On AlterNet: busted

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How an Attractive, Undercover Cop Posed as a Student -- Then Entrapped a Smitten Teen to "Sell" Her Marijuana

Tony Newman, AlterNet. February 15, 2012.

After spending weeks sharing stories about his life, texting and flirting, one 18-year-old honor student fell in love with the cop who busted him.

Florida Will Pay $2.6 Million for Wrongful Death of 23-Year-Old Informant Murdered During a Sting

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. January 9, 2012.

After Rachel Hoffman was busted and agreed to become a snitch in 2008, Tallahassee police sent her out into a dangerous new world, until a "buy-bust" sting took her life.

Busted: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters

Flex Your RightsNovember 7, 2008.

A video guide for how to exercise your constitutional rights during encounters with police.