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You do not have to tell cops where you are headed. You do not have to answer any questions a cop asks you. You do not have to show your ID to cops in public if you’re not driving. A cop cannot pull you over for no reason. They have to have probable cause. Police cannot come to your house multiple times without justifiable cause.
Sep 20, 2012 · The short answer is yes. Police officers do not have to tell you that they are police officers, even when asked. As long as the officer is lying in the course of performing his or her official duties (like an undercover drug buy), there is no law prohibiting them from doing so.
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You didn’t use the word, but your question is centered around the legal doctrine of “entrapment,” but this term does NOT mean simply that you were tricked into getting caught. Entrapment means that the police persuaded you to commit a crime you had no intention of committing at the outset. In your case, you intended to buy the drugs all along. You ...
That an officer lies and denies being a cop does not put the initial idea in your mind to buy drugs. Nor does this strategy “urge” you or “pressure” you to buy. He just makes you think that you can get away with it. This strategy is permitted all over the country. Look at it this way: if federal agents from A.T.F. (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) w...
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Garner, the Supreme Court struck down a Tennessee statute that allowed a police officer to “use all the necessary means to effect the arrest" of an individual whom the officer suspected was fleeing or forcibly resisting detention. The case involved a Memphis police officer who shot and killed a teenager who jumped over a fence at night in the ...
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Generally speaking, no. Police do not have to tell you why they are stopping you before asking for ID in a traffic stop, though it may be a standard practice in many areas. The officer must have a reason—i.e., probable cause—for the stop, but they are not legally required to tell you.
