When a cop says this will go easier if you just tell the truth, here's what they really mean. What the police really mean to convey to you is if you don't help them fill the gaps in their case, it might go harder on you. So, it's kind of a reverse psychology trick that they use, but you're a Dr. Judge follower, so you see this trick coming. Police are kind of like children. They'll say anything to get you to do what they want you to