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Originally posted by Spanky
Same with the exclusionary rule. If you favor the exclusionary rule then you favor a system that will let clearly guilty murderers and child molesters go if their rights have been violated.
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In the real world, problems with evidence usually result in lesser plea bargains, rather than "clearly guilty murderers and child molesters go". I know, it's a horrible thing to think about what really happens, but hey.
That said, until someone proposes a reasonable alternative to the exlusionary rule that protects the rights that Americans expect, then I'm in favor of it. If that means that, on occasion (very rare occasions in my experience -- and those who are not later arrested again would be even more rare), guilty people go free, then that's a trade-off I accept.
