Can't believe that lawyer... It's a warzone. Civilians know enough not to go anywhere NEAR explosives laying around. If he thinks some dude walking by is going to take it so he can "scavenge" it for cash, he needs to get off his plush ass, get in his plush car, fly his plush plane to the middle east, and see that these people have more sense than some dumb redneck. (Mostly because the stupid ones are either fighting or dead)
They are also "engaging" only those that try to leave with the explosives. The way they spun it, it sounded like the snipers are shooting anyone that looks sideways at the bait.
The only downside I see to this, is that the insurgents will likely start using children to grab suspected bait..