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otterley on Oct 25, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ring Gave Police Stats About Users Who Said No to ...

I agree with you isofar as lying as a means of extracting a confession from a suspect is wrong. But I don't see any harm in providing footage of the outside of my home, and quite frankly, I can't think of a situation in which police would have to lie to me to get it.

jopsen on Oct 25, 2019 [–]

I think the problem is that trust in American police is very low.

Given the training and conduct this cannot be surprising.

The number of stories where police act in bad faith is overwhelming.

So I get why people would be hesitant to collaborate -- your neighbor might get shot of you report a door left open.

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