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Hampton v. United States

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The Government's Role in Creating Crime

This chapter explores the idea that the government creates crime in order to entrap people and then punish them for committing that crime. It discusses the practice of police 'juke the stats' and manipulate crime statistics. The chapter also examines the aggressive tactics used by law enforcement in post-9/11 terrorism investigations, specifically targeting Muslim Americans.

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