Instead of serve and protect. I find this disgusting and it’s a wonder so many people do not trust the police.

[NCTraveler]

2. This is the ugly face of oppression...

Great job King.

[JCanete]

4. how is that legal? And in Chicago? This still Emanuel's town?

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

5. Don't steal

Just that easy

[demmiblue]

6. ...

[brush]

7. Don't shoot unarmed people is even easier. R U on the right site?

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

9. Because I support not stealing?

I'm on the wrong site?

[uponit7771]

13. Might not support stealing but entrapment might be on the table. This is fucked up

... there are more pressing things going on around that area than a couple of shoes being stolen by kids.

Seeing its usually organized crime why set up around a basketball court?!?!

Anyway, I hate predators

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

17. These are set up to deter theft.

Chicago, Detroit, New York are notorious having trucks parked broken into. Maybe someone will think next time.

[uponit7771]

11. Don't be a predator in any environment, just that easy

[dumbcat]

14. Stealing is justified when

it serves a social justice purpose or benefits an oppressed group. it happens all the time. Wypipo just do it at a much larger scale.

[JCanete]

18. seriously, in a kleptocracy that marginalizes and steals opportunity from people in inner cities,

you think that this is the action that rates as stealing? This is what rates as good use of our police officers time? Busting people on petty theft? In this world the lessons we learn is that stealing happening around us at every turn and frankly, its a hell of a successful business model. Ask the banks. Ask payday lenders. All this kind of lesson teaches anybody is that its not alright to steal if you are marginalized and get caught. The greater message of "don't steal?" You've got to be kidding me.

Edit...after looking at the story, I'm torn on whether or not it is entrapment, and I think Shaun King's presentation was misleading, but unless we want to focus on the real thieves I'm not that interested in smugly saying "just don't steal" to those who are trying to get by in this corrupt system. The focus is always to target the people at the bottom and never to target the people at the top.

[niyad]

19. you are okay with the actions of the police in that action? really? wow. . . . just. . . . .wow.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. How about they open a bank account on Wall Street & leave the password at a brokerage? Real bait. nt

[former9thward]

10. The story is fake as presented.

3 people were arrested with ages ranging from 21-59. It was an operation by the police and the railroad police who were trying to stop railroad robberies. The "bait truck" was a locked railroad trailer which was broken into. No "kids" were arrested.

I don't know if the amazon thing is fake or not but since it is associated with this story I suspect it is. I doubt any of the money is going for tennis shoes for kids or anyone else.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-bait-truck-controversy-20180808-story.html

[uponit7771]

12. They parked near a basketball court where kids were playing, come on ...

... lets not give them this much benefit of the doubt when this PD hasn't earned it.

The bait truck could've been parked anywhere

[former9thward]

15. It was not open.

It was broken into. No kids were arrested. Are you willing to stand behind whoever is pushing the amazon account? Who are these "kids" getting the shoes?

[WillowTree]

16. It was parked in the general vicinity of where the RR containers are being broken into.

Were they supposed to try to catch the people committing those thefts in areas other than where the crimes have been taking place?

Bait only poses a danger to those who are disposed to taking it.