just think about it this way if illegally collected evidence was allowed at trial police could do whatever they wanted. If police illegally search you home ther

just think about it this way if illegally collected evidence was allowed at trial police could do whatever they wanted. If police illegally search you home there is no criminal penalty for the police, at most it is a civil rights violation which can only be challenged in court. This means the police could just search ever single house in a crime ridden neighbourhood and arrest everyone who had anything even remotely illegal. Imagine having to live in a poor neighbourhood where once a week the police kicked in your door and searched the house. It is already getting pretty bad for cops searching every vehicle of a minority they stop