[623] in libertarians
Re: Legislative Alert
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul D. Eccles)
Thu Feb 9 18:27:03 1995
From: "Paul D. Eccles" <pde@sd.inri.com>
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 95 15:24:42 PST
> |> The problem is not that illegally seized evidence is used in criminal
> |> prosecution but that the persons violating the 4th ammendment are not
> |> prosecuted. The Supreme Court, in its infinite wisdom, decided not to let
> |> illegally siezed evidence be used at trial. Hence society loses by letting
> |> a criminal go free.
>
> So why aren't they putting forth a bill to punish officers who
> break the 4th Amendment?
Can't judges now put out arrest warrants for violation of the 4th Ammendment?
Why should we need Congress to pass a bill.
> The fact is, that without the exclusionary steps in place now, it's
> open season. It's trivial now to get a warrant. All you need is
> the word of an "undisclosed informant."
Isn't this the judges' fault for allowing it to be so trivial?
