from: Police Chief Magazine Oct 2003 by: article: "Police officer truthfulness and the Brady Decision" Lies justified by investigative necessity in the performance of their duties, police officers frequently engagein a significant amount of deceptive conduct that is essential to the public safety. Consider lying to suspects, conducting undercover operations, even deploying unmarked cars, presenting a suspect with false evidence,a false consfession of a crime partner, or a false claim that the suspect was identified in a lineup are but a few of the deceptive practices that police officers have used for years during interrogations. These investigatory deceptive practices are necessary when no other means would be effective, when they are lawful, and when they are aimed at obtaining the truth. Some like John P. Crank and Michael A. Caldero in Police Ethicd (Cincinnati: Anderson,1999) have argued that accepting these types of deceptive practices places thepolice on a slippery slope, which will create a belief by officers that all deception is acceptable, A police officer may be tempted to testify falsely to imprison a criminal. THe officer's intent may be a worthy objective to the public; removing a criminal from society and the officer may validate his intent in his own mind by beleiving that he is engagingin a greater good. --------------------------------- yes cops lie to us all the time and they think its moral and ethical. i good reason to refuse to talk to the police and always DEMAND that they honor your 5th amendment right to refuse to answer any and all police questions including your name. mike