[robertpaulsen]

"If a cop commits a crime by executing an illegal search, let twelve people decide whether the crime warrants punishment. Meanwhile, don't let a murderer off the hook because a cop makes a procedural error."

An excellent two sentence summary of Scalia's opinion. See my post #78.

[The Red Zone]

Except that the "twelve people" are supposed to determine if there WAS a crime.

[tpaine]

Carry_Okie:

"-- If a cop commits a crime by executing an illegal search, let twelve people decide whether the crime warrants punishment.
Meanwhile, don't let a murderer off the hook because a cop makes a procedural error. --"

Paulsen:
An excellent two sentence summary of Scalia's opinion.

Scalia admits that a cop commits a crime by executing an illegal search, -- so we let twelve people decide whether that procedural crime warrants punishment.
Meanwhile, don't let a criminal cop off the hook.
A criminal "procedural error" should not lead to conviction. Governments should not profit from their own illegal activities.

That's how a constitutionalist' opinion should have read.