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Should police be allowed to lie in investigations?
As it is now, police are legally allowed to lie in investigations and interrogations. Ours is one of the few 'first world' countries that allows this. Most do not. Before you answer I need to make some qualifications to the question...
Included in the question:
- Saying, "Johnny said you killed Joe!", when in fact Johnny never said such a thing.
- Saying, "You failed the polygraph! Now, tell us the truth.", when in fact the person passed the polygraph.
These types of lies are legally allowed in interrogations.
Not included in the question:
- A person asking an undercover cop, "Are you a cop?". To me, this is fine for the undercover cop to lie and say 'no', though I do have issues with how some undercover operations are done in general, but that's another subject for another thread.
So, should police be allowed to lie in investigations?
As it is now, police are legally allowed to lie in investigations and interrogations. Ours is one of the few 'first world' countries that allows this. Most do not. Before you answer I need to make some qualifications to the question...
Included in the question:
- Saying, "Johnny said you killed Joe!", when in fact Johnny never said such a thing.
- Saying, "You failed the polygraph! Now, tell us the truth.", when in fact the person passed the polygraph.
These types of lies are legally allowed in interrogations.
Not included in the question:
- A person asking an undercover cop, "Are you a cop?". To me, this is fine for the undercover cop to lie and say 'no', though I do have issues with how some undercover operations are done in general, but that's another subject for another thread.
So, should police be allowed to lie in investigations?