You are exactly right. The spotsmanlike rule they are supposed to adhere to is the constitution. Those rules have been significantly eroded in the vain of security and giving more authority to government to catch bad guys. The problem is the rules were written to protect everyone in our society. When those rules are relaxed or patently ignored those same standards apply to everyone, not just the criminals.
freedom is expensive. Sometimes the bad guys get away. Sometimes they are successful in attacks against the good guys.
I think the better question here is why it's ok for the government to tell me I can't be a drug addict, criminalize consumption of drugs and violate everyone's rights in an effort to control my actions.
Exactly!
If this is somehow directed at me. I think you've gone a bit off the res. I'm all for consittutional rights. I'm all for holding cops accountable when they bend the rules.
Cherish and defend your constitutional rights. Just don't forget that not everything is in need of a rebel with a cause.
Most people, cops included, are decent people trying to do a good job. If you can't believe that, then (it would seem to me that) you must lead a really difficult life.
Didn't have a thing to do with you actually.
My life is actually quite laid back, I know a few good guys who have become cops, however the demographics of most police does cause issues, their is the is against them training and attitude which causes issues, etc.
Shy of the few older cops still in the streets, most of these young guys have this tactical John Wayne crap going on and are dead set on finding and eliminating trouble, problem is when there isn't much trouble and you're still looking, you often find it even when it's not there.
My dealings with police.
Tickets, speeding and also parking, some of which are straight predatory, a few were also just a oops on my end (nothing crazy though)
Break in to my house, police did nothing, didn't even try, no fingerprint checking, just here's a report, which would have been handy if they stole my toilet paper too and I needing something worthless to wipe with.
Hit and run on my car, same deal more or less. No report but they said they would investigate it, I ended up having to call them and see what work they did, said they didn't have any leads and shut the case, or something to that effect. I phoned up a couple shops in the area to ask if any police had asked if they had any cameras looking towards where my car was hit...they said no police ever spoke with them.
So, frankly outside of when police are just trying to generate revenue, in my law abiding life they have proven themselves nearly worthless outside from directing traffic at accidents, which is also often done my volunteer citizens on patrol types.