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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rogue765" data-source="post: 3382445" data-attributes="member: 31988">Except that the spell Detect Evil isn't cast ON an evil person, it's cast on the caster and allows him to see auras of evil that creatures are putting out.It's no different than if a Paladin with Darkvision sees someone commiting a crime in darkness. He's not violating the subject's rights because the spell isn't cast on the subject, anymore than modern police are violating a subject's rights by using nightvision goggles.Of course, just because a person has an evil alignment doesn't mean that he's guilty of the current crime the Paladin is investigating. The paladin would still need other spells such as Zone of Truth.And of course it all depends upon if your fantasy world has the same ideas of civil rights. Not every country in THIS world follows rules similar to the US Bill of Rights.</blockquote>