Why is it Legal for Cops to Lie?

[_DarkHelmet]

If you ask a cop if he’s a cop then he has to tell you. It’s in the Constitution.

[_subgenius]

If you ask a cop if he’s a cop then he has to tell you. It’s in the Constitution.

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[_Water Dog]

When I first came back from Brazil I was intending to become a cop. I nearly went through the entire process, passed their tests, and then decided against it. I got the sense that their "psych" evaluation was really just their way of finding candidates most likely to adapt to a cult like mentality of absolute loyalty to the tribe. Just the questions they'd ask about what I'd do in situations like these. Even in the initial interview before taking the written exams, a sergeant spoke to us as a class and tried to thin the herd by saying we'd sometimes have to have the stomach to shoot someone immediately without even thinking. Focus seemed to be on shoot first, think later. Never once did I hear anyone discuss the problem of innocent bystanders getting shot. It was always defend yourself and your partner first.

So you elected to become a real estate agent because you couldn't pass the psyc eval to join your local PD? Not that there's anything wrong with that, law enforcement certainly isn't for everyone.

for what it's worth, I actually empathize with your OP. There are bad cops out there. I've had experiences with a few myself. Sadly I believe that sort of thing is more common than we like to believe. Law enforcement entities suffer from bias and self preservation like any other bureaucracy. This is an example of why my politics lean in the direction of smaller, less powerful governments. I find it peculiar that you recognize ethical problems that exist at the lowest of levels like a city police department, but can't comprehend the same thing happening at the federal level where the stakes are much higher.