I am not denying the existence of the legal definition. I am saying that the contrast with the public expectation is because the legal definition is a sort of regulatory capture. You are debating with an irrelevant point that only you brought up.
> If you don't want to go to jail or be fined, don't commit the crime, no matter how convenient or easy it seems to be.
This in particular
> If the only thing stopping you from doing a crime is easy access, and a cop provides you that access, and you commit the crime, you were in the wrong.
If you don't see how this is different from the example above, then I can see you are bringing up irrelevant points.
> If you don't want to go to jail or be fined, don't commit the crime, no matter how convenient or easy it seems to be.
This in particular
> If the only thing stopping you from doing a crime is easy access, and a cop provides you that access, and you commit the crime, you were in the wrong.
If you don't see how this is different from the example above, then I can see you are bringing up irrelevant points.