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Limiting when police can lie

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Police are legally allowed to lie as part of their jobs.

But sometimes, those lies cross a line.

Two incidents from the past five years have prompted city officials in Seattle to try and make a change.

We’ll hear more about proposed limits to police deception from Seattle Times Reporter Sarah Grace Taylor.

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