A petroleum company enacts a plan to stem the flow of oil gushing from a broken rig. The plan is largely unsuccessful. Nevertheless, the company continues to promote and finance the plan. Which of the following concepts is illustrated in this example?
It is an example of civil entrapment in which a company which is the agent trying to entrap a target (permissibly or otherwise) so that their plan to stem the flow of oil gushing from a broken rig works.