CMV: Law enforcement should be allowed to use entrapment when it comes to catching pedophiles trying to talk to kids

Entrapment is when the law convinces someone of committing a crime that they “otherwise wouldn’t have committed”. In general, I think it is a solid defense and law enforcement should not be able to do this when it comes to most crimes.

I believe that soliciting children for sex or trying to meet up with children is the type of crime that most people can’t be “convinced” of. If you are able to go forward with trying to get with a child, you are the type of person who would rape a child and deserve to be caught and punished. I believe that entrapment should not be a valid defense when it comes to these crimes.

Sexual crimes involving children are so hard for law enforcement to prevent because they are not allowed to entrap pedophiles. This is part of the reason you see these vigilante guys taking it upon themselves to entrap pedos then beat them up or expose them when they arrive at a location to try and meet with a child.

I really cannot think of one valid reason we shouldn’t allow cops to try and find these pedos online by posing as children (and entrapping them) before they hurt more people. Pedos are not normal people and do not deserve the same protections under the law. If you have the mental capacity to have attraction to a prepubescent child, the rest of us want you out of our society. I just don’t see how someone could disagree