Re:Coinbase Sued by SEC for Breaking US Securities Rules
by mrguyorama on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @11:09AM
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FYI, that is 100% something a cop can do in the US. They have no obligation to warn you not to commit a crime, and are legally allowed to even encourage you to do a crime. They can provide all the means and motivation to do a crime, and if a jury can be convinced that you would have crimed anyway if you had those resources through other means, it's not entrapment.
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Re:Coinbase Sued by SEC for Breaking US Securities Rules
by AbrahamParangi on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @11:32AM
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I think a reasonable person would agree that if you ask a cop if you can do something and they won't answer but then take enforcement action against you later on, that would be bullshit.