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Bait Car
2007 · TV series · 30 min episodes · 5 seasons
Bait Car is an American television series airing on the truTV network.The pilot episode was called Negro Trap, but was changed after protests from the NAACP. The program retains the original name in Asian and South American syndication. The show depicts would-be car thieves caught in the act of auto theft. Police target criminals with a high-tech bait car, rigged with hidden cameras and radio trackers. Viewers are taken along for the ride from the moment the car is stolen to the thief's arrest.
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Bait Car TV show. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_Car_(TV_series)
A few weeks ago a neighbor had their passenger window broken. They asked me if i saw anything. I said no. I asked if they had anything stolen. Yes, my Ipad was sitting on my passenger seat. Good grief. I find this tactic unbelievable. Did we learn this tactic from cartoons? All we need is a carrot, box, stick and string. By days end we will have a rabbit.
I've watched a few episodes of the "Bait Car" show on cable and should have mentioned it above. The Wikipedia article suggests that my proposed scheme would not constitute entrapment. I wonder how much time would pass, on average, before a criminal would take a laptop from an unlocked vehicle in a "nice" part of town?