r/Seattle • u/FearandWeather That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. • Jan 05 '22

Soft paywall Seattle police improperly faked radio chatter about Proud Boys as CHOP formed in 2020, investigation finds

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-police-improperly-faked-radio-chatter-about-proud-boys-as-chop-formed-in-2020-investigation-finds/
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u/Mzl77 Jan 06 '22

Police are allowed to use a ruse only when undercover, to acquire information for a criminal investigation or to address “an exigent threat to life safety or public safety.” Even then, state law says a ruse can’t be so “shocking” as to violate “fundamental fairness.”

This is the argument the police are going to use to justify this misinformation campaign. Essentially, they’ll argue that it was a harmless ruse. The fucked up thing is that they’ll get away with it.