[mysterio]

The Constitution is not designed to protect us from criminals. It is designed to protect us from tyranny. Better that a few criminals escape justice than for all of us to live under the tyranny of a criminal government. So many have lost sight of that.

[inquest]

But letting criminals get a benefit from the authorities' indiscretion does little to protect innocent people from abuses of power. The consequences of illegal searches and seizures should fall directly on those who commit them. There's no need to punish society by releasing criminals in retaliation for such actions.