And police officers are - you know, at least most of the ones that I'm familiar with, well-trained officers, are used to getting some abuse from the public and sometimes in unexpected quarters or at inappropriate times and are trained to not rise to the bait.

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The pontoon is accessed by steps at the end of the pier and one theory is the ferret was attracted by the smell of bait from fishermen.

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The reporters kept trying, but Whitman, an old hand at dealing with the media, refused to rise to the bait, swatting away questions that came anywhere near the topic, of even what the general policy is for U.S. troops crossing the borders.

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Prosecutors said Beasley and Brogan used the job postings as bait in a robbery plot aimed at down-on-their-luck victims with few family ties that might highlight their disappearance.

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