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Training Day Violations
In the movie “Training Day” there were several events that occurred that were violating individual’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment. An even though depending upon the situation of the events there can be certain things a police officer can do if they have a reasonable/probable explanation behind their actions. Some of the events that’s occurred in the movie were the pulling over a vehicle of college students, violence against homeless men, Violation on Snoop Dogg, and the home search of Macy Gray. All instances had some type of violation against one’s self or property.
Alonzo and Jake pulled over a vehicle after viewing them buy drugs for recreational use. They used violent confrontation and intimidation towards the suspects and citizens, along while they seized they drugs. It triggered the citizens constitutional right but because the drugs were not in plain sight, nor did
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The homeless men did commit several crimes one trying to rape a minor, two fighting a police officer. Those cases would result in rape, evading arrest, and resisting arrest. However instead of being arrest for their crime they were physically/mentally abused, their drugs were taken from them and they were set free.
The Hunt for Snoop Dogg violated one’s constitutional rights, because he was not placed under arrest, being in a wheel chair he was tackled down to the floor. Although they did find a gun they used the bullets to count for how much time he would get if he was arrested. To find the drugs Alonzo stuck a pen down his throat for him to throw it. Used this technique to find out who he worked for using his previous record for information. They did not collect the evidence nor did they arrest him. His fifth Amendment was violated because, he was witness against himself by force and not by

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