The article says: > While officers are allowed to use a ruse, investigators said the officer’s lie “shocked the conscience” and was inconsistent with the polic

The article says: > While officers are allowed to use a ruse, investigators said the officer’s lie “shocked the conscience” and was inconsistent with the police department’s policy. He did something that he’s allowed to do (lie) but he took it a little too far. He might be negligent to some degree, but this is not “murder”.