Circumventing a warrant is not legal and if challenged in court, would be overturned. The goal is to use illegal means, but not have evidence of that illegal m

Circumventing a warrant is not legal and if challenged in court, would be overturned. The goal is to use illegal means, but not have evidence of that illegal means in court. This is what has been described as "parallel construction". A quaint turn of phrase for when the police use criminal practices to prosecute "criminals". Welcome to the future Edit: Please forgive American English phrasing. [This practice is described as...]