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I believe that search and seizure is very important for our country and our rights. Search and Seizure helps to protect our fourth amendment right, which is the right to privacy. The Search and seizure says that law enforcement cannot search or put anyone under arrest unless they have evidence to support that action (Murray). I believe that search and seizure is important to protecting our privacy rights. If police so not have any evidence against you, that they can’t search you, your car your house or anything. In the law before search and seizure was added, the Fourth Amendment protected privacy of citizens completely and securely. The Fourth Amendment blocked out law enforcement completely. So, to have access to suspicions persons the government added Search and Seizure to the law. The problem with this is that some people get their privacy violated, and then later it is found out that they were not responsible for anything. Even though there are many risks, the amount of arrest of criminals far out way the risks of mistakes. This amendment is very important to many peoples in the United States of America. This amendment is of such importance that the view of this amendment of a candidate for elected office can alter the view and choices of a potential voter (Babbin). This is a very great amendment that I believe helps to keep the public of the United States if America safe. Search and Seizure allows the Law Enforcement to bypass our rights to privacy. Although there are many form and opinions as to the extent of Search and Seizure, I believe that any form of opinion could potentially help to protect our citizens from criminals and themselves. I personally like Search and Seizure, as long as it isn’t abused by our government to an extent that people’s privacy is being violated because of false evidence.

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