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Respond to the following with why/why not you agree or disagree with the below statement

Are confidential informants a necessary evil?

I would say yes-to an extent. If your case is based solely on that-then its garbage. It should be a tool of many, maybe a starting point, filler, or ending point. Not the entire thing. Proponents argue that Confidential Informants are crucial for gathering intelligence on criminal activities that law enforcement might not otherwise obtain. However, the use of CIs raises legal and constitutional issues, particularly regarding the rights of individuals targeted by informants and the potential for entrapment or due process violations.

Are informants a good source of information?

They are a source of information, but I would have to say their motive needs to be understood.

Why do you think informants snitch?

It's usually because they're wanting to serve a lighter sentence for their own crimes, immunity, revenge, eliminating rivals, or to hinder. I think it could lead to problems when it comes to the Fruit of The Poisonous Tree Doctrine. The judge is signing off on a warrant to kick in someone's door based off the word of a detective. The informant needs to be reliable because that's a huge infringement on civil rights. Even if they do go in and find other stuff, they must get piggyback warrants. I think that's where they will run into problems with items seized being inadmissible according to the poisonous fruit.

Do you think it leads to police corruption?

Yes. Unfortunately, Law Enforcement can completely fabricate an informant's existence. However, in some states Sunshine Laws make it to where all details about a case can be pulled up. Nobody really goes to trial so corruption doesn't really come to light as much as it should. If it does go to trial, they will dissect the cop/detective by bringing up records of demeanor, disciplinary actions, awards, and other cases. Potentially, cases the cop/detective did could be pulled up for a retrial. Which is a long shot but if they think they have a chance, they'll take a crack at it.