If Mohammed will not go to the mountain, the mountain must come to Mohammed. It is with this trusty proverb in mind that US marshals seem to be approaching the capture of criminals in Texas, as they have used the promise of an Xbox 360 as bait to lure over one hundred lawbreakers out of hiding.
What?
Yes, that's right. The Marshals and El Paso police worked together to trick a large number of criminals into thinking they had won a free Xbox 360. When they showed up to claim the prize, they instead won a trip to jail and an award for the biggest dumbass that side of Mississippi.
115 very, very stupid people were eventually arrested. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a body to bury and then I'm going to cash in this ticket I received for a free Nintendo Wii. Just dropped right on my doorstep, it was.
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7:53 AM on 11.30.2007
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Why are you calling everyone who got arrested a idiot? You would run to your nearest Gamestop if they had said you won a Nintendo Wii. No questions asked. And generalized statements like Texans are stupid is something that belongs in a Youtube video's comments. Lets grow up, this isnt grade school.
You people are making it out that these people were all murderers and drug dealers. Alot of times stuff like that is for failure to appears for traffic court and etc. They dont want to spend the time and money to do knock-and-talk warrant servings, its much easier to do it this way.
Think before you speak.
There is a prime example of why these guys can't function in a society.
Or hiding in a confessional booth. in part 2 of "Who shot Mr. Burns".
There is a prime example of why these guys can't function in a society. "
Yep they do it for everything from sporting event tickets to a brand new car. The police department my uncle works for did it with WWE RAW tickets one year and cleared up 300 warrants in about 2 hours. Nothing is free there is always a cost and some times it's 5 to 10 in the joint.
Seriously..
From TFA: "Working jointly with the El Paso police, the marshals led a number of criminals, most of whom were wanted on drug or violent crime charges".
Let's grow up and RTFA before talking about other people's actions. In my books, if you're a fugitive, you have way better things to take care than play t3h haloes.
Think before you speak.
@everybody else- entrapment is coercing someone into committing a crime and then catching them. Just asking someone to turn up somewhere is not entrapment.
PS- all my legal knowledge is gleaned from playing Phoenix Wright and is not to be taken as legal advice.
-Homer Simpson
That episode is awesome
This doesn't make for a good jail cell conversation.
"How did they get you?"
"Um, a 100 man swat team..."
Reprazent!