wow let's really generate some revenue

[alkemyst]

http://www.page2live.com/2009/...od-at-dui-checkpoints/

Call him Sheriff Dracula!

Motorists, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw wants your blood.

I?m not kidding.

Drivers on county roads Feb. 27-28 will be subjected to blood tests at DUI checkpoints if they refuse a breathalyzer.

The plan calls for paramedics to be standing by for the blood drawing, which could take place in ambulances parked near the checkpoints.

According to a PBSO memo obtained by Page2Live, deputies are preparing to fan out throughout the county on those days, 5 p.m. to 3 a.m., to stop those suspected of driving drunk.

As usual, there?ll be field sobriety tests, such as reciting the alphabet and walking on a line. Those who fail will be treated differently than in routine DUI stops.

They?ll be asked to take a breathalyzer on the spot, instead of being brought to a station where those tests are usually conducted. If a motorist refuses, deputies will actually drive to a judge?s home for a warrant. The deputies will then return to the checkpoint and demand that the suspect have blood drawn.

That procedure is usually reserved for extreme cases, including deadly car accidents or homicides.

That weekend, however, much more blood could flow.

?In theory, we could force a person to have their blood drawn once we have a warrant,? said PBSO Capt. Pat Kenny, the patrol commander who dreamed up the operation. ?But we?re going to keep it positive. We?re just trying to drive the point home that DUI isn?t tolerated.

?We won?t hold people down or strap them on gurneys. It?s hard to stick a needle in someone who?s fighting. We?ll try to convince them nicely to make the right choice.?

Those who?ll still refuse the procedure will be arrested and charged with DUI. Suspects face, among other penalties, a license suspension of at least six months for a first offense.

Kenny says about 75 cops from most county agencies will be involved. He says he expects, at most, eight to ten cases will be brought to the on-call judge.

?I don?t think it?s ever been done here, but I heard it?s been done in other parts of the country,? Kenny said about the plan. ?We?ve met with the paramedics, the state attorney and the chief judge, and everybody felt comfortable that this is something we could do through blood tests.?

Local DUI lawyers, meanwhile, are licking their chops.

?That sounds absolutely illegal,? said criminal lawyer and CNN legal pundit Michelle Suskauer. ?The law keeps blood drawing only for special circumstances. Other states do (blood tests at DUI checkpoints). Some get away with it. Others don?t. This will be challenged in court.?

Added barrister David Olson, who specializes both in civil rights and DUIs: ?You can?t go around sticking needles in people. Unless you?re in an accident that caused serious bodily harm.?

Neither Bradshaw nor rookie State Attorney Mike McAuliffe returned calls.

 

[spidey07]

Well, as long as they have the warrant signed it's a-ok.

 

[Vette73]

"subjected to blood tests at DUI checkpoints if they refuse a breathalyzer."

Nothing new here, most places do that.

 

[zerocool84]

Sounds a little extreme to me. The breathalyzer and sobriety tests should be more than enough to tell if someone is drunk.

 

[Oyeve]

I thought cops just scoop blood from floor after they beat the crap out of you.

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
"subjected to blood tests at DUI checkpoints if they refuse a breathalyzer."

Nothing new here, most places do that.

You can refuse testing altogether here in CA. You get almost the same penalties as a DUI, and lose your license for a year. It is still smarter to do so if you know you are screwed anyway....

I have a DUI, and learned that the hard way. I have not driven with even 1 drink in me since that DUI, but if I was ever in that position, no way would I blow.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Sounds a little extreme to me. The breathalyzer and sobriety tests should be more than enough to tell if someone is drunk.

Read again...

"if they refuse a breathalyzer"

 

[xochi]

Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

Cops did that int he coty I grew up in a couple times and peopel just parked else where then took a cab to there car. So to the cops it looked like they went hiome in a cab. Came out after someone got in a wreck and the cop remembered him from the bar.

 

[Leros]

On holidays such as Halloween or Christmas Eve, Austin has judges standing by all night so that they can sign these warrants.

 

[joesmoke]

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

better yet, you have to blow under the limit to get your next drink

 

[CRXican]

I wonder how far away the judge lives?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

better yet, you have to blow under the limit to get your next drink

Hey guys, let's just make alcohol illegal, close down all bars, and put an end to it all. It will be 100% effective and nobody will drive drunk anymore!

 

[child of wonder]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

Cops did that int he coty I grew up in a couple times and peopel just parked else where then took a cab to there car. So to the cops it looked like they went hiome in a cab. Came out after someone got in a wreck and the cop remembered him from the bar.

Looks like you need a PUI.

 

[joesmoke]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

better yet, you have to blow under the limit to get your next drink

Hey guys, let's just make alcohol illegal, close down all bars, and put an end to it all. It will be 100% effective and nobody will drive drunk anymore!

well... just to be sure... were all joking right?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

better yet, you have to blow under the limit to get your next drink

Hey guys, let's just make alcohol illegal, close down all bars, and put an end to it all. It will be 100% effective and nobody will drive drunk anymore!

well... just to be sure... were all joking right?

I invoke Poe's law.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

This shit is getting out of control. The system in place works.

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
... Topic Title: wow let's really generate some revenue

[/quote]

Yeah, catching drunk drivers is about creating revenue.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
This shit is getting out of control. The system in place works.

Drunk people shouldn't be driving. I'm against overbearing police, but drunk people should not be driving no matter what.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: child of wonder

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

Cops did that int he coty I grew up in a couple times and peopel just parked else where then took a cab to there car. So to the cops it looked like they went hiome in a cab. Came out after someone got in a wreck and the cop remembered him from the bar.

Looks like you need a PUI.

I just pronounced that for some strange reason. And came out pooey. And then I chuckled.

 

[KeithTalent]

Can I get tested for STDs at the same time? That would be really convenient.

KT

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
This shit is getting out of control. The system in place works.

Drunk people shouldn't be driving. I'm against overbearing police, but drunk people should not be driving no matter what.

same could be said for cellphones, texting, speeding, trans fats blah blah blah. The current enforcement is effective for all these issues.

 

[mcmilljb]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

better yet, you have to blow under the limit to get your next drink

Hey guys, let's just make alcohol illegal, close down all bars, and put an end to it all. It will be 100% effective and nobody will drive drunk anymore!

well... just to be sure... were all joking right?

I invoke Poe's law.

Thank goodness for the 18th Amendment.

:beer: for 21st Amendment!

 

[SphinxnihpS]

sick sick sick sick sick

any checkpoint style stop whether it's on the road or on the way in to school is sick

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: joesmoke

Originally posted by: xochi
Why bother with road checkpoints, just have a mobile checkstation at the parking lot exit of bars, sports games, and other alcohol events.

better yet, you have to blow under the limit to get your next drink

Hey guys, let's just make alcohol illegal, close down all bars, and put an end to it all. It will be 100% effective and nobody will drive drunk anymore!

Welcome to prohibition. It went so well the first time we tried it. They need to stop putting places to park outside of bars. Why not just have bus and taxi stops?
If they make alcohol illegal, I'll have to go find my grandpappy's shine runnin maps.