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IANAL and jurisdictions differ but in general merely lying to the police is not illegal.
by hugh-avherald 2y ago
IANAL and jurisdictions differ but in general merely lying to the police is not illegal.
- mingus88 2y agoIn theory, sure. In practice, police will gladly make your life hell by charging you with obstruction of justice or a vague charge like disturbing the peace and let you sit in jail for a weekend until they drop the charges. There are countless ways in which they can mess with you, and they are legally unaccountable 99% of the time. Better advice is simply do not engage with police, and know your rights.
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- ceejayoz 2y agoMake sure they're not feds. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001
- bigfatkitten 2y agoMaking false statements to police is a criminal offence in most places.