The document discusses the exclusionary rule and its purpose of protecting citizens from unlawful searches and seizures by law enforcement. It addresses five issues: 1) the exclusionary rule prevents police misconduct by prohibiting evidence obtained unlawfully, 2) the rule punishes police, not society, by making unlawfully obtained evidence inadmissible in court, 3) it protects innocent people by ensuring their constitutional rights are upheld, 4) it is the most effective way to protect those whose rights were violated in an unlawful search, and 5) citizens will not believe in the integrity of the court if convictions are based on illegally obtained evidence. The conclusion is that the exclusionary rule should remain in place to protect citizens' constitutional rights.

1. EXCLUSIONARY RULE
By: Dara Cullum

2. ISSUE 1 : POLICE MISCONDUCT
• Without the exclusionary rule police will act in a unprofessional manor.
• I think that without the exclusionary rule police would act with a
unprofessional manor simply because they think they are above society and
in society we are brought up to respect the position they are in because
they enforce our laws. So in saying that they would take advantage.

3. ISSUE 2 : WHO IS PUNISHED?
SOCIETY OR THE POLICE?
• The exclusionary rule punishes police by making it more difficult to convict
criminals using legally obtained evidence.
• I agree that it punishes the police because if they find illegal evidence it
doesn’t count so that means that they have to get a warrant to conduct a
search and by that time the evidence could be gone depending on what
the situation is.

4. ISSUE 3 WHO DOES IT PROTECT
THE INNOCENT OR THE GUILTY ?
• The exclusionary rule protects innocent people
• It protects society because any evidence gathered against a defendant
that is in violation of their constitutional rights is inadmissible. So if they search
illegally that evidence does not count against them which is fair to the
innocent people because without the search they wouldn’t have be
proved guilty.

5. ISSUE 4 : WAYS TO PROTECT PEOPLE
WHO ARE WRONGFULLY SEARCHED
• The exclusionary rule is the most effective way to protect people who are
wrongfully searched or whose rights are violated.
• I agree that it protects the people who’s rights are violated and are
wrongfully searched simply because the evidence that was wrongfully
searched for will not count against them.

6. ISSUE 5 JUDICIAL INTEGRITY
• Citizens will not believe in the court if convictions are based on evidence
obtained in the violation of a citizens rights.
• I think that it is right for them not to believe because it is in violation of our
constitutional rights as American citizens stated in the 4th amendment.

7. CONCLUSION
• The exclusionary rule should remain intact.
• I think the exclusionary rule should remain intact because it protects the
citizens. It protects us under the forth amendment. I also think that if we
didn’t have the exclusionary rule it would be an over power by the law
officials and government. I think this because you shouldn’t just be allowed
to search someone's property because you feel like it or you jump to
conclusion and then find them guilty off of that.