‘Power corrupts’. The US would benefit greatly if its citizens remembered that.
You are very right; it makes me wonder about those who claim that any unwarranted search [or seizure] by police is a good thing.
I have only seen abuse come from exigent circumstance
, and would argue that any unwarranted search is unreasonable.
The cops involved should face the same jail time and penalties Jeter would have faced.
“Stop resisting!” The favorite cry of feral cops and rapists all across our great nation.
It should also be noted that police departments screen out candidates who score too high on the IQ test. So the only Mensa candidates you’re going to find on the force are going to be the ones who intentionally flunk. I’m guessing that is an exceedingly small number of cops.