Two Cousins
Your cousin wants half, or he talks. 88% of you said no.
If Dre talks, run. If he lies, stay. Run, or stay?
What happened
88% said refuse, so Dre went for the bags. Two cousins fought in a hole on six and a half million dollars. You ripped off the chain your money paid for. He drove off bleeding.
Then a second car pulled out behind him, lights off. For one second you saw the plate: the same car that was parked outside Dre's place the night you took bag three. Someone has been watching Dre for days.
You called him. Nothing. So you took two bags and left. Bag two stays in unit 214. Six and a half million dollars, and your little hatchback is on its knees.
5:40am. Dre is alive, and the police are at his door. His chain is on your passenger seat. Now Dre has to choose: talk, or lie. And police are allowed to lie to him.
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The evidence
The story is fiction. These rules are real.
Police can lie to you
In Frazier v. Cupp (1969), police falsely told a suspect his cousin had already confessed. The Supreme Court let the confession stand. Lying during questioning is allowed.
Source: Frazier v. Cupp, 394 U.S. 731 (Justia) · Read: Police can lie to you