Sobriety Checkpoints

[Red Dawn]

I've never gotten one, and my only involvement with law enforcement was a speeding ticket 10 years ago (40 in a 25), and I still have a big problem with checkpoints like these.

You know what I have a problem with? Innocent people killed by Drunk Drivers.

 

[Red Dawn]

actually I wasn't, there was a situation that had caused my breath test to be much higher than it should have been. I should have elected a blood test. However, I didn't know I was going to fail the breath test.

They have me on record reciting my alphabet backwards three times in a row. The cop didn't even know I was right even though he was writing it all down on his report.

They also had me do my field sides on the middle line of a two lane road while they stood to the side. There were cars passing within inches of me honking and swerving during the video tape.

I had a great case to challenge it. However there was nothing my lawyer could do to get me driving sooner than my trial unfolded and there are no lawyers here that would take that case for less than a $10,000 retainer.

I was done and it was behind me for half the up front costs and a couple months of having to go to classes and hear about some emo all sad about his life.

Cool story Bro.

 

[zsdersw]

You know what I have a problem with? Innocent people killed by Drunk Drivers.

I have a problem with that, too.. but is the answer for law enforcement to assume everyone on the road is drunk and stop them all to check? No.. it is not.

 

[Anubis]

ive been stopped at 2 of these in my life. never did i feel the need to bitch about it on the internet after it happened. let it go move on with your life, it takes like 2 minutes

 

[zsdersw]

ive been stopped at 2 of these in my life. never did i feel the need to bitch about it on the internet after it happened. let it go move on with your life, it takes like 2 minutes

Yet you b!tch about other stuff on the Internet.

Tell ya what.. I won't start complaining about you b!tching on the Internet and you stop whining about what I b!tch about.

 

[Darwin333]

ive been stopped at 2 of these in my life. never did i feel the need to bitch about it on the internet after it happened. let it go move on with your life, it takes like 2 minutes

So now we are judging how important our rights are by the amount of time it costs us to have them violated?

I bet you wouldn't last for more than 2 or 3 minutes being waterboarded so it should be perfectly fine then, right?

 

[alkemyst]

ive been stopped at 2 of these in my life. never did i feel the need to bitch about it on the internet after it happened. let it go move on with your life, it takes like 2 minutes

You just qualified that your life is simply not worth living in that simple statement.

carry on.

 

[Amused]

You know what I have a problem with? Innocent people killed by Drunk Drivers.

I have a problem with innocent people killed by all means.

Therefore I suggest manditory strip search checkpoints at every block and weekly home searches.

What? Too much? Why?

Probable cause exists for a reason, Red. We have the right to go about our lives unmolested by the government unless they have valid probable cause to search us and our property.

 

[lord_emperor]

I have been through one such checkpoint in my life and I think this is an instance where the benefit outweighs the inconvenience.

Minding you I'm Canadian but the officer politely asked me if I'd had anything to drink and ensured my license was valid, it took all of 30 seconds.