• Dispersing protests and creating “free speech zones” directly violates the 1st Amendment.
• Warrantless home searches and wiretapping directly violate the 4th Amendment.
• “Stop and frisk” methods directly violate the 4th Amendment.
• Getting confessions by beating or terrifying suspects directly violates the 5th Amendment.
• Killing any suspect when a person’s life is not immediately in danger–yes, even when a suspect is fleeing–directly violates the 5th Amendment.
• Asset forfeiture, the common practice of seizing property in drug arrests, directly violates the 5th Amendment.
• Prolonged imprisonment before trial directly violates the 6th Amendment.
• Setting bail that is too high for a defendant to pay, guaranteeing they are kept in prison awaiting trial for a bailable offense, directly violates the 8th Amendment.
So, yeah, we’re not doing too well these days with that whole Bill Of Rights thing.