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unrealizedviewpoint9/18/2009 10:49:02 am PDT

re: #976 Sharmuta

I said illegally obtained evidence shouldn’t be used to convict people. Do you agree? Want law enforcement hauling you in illegally?

I do not agree. The courts have decided that illegally obtained evidence, if obtained by a private citizen, is admissible in court. The search and seizure laws are in place to protect the citizenry from illegal ‘police’ searches, not illegal ‘private citizen’ searches. Police are held to a different higher standard.