Speaking from experience, the courts are just fine with things like this. Law enforcement don’t have to record their interactions with you, and it’s their word

Speaking from experience, the courts are just fine with things like this. Law enforcement don’t have to record their interactions with you, and it’s their word (a respected public official) against yours (a suspected criminal). You may have heard of Mirandizing a suspect, but there’s an emerging phenomenon called Behelerizing. Tell the suspect they’re not under arrest (or claim you told them), even though you’re restraining them, and anything they say (or anything you claim they said) is ruled voluntary and admissible. 3rd world ain’t got nothing on Uncle Sam.