You have put yourself in a situation where you need to make false statements in order to comply with the law. If you create a deathtrap where you control a dea

You have put yourself in a situation where you need to make false statements in order to comply with the law. If you create a deathtrap where you control a deadmans switch that prevents it from killing me, that doesn't absolve you of murder simply because the cause of my death is inaction rather than action.