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I do not advocate circumventing or reducing constitutional rights. I am only pointing out that there is currently a “balance” to the system. Most do not even have a concept of what their rights really are. If more people did, then convictions would inevitably decrease.

The simple math is that the more people know their rights and exercise them, the fewer convictions that will be made. If you are a criminal then that is great news. If you are police officer, you could care less, you will still get the same pay check. If you are a citizen, then that should alarm you. When you daughter is assaulted or your car is stolen expect the police to have less success than ever in their investigation. The perp just needs to remain silent, refuse the search, and ask for a lawyer and his odds of escaping prosecution will skyrocket. Of course the innocent will also be protected from false arrest and conviction - they just will no longer be protected from criminals. Oh well, that is how the scales of justice teeter and totter.

Police do not make any amount of money for an arrest. In fact, most arrests COST the government money due to overtime paid to officers for court, piles of paperwork (officer is off the street, so we need to hire more), etc.

Think about it. If you pay the goverment $2000 for a DUI conviction the government has to pay the officer for the time he spent with you, the time he spent on paper work, and the time he spent in court. They also have to pay for the paper, the computer, the car, the gas, the uniform, etc. They pay for the clerks that enter the paperwork, the public defender, the judge, the District Attorney. They pay your probation officer for countless hours of time spent on your case. The list goes on. When it is all said and done the government is in the red. Trust me on that.