Consider the converse of what you said: Because law enforcement typically only makes strong requests, judges take seriously their duty to reject insufficient w

Consider the converse of what you said: Because law enforcement typically only makes strong requests, judges take seriously their duty to reject insufficient warrant requests. I hope that illustrates the folly of both statements. The government has nothing to lose by testing the boundaries of the law, because there are so many undefined and underdefined boundaries. An unfavorable precedent every now and then is a very small price to pay, particularly when playing fast and loose with the rules lets them bring so many more cases. It's like saying one daily speeding ticket resulting in a warning will stop people from speeding on a busy urban interstate.