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re: Lying to cops should only be a crime if you are under oath
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:50 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:50 pm to SoFla Tideroller
quote:LEOs are not allowed to lie about certain things (like the nature of your rights), but they decidedly MAY lie to you constitutionally in order to secure a confession, especially if they have some evidence that you committed the offense (for example). (Some states may alter this by statute).
They are allowed to lie to you with impunity.quote:
Where do you guys get this stuff?
In other words, the answer to the question is not binary.
This post was edited on 3/1/23 at 8:05 pm
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Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:55 pm to AggieHank86
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LEOs cannot lie about certain things (like the nature of your rights), but they decidedly MAY lie to you in order to secure a confession, if they have some evidence that you committed the offense (for example).
So cops can lie to a suspect, but a suspect can't lie to a cop.
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In other words, the answer to the question is not binary.
No, it is in fact very binary. It's the definition of binary. You have claimed to be a lawyer on this site, which I doubt, but if true, you should be disbarred.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 9:33 am to AggieHank86
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LEOs are not allowed to lie about certain things (like the nature of your rights)
Yeah, they get around this so easily though.
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