Cassandra Xia

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Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer!The Oh Shit momentWhen I was 5, I saw the Karate Kid. I saw that bad guys could beat me up, and I had no recourse if I didn't know karate. I promptly signed up for martial arts classes.I had a similar moment a few years ago, when I saw this video of police lying to someone they pulled over. The police try to say that it is against the law to film the police. Turns out that was a lie, and fortunately the person they were lying to was a lawyer, and knew that.Police are allowed to lie to youAccording to law firm Roth Davies:Officers can lie and claim not to be police.They can lie during interrogations and say, 'Your friend already gave you up, so you might as well come clean.They can lie and say it's off the record.They can lie and say, “We’ll put a good word in for you with the judge.”They can have you write an "apology letter", but it will get treated as a confession in court.Although the police are allowed to lie to you, it should go without saying tha…