Talk:Sting operation
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[edit] Scam baiting
Isnt scam baiting a type of Sting Operation to catch 419 scammers?
- Most scam baiters scam bait for the fun of it, whereas a sting operation is intended to capture the target. --cuiusquemodi 03:13, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Alcohol
The article gives this as an example.
police arranging someone under 21 to ask from an adult to buy alcoholic beverage for him or her; the adult is prosecuted if he or she complies ...
In Australia & New Zealand the legal drinking age is 18. In Japan it's 20. In some parts of Canada it's 18 & in others it's 19. This needs a rewrite so as not to be so US-centric. - Jim 13Apr05
Okay, I've fixed it. I've replaced 21 with the legal drinking age. Also I've deleted the from (see above): this was a grammatical error. I've also deleted
... the adult is prosecuted if he or she complies ...
Whether or not they are prosecuted is not important. It's still a sting op if they aren't. It's possible for a case not to come to trial. None of the other examples mentioned prosecution.
Of course other things like prostitution are legal in some places too but perhaps this is not so great a problem. - Jim 18May05
[edit] You might want to know
You might want to know that this type "agent provocateure" action is illegal for the police to conduct or arrange in most european states, but you might want to do some further research on that topic
[edit] Non-law enforcement example
Should this article be modified to mention that the term is used for non-law enforcement situations as well? The most notable example being perverted-justice.com, especially since someone there just linked to here throughout the article. I think what they do definitely qualifies, since unlike the scam baiters, they are doing it with the intention of catching the perpetrator (and frequently prosecute, and have to be careful to avoid entrapment, etc, etc, etc). The current definition here seems to limit the term to LE only. Fieari 18:52, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] "Sting"?
Does anybody know who coined the term "sting operation"? Is it simply a police jargon? -- Revth 00:28, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
