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CarbineKid
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Posted: 02 December 2007 at 12:43am |
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My wife was out shopping with my mother in law. She left the N Attleboro Wal-Mart around 11:30 and started to travel home. As she pulled onto the main road and started to head home she ran into a DUI check point. She waited in line for over a half hour. When it because her turn she was approached by an officer who stated to ask her questions. "What were you doing tonight, where were you, have you been drinking?" She noticed SWAT guys nearby as well a B.A.T. Mobile. I kid you not that what was printed on the truck.
Now I'm one of those LEOs cant do anything wrong type, but seriously isn't the check points Nazi like. Not to mention SWAT teams, and a Bat Mobile(lol). Now I will grant this happened across the state line in Mass(and that might explain alot), but I just feel that this is wrong. So what are your thoughts. If I'm not mistaken this is illegal in my state of RI. |
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Snake6
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I really don't care. If you are drinking and driving you deserve it.
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Bunkered
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Yeah, but stop every car coming down a road and search/check every person? I thought they had to have some cause to pull you over. What if some guy gets fired from his job because he had to sit in line for half an hour, and he has done absolutely nothing wrong? It really does seem like that should be illegal constitutionally or something... |
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carl_the_sniper
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Fired is better than dead. |
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Bunkered
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So? I don't see how that negates anything I said. If you are breaking no laws, the police have no right to stop you. How would you feel if they walked into your house at night just to check what you were doing? |
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bravecoward
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what if it only took 5 mins?
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carl_the_sniper
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My point was that a minor inconvienence is well worth it to save lives. It doesn't have to negate your point, rights should have reasonable limitations. They are welcome to come at night but they should call ahead so I can prepare snacks. |
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Glassjaw
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Well tell them to call ahead before the next DUI check point. |
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The police don't really need a reason to pull you over, also if you are late to work because of a half hour inconvenience then you need to be leaving earlier. Because you need to be expecting there to be something that will/can go wrong, like a car accident.
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Glassjaw
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So people should leave at least a half hour earlier then they already do for work? |
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No, say you live like 10 minutes away, and you leave exactly 10 minutes from when you have to be there. There is a good chance something will come up that will make you late, like a dui checkpoint. I am just saying if you only leave like 10 minutes of leeway then there is a good chance that there will be at least one day where you are late.
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carl_the_sniper
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Nobody gets fired because of a checkpoint.
It's a minor inconvienance that saves lives. |
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Which is why most people leave earlier than that, especially if you have to use a highway. |
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tippmannfreak
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seriously? why is this a debate. there's no reason cops should be able to do this. it's crap. i can't beleive people are actually pulling out the "oh but it saves lives," argument. i could prolly think of a lot of things we could do to save a few lives at the sacrifice of our personal liberties...patriot act?
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Bunkered
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Got any numbers or statistics to back that up? If I'm drunk and I see a bunch of 5-0 somewhere, I guarantee you I turn around or go down a sidestreet. Eff that. (Not that I drive drunk or anything...) |
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Mehs
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If drunken driving is very problematic in that area, it's a good thing to have I suppose.
I know that where I live now (middle of Wisconsin), drunken driving is a HUGE problem, I know MANY people that do it all the time, it's actually pretty scary. Having a DUI checkpoint would be a good idea where I am at. |
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Kristofer
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i always get to work 30 minutes early. sooo it wouldnt make me late.
as for it, i think its a good idea to do those. i thought attelboro was in mass? maybe there is one in mass as well. and i know my town does them every so often. i like them. my brother was hit by my NEIGHBOR a few years back who was drunk driving on thanksgiving. had my brother not been in a full size SUV (GMC Envoy) he would have been killed.so i am all for them. |
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BARREL BREAK
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Didn't we have a thread about this awhile ago?
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jmac3
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Well I was in North Attleboro last night at about that time and saw no checkpoint.
Granted I only got off the highway and to the plaza that is right there. I needed sleep so I didn't die. Then at 1 I left and drove to providence. Still didn't see. It was probably further down the road. My thoughts on the matter are: Speed it up, but keep it. |
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