Introduction : search and seizure : a brief review -- Point : "technicalities" in criminal trials : protect everybody's freedoms -- Counterpoint : too much concern for formal rights interferes with crime fighting -- Point : "profiling" makes prejudice official -- Counterpoint : profiling and prejudice are different -- Point : existing legal protections are not stopping unfair policing -- Counterpoint : restricting search and seizure power too much hurts public safety -- Conclusion : lonely detective, thin blue lines, or what?.