But the fact is that they have gone after him in a case where they were proven to have broken the law in the past. This is going to cast a shadow over any charges they bring against him in the future.
They can ameliorate this problem by firing the guilty cops but they will not.
And I understand your point but I thought I would point out some of the other bad outcomes of the police trying to skirt the law.
It works out fine on TV. In real life, not so much.
I misunderstood you. I thought you were saying that since this dealer is so obviously guilty, guilty, guilty, the judge should have overlooked the cops carelessness. My bad. Sure, as a consequence of their actions, this guy gets a free pass to continue harming people until the cops catch him the right way. We both agree on that.