re: #178 Killgore Trout

Of course the technique can be abused. The police are pretty careful to stay within the legal boundaries because they want a conviction. If they overstep the case will get thrown out of court.
We’ve used the same technique against murder for hire plots for ages. If you go around asking to hire a hitman there’s a good chance the first volunteer is going to be an FBI agent.

These fools were going to commit vandalism, not blow up a freaking bridge.
Not until the FBI came along anyway.