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Re:Judge Rejects Defense That FBI Illegally Hacked Silk Road... by ianferrel on Friday October 10, 2014 @07:10PM (#8440520)
Because incentives affect behavior.

If you're allowed to use evidence from an illegal search, there's a huge incentive to keep doing illegal searches.

If you want to curtail illegal searches, then you make such searches have a worse payoff.

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Re:Judge Rejects Defense That FBI Illegally Hacked Silk Road... by pbhjpbhj on Saturday October 11, 2014 @12:59AM (#8441314)
Why not have it that the court can use evidence that is presented to it. Those committing illegal searches should be prosecuted. Obviously the evidence of the illegal search means a conviction is highly likely. Ignoring evidence that points to the facts of a case seems futile if you wish to achieve justice.
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