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Originally Posted by Lasereth
To those opposing lying to get the truth out of a suspect: what do you suggest in its place?
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I think there has to be a difference between outright lying and general police trickery. The ultimate goal would be tripping someone up who is offering contradictory testimony, and straight up quality interrogation with full video/sound monitoring so a judge can determine the admissibility of the confession.
However, as this is less than normal, given how two faced some offenders are, lying generally suffices to get people to confess if they think it will save their ass.
It sets a strange precedent though, that it is okay for our authority figures to lie and be dirty and underhanded in pursuit of justice. Raises integrity and role model issues. But really, is that anything new?