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Would You Trade Your Freedom for Beer?

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British law enforcement officials in Derbyshire are trying out a novel means of tracking down suspects who have evaded arrest: They offered them free beer, purportedly a windfall from a marketing company. Instead of getting the beer, they get arrested.  Thus far, nineteen people have taken the bait. Is this the next stop for the NYPD after stop-and-frisk?

Would You Trade Your Freedom for Beer?