I really don't believe that particular instance had anything to do with "identity theft", which the county claims is their primary reason for this...hmmm..."law" .
"Despite making $1.1 million a year on scrap metal - $100,000 of which comes from curb-side pick-up - Montgomery County says its ordinance is primarily in place to prevent identity theft."
Not sure about entrampment(although it has the makings), but definitely a "sting", targeting nothing but scrappers, and folks like this guy, who was taking the "disposed of" bikes to fix for his kid (there were 4, I'd bet all sizes, he only took two, for the kid). If they had in fact been targeting identity theft, they would have lined the pile with bank books.
I don't believe it was about anything other than money and greed, and in this situation, coming from nothing other than their county government itself, who has nailed 92 people with this, for an add'l $9200(cha-ching!).
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