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by leptons 491 days ago
>If I were at risk of being murdered,

That's called "exigent circumstances", and a lot of rights are normally thrown out the window if that's the case - police don't need a warrant if threat of bodily harm to themselves or others is on the table.

And that isn't what most lying cops do is about - most of the time it is bad for the public.