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Apr 4, 2022 · According to the rules of popular culture, a cop has to answer honestly when faced with the hard-hitting question of “Are you a cop?” Tragically, this is not true. Police officers are legally...
- Meredith Dietz
Police officers lie under oath in court so often that they’ve even given the practice a nickname. “Behind closed doors, we call it testilying,” New York City police officer Pedro Serrano told the New York Times. “You take the truth and stretch it out a little bit.”
May 27, 2021 · The lie cops tell about their crucial role in public safety is a preventive measure, prophylactic planning for the future.
Nov 15, 2023 · Academics have found that lying is woven into the fabric of police culture. Arresting officers realize they can lie to secure confessions. Senior officers know they can exaggerate to lobby for bigger budgets.
Jan 17, 2017 · BuzzFeed News reviewed 62 incidents of video footage contradicting an officer's statement in a police report or testimony. From traffic stops to fatal force, these cases reveal how cops are incentivized to lie — and why they get away with it.
- Albert Samaha
- Buzzfeed News Reporter
May 23, 2016 · It’s why officers lie – because they know they can get away with it. Who are prosecutors, judges and jurors going to believe? That’s the tempting question that leads down the rabbit hole where officers end up brazenly and coolly beating an inmate and lying about his being the aggressor.
Apr 25, 2022 · A Culture of Deception. Scholars who study false allegations and why people lie to police, also consider the impact these fabrications have on police forces. Some law enforcement agencies have developed a “noble cause” belief system in which they perceive themselves as fighting a war on crime.
