Pt2520 Unit 2

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Unit Two Assignment:
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The whole foundation of the United States of America was solely established by the U.S. Constitution and its capability to protect the rights of its citizens. However, it was not foreseen in 1776 that the very document meant to protect every citizen’s rights, could, in fact, protect those who did not adhere to the law. I believe that one of our primary limitations is the search and seizure method used by law enforcement.
The search and seizure method is the right for law enforcement to search and take belongings from a person or persons into evidence during the duration of a criminal investigation. As stated in the fourth amendment, it is prohibited to conduct an unreasonable search and/or seizures.
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Even if the evidence would be a crucial point or argument in the opposition’s side in court, the judge can rule to exclude the evidence because it was obtained illegally. I believe that this reasoning is faulty. Of course, the number one argument against my reasoning would be that the information was found illegally and therefore violates the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution- the rights of the afflicted person or persons. But the fact that within a search, unlawful evidence was discovered should raise some red flags. Why must the evidence that clearly contradicts (potentially) what the other party is claiming be ruled as inefficient? I believe, that information even if obtained illegally should be allowed to be entered as evidence in the court of law. I do also believe that if this information is entered, then the circumstances at which it was obtained must be somewhat reasonable. Why should we allow people who have been caught clearly in the wrong to continue to think what they are doing is okay? By allowing for a slight leeway in the system of search and seizures could lead to drastic changes in the arrangement of

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