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To: Brian Mosely
AP: Breyer said that police will feel free to enter homes without knocking and waiting a short time if they know that there is no punishment for it.

Evidence is not "fruit."

Police investigations are not "trees."

Police errors are not "poisons."

There are better ways to punish overly aggressive cops than by throwing out evidence and letting criminals go free.

The Exclusionary Rule was invented by liberal, activist judges who always side with defendants and against the community's interest in justice and security.

Time to wave it bye-bye.

49 posted on 06/15/2006 8:30:14 AM PDT by LK44-40
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To: LK44-40
There are better ways to punish overly aggressive cops than by throwing out evidence and letting criminals go free.

Actually there are no other ways. The cops are almost never punished.

118 posted on 06/15/2006 12:09:06 PM PDT by JTN ("I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of bubble gum.")
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To: LK44-40
There are better ways to punish overly aggressive cops than by throwing out evidence and letting criminals go free.

In theory there are. In practice, they don't work. A cop who uses illegal means to get evidence that lands convictions will be told "Don't do that again, wink wink".

Cops who violate crooks' rights are likely to violate the rights of innocent people as well. The exclusionary rule doesn't just protect crooks. It also protects innocent people by discouraging cops from violating anyone's rights.

What is so bad about telling cops that if they want their evidence to be usable, they must follow the rules in acquiring it?

184 posted on 06/15/2006 3:32:50 PM PDT by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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