Does an undercover police officer have to reveal him/her self?
An undercover officer does not have to be honest when asked a direct “Are you a cop?” question. I think the Drug Enforcement Agency would have had many a dead officer if this practice were employed. I also think that the take-down of the mob would have had problems too if this were a fact for police officers. Just think of the idea of “entrapment” – and how police and federal agencies use this tactic to fight crime. I think they can help someone commit a crime but they can’t commit the crime themselves. They can’t coerce or threaten someone to commit the crime. It’s a tough way to look into law enforcement to see them working to help someone commit a crime. But, it is one of many tactics used. This reminds me of 21 Jumpstreet. I loved that show but only when Depp was on it. They replaced him with some wacko copycat and the show lost cred.
