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Originally posted by taxwonk
The exclusionary rule is not aimed at protecting the defendant's rights. It's designed to safeguard the people's rights.
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Sure, but why is it the
best way to protect those rights? What if the rule were that any evidence even if seized unlawfully were admissable, but that the cop(s) who obtained it were automatically discharged and put in jail for a year? (and it didn't require a lawsuit by the defendant, but rather just a motion in court) I'll bet you'd have fewer illegal searches that you do now, and you'd put away the criminal.
