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The flavor of the website see
The flavor of the website seems to be "we want EVERYONE to invoke their right to remain silent, invoke their right not allow a warrantless search, invoke their right to a lawyer." That is fine, these are indeed constitutionally granted rights.
But do we realize that if this webiste were successful in its quest the solve rate of crimes would drop through the floor? Currently many police departments only solve about 50% of reported crimes and this usually counts self-initiated arrests like drug arrests, domestic disputes, and DUIs (which by thier nature are AUTIMATICALLY solved when they are discovered). The actual solve rate (minus DUIs, domestics and drug arrests) is probably closer to 10-20%.
A HUGE percentage of these cases are solved off of warrantless searches and confessions. This may be right and it may be wrong - I am not addressing that in this post.
What I am addressing is that are you, as a citizen of the USA prepared for a society in which 95-99%% of cases will go unsolved? Contrary to television dramas, physical evidence is fleeting, ambiguous at times, and most of time for most crimes, NON-EXISTANT.
With no physical evidence, no ability to interview the suspect, no ability to conduct a warrantless search, and no ability to develop probable cause for a search warrant, how will an investigator successfully prosecute a rape? a murder? a robbery?
The public has a vested interest in the successful investigation and prosecution of criminals. If this website is successful, we as a society will need to be prepared to either change the constitution or get used to criminals getting away with their crimes virtually all the time.