For example, before Covid I did at lot of Couch Surfing and related stuff. [1] One of my hosts illegally sold MJ for extra cash. He was very careful how he communicated with his supplier and not to flaunt this income. But he basically told me all these things on the first day I met him.
So what? Just cut out the "assume that you are dealing with an actual cop" bit. What you're saying is no argument against the GP's
> Whenever someone tells you about All the Crime They Are Doing, I think you should [...] stop doing business with them, and cut off all contact.
Unless you're saying one's goal should just be to avoid sting operations, but not to avoid abetting or participating in actual crimes?
[1]https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jeffre...
The ones that get caught do.