[maxlybbert]

This is a very common position. But I’ve never understood the argument that police should have to do some amount of busywork for things to be fair.

Warrants aren’t required so the police are sportsmanlike. Warrants are required because interacting with the police can be inconvenient or hellish, depending on the interaction.

[bratbag]

It's because ignoring rights happens faster than they can be protected.

Move fast enough with sufficent scale and you can eliminate peoples ability to protect their own rights before they even realise they are under threat.

Sometimes friction in government is necessary for individual liberty.