re: Legend Of Cocaine Island - New netflix doc

The feds are the ones who trafficked the coke.

Not the fat Florida bastard.

Once the feds dug it up "allegedly" and flew it back (trafficking) and called to meet him at the tackle shop to give him kilos of coke, it is the feds who are distributing the coke.

Legally, all fat bastard did was give them coordinates and ask for coke in return. Is that wrong? He could get busted for possession, but not when it is a fed who gave it to him.

Even the 60 days in jail was extreme. Textbook entrapment. It does not get more textbook than that. The judge should have thrown out all charges, and formally reprimanded the prosecution.

On the other side of that, the informant that was going to distribute the fat bastard's share, all they ever did was talk about it. No exchange of money or drugs ever occurred, so the conspiracy part was BS too.

I thought it was entertaining.

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deeprig9

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I can see both sides of it. I agree that the guy was *apparently* done and only got back in becuase the feds produced him with the coke.

BUT...let's not forget he did everything he possible could to commit this crime he just failed. He went to PR to acquire it but was unsuccessful. He realized his mistake, got digging equipment, then went back to PR a second time to retrieve it. He arranged for a plane to deliver it from PR back to the states. He arranged for a street dealer to take it and distribute it. He had a plan and a person for every step of the process all the way from getting it from the ground to getting it on the streets, the only thing he didn't actually have was the product, and that wasn't for lack of trying. So the feds call him up and say "hey we know you only needed the product, here it is. You can get it in this parking lot" and lo and behold he shows up to the parking lot to take it. I mean..if I went to try to shoot some dude but the gun jammed, I wouldn't get off scot free simply because there was no harm done. The intent was still there, just like he had intent.

I understand that it feels kinda slimy that the feds are the ones that gave it to him, but I mean c'mon. This guy is guilty as sin. I LOVE that the judge was super lenient though and didn't ruin the guys life and helped the ocmmunity, major hat tip to him.

Dee came to him originally and asked about the story. He was the one that brought up being able to get rid of it for him.

Intent is only a crime as a rider on top of another crime that was actually committed. Intent, by itself, is not a crime.

Your gun-jamming analogy isn't applicable. Pointing a gun and pulling the trigger in someone's face is a crime, it is aggravated assault whether the bullet comes out or not. The way laws work, planning a drug deal isn't a crime unless the drug deal actually goes down.

Remember, fat Florida bastard said he was giving up on the whole thing, before the fed told him not to give up, offered to go get it for him.

100% textbook entrapment.

Even if you think the community service was an appropriate slap on the wrist, you HAVE to say those feds should have been reprimanded in some way for the role they played in this whole thing. That is not appropriate behavior for law enforcement.

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Just saw it, that was textbook entrapment to me. Glad the judge was lenient

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I would have been ok with them frying him if it had gone through without a hitch the first time, but he had given up and THEY called HIM to convince him to start again. Do agree with everyone that hes incredibly naive and is likely lucky to be alive.