According to Bok, lies can be publicly defended when:

a. police believe the lie may be effective means of gaining information
b. there are alternatives to lying but they require more effort on the part of police
c. lying would produce a surfeit of benefits versus harms
d. lying can never be publicly defended since lying is always wrong


C

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What will be an ideal response?

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