Police Sting Operation Lucky Bag Has Some Calling Entrapment
I guess the lesson for New Yorkers is to just ignore unattended bags on the subway. Which is a very stupid thing to teach people in this day and age.
Well, a re-read of the article revealed that these people walked by uniformed cops without handing the wallet over. Understand that New York City is around 50% black and Hispanic*. Like it or not, blacks commit over 60% of NYC's crimes, and Hispanics commit most of the rest. And criminals in New York City tend to allege police brutality or overzealousness every time they get caught.
* Clearly, most blacks and Hispanics aren't criminals. But most criminals are black or Hispanic. I've not only seen stats to that effect - everyone I know - of any color - who's been mugged or robbed at gunpoint identified his assailant as black or Hispanic.