"[T]he exclusionary rule has never been applied except where its deterrence benefits outweigh its substantial social costs. The costs here are considerable. In addition to the grave adverse consequence that exclusion of relevant incriminating evidence always entails (viz., the risk of releasing dangerous criminals into society), imposing that massive remedy for a knock-and-announce violation would generate a constant flood of alleged failures . . . ."
Viz.
A term sometimes used to mean any of the following: "namely," "that is to say," "as follows," or "to wit." After making a statement, a comma may be added, followed by viz., followed by more specific statements to illustrate the original point. A colon or comma usually separates viz. from the more specific statements.
Origin: Latin, abbreviation of videlicet, itself a contraction of videre licet ("it is permitted to see.")
