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This 4 page paper discusses the question of whether or not the Bill of Rights unfairly inhibits law enforcement personnel from investigating and prosecuting crimes and argues that since 9/11, the Bill of Rights had been made largely irrelevant and the police given powers that are, in actuality, far too broad. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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guarantees certain rights to citizens, including the right to privacy, safety from unreasonable searches and seizures, and other important matters. This paper discusses the question of whether or not the
Bill of Rights unfairly inhibits law enforcement personnel from investigating and prosecuting crimes. Discussion It is possible to argue that all of the Amendments pertain to law in some
way, so a very brief review might be in order to help us select those that have the most importance to us. The First Amendment says that people have the
right to peaceful assembly; the Second says they have the right to "keep and bear arms"; and the Third describes the circumstances under which a soldier may be quartered in
someones house (The Bill of Rights). We can see that police might be needed to maintain order in connection with an assembly, and the wrangling over guns and gun control
as presented in the Second Amendment is on-going, but neither is precisely what we need to consider. The Third doesnt seem to apply at all. Then we come to
the Fourth Amendment, and here we do have something very relevant: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and
seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons
or things to be seized" (The Bill of Rights). This Amendment seems to have gone by the board since the September 11 attack, as the PATRIOT Act gave the police
unprecedented powers to violate the Fourth Amendment, and the First Amendment as well. The PATRIOT Act violates the Fourth Amendment by allowing police to conduct searches without "obtaining a warrant
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