Why Police Shouldn't Be Allowed to Lie to Suspects

Journal of the American Philosophical Association:1-16 (forthcoming)
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In this essay, I argue that it is morally wrong for police to lie to suspects in interrogations and that it should be legally prohibited. I base my argument on broadly Kantian considerations about respect for autonomy: Respect for rational agency forbids lying to suspects and there is no plausible and compelling rationale for allowing police to lie to suspects in typical cases of interrogation.

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The murderer at the door: What Kant should have said.Michael Cholbi - 2009 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 79 (1):17-46.
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