Well I saw my first baiter today. Watched a friend of mine, he's in law enforcement, set up a mechanical deer near a popular poaching area to catch road hunters. Now while I know that most people hate baiters its not like someone is forcing people to take the bait. If you follow the law and refuse to take the bait you will not have any problems. I was watching another case of baiting on the new were a large city was using fake prostitutes to bait men into breaking the law. There is even a show on TV called bait car where people are caught stealing the bait and prosecuted for doing so.
Why is it that when the Government does the baiting it is fine. They tell us that it is up to us to know the law and not take the bait. That ignorance of the law is no excuse. Yet when they are baited they scream bloody murder. They claim that they cannot be expected to know all the laws.
My friend an I had a fun discussion about this after setting the bait deer up. If a LEO shot the fake deer would those against cop baiting come to his defense? Or should Government employees be expected to know the laws and implications of taking the bait the same as everyone else? Just as I will be expected to know the law and not shoot the deer. Shouldn't the police be expected to know the law and not take the bait set out by the OC baiter?
Michael
Why is it that when the Government does the baiting it is fine. They tell us that it is up to us to know the law and not take the bait. That ignorance of the law is no excuse. Yet when they are baited they scream bloody murder. They claim that they cannot be expected to know all the laws.
My friend an I had a fun discussion about this after setting the bait deer up. If a LEO shot the fake deer would those against cop baiting come to his defense? Or should Government employees be expected to know the laws and implications of taking the bait the same as everyone else? Just as I will be expected to know the law and not shoot the deer. Shouldn't the police be expected to know the law and not take the bait set out by the OC baiter?
Michael