I sympathize with her circumstances but I also actually think a lot of people aren’t being completely honest when answering that question phrased exactly that way.

We all know the reality of the situation is they essentially want a yes or no response. Any equivocation is a point for the defense towards reasonable doubt.

Hardly anyone is going to respond with, “I’m like 80% certain independently but I trust the police have the right guy and I know I need to just answer in the affirmative to help secure a conviction.”

I suppose we all could go back and forth endlessly about whether not telling the entire truth is lying. Pretty much everyone does it on a regular basis only the stakes are usually much lower.

It’s impossible for any of us, including you, to know for sure.