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They need to demonstrate that it isn't. I don't know how well they scrutinize things like this, particularly with something as emotional as pedophilia. That and DUI are emotionalized to such extremes as to dismiss all thinking. But there were some cases
Joseph Roisman acquitted of being a paedophile after To Catch A Predator 'entrapment' | Daily Mail Online
In some other case, law enforcement had let go 23 suspected online sex caught in a sting.
and there can be issues with it.
I don't know if it's necessarily clear cut. I think we've changed what we'll consider entrapment and for particular issues do our best to overlook those. And apparently there was some other conflicts of interest going on.
So in the end, it's not so simple, and these sorts of sting operations certainly tend to walk the line between "policing" and entrapment.
These are shows using police forces, not the FBI. Not saying that the FBI probably hasn't had some such incidents, but it isn't a normal practice, not from what I've read, at least not for those who aren't trying to sensationalize such things. Even most police forces wouldn't do these things. Shows are trying to get ratings and such things can take a lot more time if allowed to work how most LE agencies would.