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Originally Posted by Honus
I think the classic example of permissible police deception is where they put the suspects in separate rooms and tell each that the other has already ratted him out and that he better 'fess up if he knows what's good for him. That sort of lie is clearly permitted.
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Also, if the investigator comes in with a tape recorder and offers to turn it off for an "off the record" comment. There is still a recording device recording all conversations in the room. A subterfuge, if not an actual lie.
Asking the alleged perpetrator to write a "letter of apology" to the victim of the crime. It becomes a confession, written by the acused, and signed... another subterfuge