Question

Discuss whether the good faith exception provides an open door to the abuse of the exclusionary rule, or whether it is a reasonable exception.

Answer 1

The exclusionary rule states that any kind of evidence collected by the police in any unauthorized or illegal search cannot be considered as a valid evidence and be used in court proceedings.

The good faith exception to the exclusionary rule states that the officer or police were acting as per legal accordance and therefore, their intentions cannot be doubted. So, the illegally seized evidences may be used for proceedings under this exception.

In my views, the good faith exception is a cover up for the violations committed by the police to the exclusionary rule. This exception may be used as an excuse to avoid any situation in which the actions of a police are negatively scrutinized.