I'd even take up for you, red, if your rights were violated this way! Seriously, the LE shouldn't be given a pass on legal procedure no matter how serious and emotional the crime. Don't you agree?
From what I have always understood about the design of our legal and justice system, the idea is that the police are trained in the PROPER and LEGAL PROCEDURES. If they don't follow them, then the only recourse is that the suspect gets away, even if he is guilty. This being the only way to ensure rights are not violated. If there is no punishment for them violating the law, then they will do so at every opportunity.
The principle or idiom was "Tis better to let one guilty man go, than to imprison an innocent one."
If it was my daughter would I want them to let the possible killer go? NO. Should I be upset if they do. YES. AT WHO? The LE's that violated the law.
And REDLIPSTICK, you seem to be ignoring facts like PERJURY!
The LE's that admitted violating rights, and LYING in court should be arrested and charged for those crimes. Don't you agree?
Or do we just say, It's OK, DW is a scum , so he deserves whatever happens?
What if.... the killer is still free?