A troubling story

[Rhydderch Hael]

...I suppose that might be possible, but entrapment only works because *gasp* the person breaks the law!  Yeah, someone else incited them to, but the person still broke the law.  They may have done it from their own motives or because they were told.  Is it the legal system's job to determine motive?  No, motive merely helps catch suspects.  The legal system is supposed to determine *guilt*.

That's a bad outlook on the issue of entrapment.

Entrapment occurs when the prosecuting party instigates the crime in the hopes that the defendant will be enticed to join in. You cannot create a crime for the purpose of apprehending to prosecute your accomplices—not while bearing any form of immunity from the crime yourself. It's why undercover cops cannot propose or suggest crimes, but rather wait and bait the other party to broach the idea first.