is it true that a person who works for law enforcement must tell you if asked, and if so whats that called?

Question

if a person works undercover, and you ask them if they are a "cop", Is it true that they must tell you

Answer 1

Absolutely not.

Answer 2

No. Thats why they are undercover. If you are speaking about entrapment that is a whole other ball of wax.

" In jurisprudence, entrapment is a procedural defense by which a defendant may argue that they should not be held criminally liable for actions which broke the law, because they were induced (or entrapped) by the police to commit said acts. For the defense to be successful, the defendant must demonstrate that the police induced an otherwise unwilling person to commit a crime. However, when a person is predisposed to commit a crime, offering opportunities to commit the crime is not entrapment, a widely held misconception similar to the idea that police officers must answer questions truthfully if they are asked the same question three times, or that they must say "yes" if asked if they are a police officer."

Answer 3

This is the biggest myth I've heard about police operations.

Courts have recognized that police must lie about themselves during an undercover operation. However, such lies cannot be used to manipulate a person into committing a crime.

An undercover officer lying to you, then later arresting you for a crime you committed, is not entrapment. Entrapment would be if the officer put the idea in your head to commit a crime, then encouraged or coerced you into carrying it out, then arresting you for it.

Answer 4

No. They don't have to tell you.

However, there are limits to what an undercover officer can do or say to prompt you into committing some type of illegal action.

You may be thinking about entrapment, which is where the intent to commit a crime is not already present in the suspect, and it is because of police action that the person decides to commit a crime, one they would not have committed if there was no police inducement.

Answer 5

No, they don't have to tell you they are a cop. That's part of their undercover operation. If they did, they'd blow their cover and the whole sting is down the drain.

Answer 6

No he does not have to tell you, that is why it is undercover, if asked he will spit and curse police and laugh at you or accuse you of being a police officer.

So no, he does not and will not tell you if he is undercover.

Answer 7

No..lol..think about it! If they told you they were a cop and undercover, wouldnt that blow their cover? A cop undercover remains anonomys, for obvious safety reason..

Answer 8

NO. The left wing judges of the past ruled that not only can cops lie to you, they are encouraged to do so, and ABOUT you too. NEVER talk to a cop without an attorney present.

Answer 9

Think about it. How could any police officer ever work under cover if he could easily be outed by someone simply asking, "Are you a cop?"

Police are required to identify themselves when they're arresting you or requesting access to your home without a warrant.

Answer 10

Most courts have held that the police can lie, cheat and steal when ever they want to and as a suspect there is very little you can do about it.

Best advice I have seen is to shut-up and lawyer-up immediately. And no, I am not an attorney nor do I work for or represent one.

Answer 11

Yes. But remember; there is no such thing as a clean cop. Especially now. They only exist in the movies, and on T.V. and the government knows this to be a fact.

NOT ONE.

Anywhere. That's why there's a lot of slimy, leering hood types.