You have NO obligation to tell cops the truth. They are not your priest. They have one job, and only one job. To put you in jail. Your job is to stay out of jail.
Am I a giggly high school girl out past curfew and the LE my daddy? I’m a grown damn man and I don’t lie to anybody about anything. Mainly because I could give a damn what anyone thinks about the truth. It is what it is.
Doesn’t mean I have to tell them the truth. I don’t have to tell them anything. I tell them as little as I have to or nothing at all. That’s where most people mess up talking to police...they say too much. Telling a lie is saying too much. They know when you’re lying and by doing so, you are giving them an opening they wouldn’t otherwise have.
In all honesty, I’ve probably had more dealings with LE and defense attorneys than the average FReeper...in my younger days.