Unwarranted search and seizure can protect our nation but, it can also destroy it. It may help save a life or lives. It can help protect the people that have done no harm to the society. It can also help get a person that has done harm to society and is wanted for doing bad. With this people won't get away with something they might have in their car or on their body. Unwarranted search and seizure can bring down the frequency of crimes that happen around in the country.
It can help save many people's lives. For example, if an officer stops a guy that looks suspicious and nervous, he may discover when he pulls over the guy that he was high. If the officer would have never done that, the guy could have imagined objects on the road that were not there and he could have crashed. He could have killed a child or an adult. That person could have done a hit and run.
There can also be bad things to this. An officer might think that someone is doing something bad because of their race or the color of their skin. In this case that officer would have contributed to racial profiling. Then people would rightly sue that officer or where they work. The officer might also pull over a person for being in the “wrong” neighborhood. That is also considered racial profiling. The people that are getting pulled over might judge that officer for his own race, and that is called being racist.
On the other hand, say an officer stopped a person at random and maybe he is wanted in another state or city. The police can then arrest him and send him to jail. They can also stop a person who is running from the law and that person can be caught in that process. For example, in "America's Most Wanted" cops who stop people for little mistakes like broken lights discover that some people get scared and stop and then leave because they are wanted people. If we do this, maybe a lot of wanted people can get caught for doing the wrong actions.
It can help save many people's lives. For example, if an officer stops a guy that looks suspicious and nervous, he may discover when he pulls over the guy that he was high. If the officer would have never done that, the guy could have imagined objects on the road that were not there and he could have crashed. He could have killed a child or an adult. That person could have done a hit and run.
There can also be bad things to this. An officer might think that someone is doing something bad because of their race or the color of their skin. In this case that officer would have contributed to racial profiling. Then people would rightly sue that officer or where they work. The officer might also pull over a person for being in the “wrong” neighborhood. That is also considered racial profiling. The people that are getting pulled over might judge that officer for his own race, and that is called being racist.
On the other hand, say an officer stopped a person at random and maybe he is wanted in another state or city. The police can then arrest him and send him to jail. They can also stop a person who is running from the law and that person can be caught in that process. For example, in "America's Most Wanted" cops who stop people for little mistakes like broken lights discover that some people get scared and stop and then leave because they are wanted people. If we do this, maybe a lot of wanted people can get caught for doing the wrong actions.
People can also think that this idea is really ignorant. If I got pulled over for no reason then I would be really mad. I probably needed to get to work and now I'm going to be late. People might also be pulled over at the airport and their flight is ready to go. First they have to be checked by that random police officer. They might not even make it to their flight.
In the passage of this law there is the concept of making unwarranted search and seizure legal. I lean towards this concept because many bad people can get caught. However, I feel it is also wrong because it is destroying our privacy. Our privacy is already being destroyed with the Patriot Act; now the government could use this new law as an opportunity to take over our privacy.There are many ups and downs with this idea. Ultimately it depends on the person’s perspective as to whether this law would be good for the country or not.
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