DUI Checkpoints
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Topic: DUI Checkpoints
Posted By: Da Hui
Subject: DUI Checkpoints
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:12pm
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Apparently the cops thought that tonight would be a good night to have one. I seriously hate them. So I turn around and go the other way home, to find that my licence plate is expired. Glad I turned around. Anybody else have any stories about those? ------------- 
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:19pm
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I've always avoided them. My friend's mom is the mayor of my town, so I usually know when there's going to be one and where it is.
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Posted By: Jack Carver
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:23pm
| I have never heard of them. Do they just stop and check everybody? |
Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:28pm
They check the license plate, drivers license, and inspection. |
Jack Carver wrote:Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:32pm
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^ and to see if you have been drinking.... they say the VA cops are doing them all over but i have never seen one. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:38pm
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My friend Tim and I went to a concert one time, and got stopped at a DUI checkpoint on the way home. They sort of situated the checkpoint around a turn so you couldn't have time to turn around and had to drive through it. As such, there was no time to get your papers ready to show the cops. I was sitting in the passenger's seat, and I had been drinking, so I was having trouble trying to find Tim's insurance card in his glove box. I literally spent five minutes rooting through the glove box, Tim was started to get frustrated, and the cop was getting ticked off at me. He began to lecture Tim about the cleanliness of his glove box as I finally found the thing.
Not that great of a story...guess you kind of had to be there. |
Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:49pm
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Stupid cops.....although you really shouldn't be drinking and driving.
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 11:28pm
| Why avoid them? If I'm driving I'm sober and my car is legal. If you're driving drunk, you're just plain dumb, and I honestly hope you're caught. |
Posted By: PaintballkidEPS
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 11:32pm
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/agree |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 11:35pm
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Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 11:37pm
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 11:43pm
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I personaly like checkpoints, tells me the cops care. I dont know if it discourages drunk driving, but i still like them. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors"> 
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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 11:56pm
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For the rest of my life.
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Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 12:01am
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 12:50am
That's why the cops around here put them in places that you don't see them coming, so drunk drivers don't have advance warning to take a side street. It only applied to my story because I didn't see ahead of time to look for Tim's proof of insurance card. |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 12:55am
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 4:24am
How? They check if you're drunk, and check your cars legality, etc. Oh no, you lose 3 precious minutes on your way to 7-11 or home or whatever. I'd way rather have a checkstop keeping someone who could drift over the line into another car, or who may have passengers, whatever off the road. I'm fine with a small hassle, and heck I'm more than willing to do a breathalyzer and have in the past. I know if I'm in the wrong or not and have no qualms with co-operating to help them out and let me be on my way. |
Posted By: impulse!
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 4:58am
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Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 8:12am
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I avoid them if I can. Any alcohol gets you a DUI if you're underage, I can blow a .01 and go directly to jail that night, lose my license for six months(again) pay thousands in fines etc. If I have literally one or two beers. Even if I haven't been drinking, I'm a college student, they're going to be dissapointed if they don't find anything to cite me for, I'm sure I have a misplaced registration sticker or a my muffler sounds funny. If not I'm sure a cop can just tear my windshield wiper again and tell me it's defective. Anything to avoid having to deal with law enforcement is a great thing for me. I'm sure I'm violating some sort of law or regulation without knowing it. |
Posted By: hoginds24
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:57am
| State troopers showed up to 12 teens playing whiffleball last night and told us we neeeded to do funnels and get some everclear. NY FTW |
Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 11:34am
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If any alcohol gets you a DUI, abstain from driving if you've had anything to drink; doesn't take a college education to figuire that out. ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 12:21pm
| I'm not driving impaired, other than random roadblocks like this they have no reason to pull me over. If I were driving like a jackass that'd be one thing, but I'm not going to pretend that one or two beers is going to impair me less in a few months when it will be legal for me to drive at that state. It's a law aimed at curbing teen drinking and works about as well as any other zero tolerance policy. It assumes that teens are rational(almost never true) and will not drink at all since they will be treated the same as if they were intoxicated. Teens, being irrational think that since it doesn't matter in the eyes of the law how much they've had, get as drunk as they think they can and still operate, which is too drunk to really drive, and do it anyways. It's almost like teaching abstinence only sex ed. |
Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 1:13pm
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Man, some one has a real issue with the law.
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Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 1:38pm
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 1:47pm
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In theory yes, except that if I choose to drink and drive, I risk being seriously injured or worse, not to mention anyone that had the poor misfortune of being in my way if an accident occured. ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 2:09pm
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Drunk driving = unprotected sex with someone you don't know. Either way, nothing good can come of it. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules> 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 2:57pm
| Wow, the cops suck where you guys live. I still haven't had a negative experience with the cops, even if they're breaking up a party they're really nice and whatnot. The worst I had was when the dude could smell alcohol (my friend beside me) and assumed it was me (an ok assumption for the sake of safety) and asked me if I'd do a breathalyzer. I agreed, blew a .00 and I was on my way. Also, I'm in Canada where we dont have insane drinking ages, so I'm not underage, and I have my full license, so I'm safe up to .08 |
Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 3:46pm
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God I hate the cops around where I live, its a small town and most of the cops are fairly new out of the academy, so they think they're gunna be the next robocop (minus the robot thing) I've seen and heard of them pulling people over for having their brights on in city limits, because it "looked" like they where speeding, on a very low traveled road somone didnt use their turn signal into their driveway... etc. The last DUI checkpoint I went through after the cop takes his high powerflash light and shines it right in my eyes, he proceeds to ask, so... did you guys just put your seat belts on when you saw the lights? ... ------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
I so badly wanted to go, why yes, I saw those lights, decided I'd put my seat belt on and pull on up here, cuz I didnt wanna get caught. Next he proceeded not to ask IF I had been drinking that night but HOW MUCH I had been drinking, now I had 2 other people in the car with me who will attest I wasnt swerving and I didnt act like I was drunk, So I finally just got mad and asked the cop if he was accusing me of underage drinking, he quickly said no sir, and let me drive on...Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 3:54pm
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 3:55pm
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They have em around here sometimes, and if they see you turn around they'll chase you down. I've never been through one or even seen one before. |
Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 4:18pm
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I've had some bad experiences with police. Could just be a few bad eggs though.
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Posted By: Sammy
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 4:37pm
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I don't care for them because they have not been proven to reduce drinking and drive and they assume several things. A) That you have been drinking and B) That you have something to hide. It pretty much violates your 4th amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure, because it assumes you are guilty by driving. I've been through a checkpoint that had cops and dogs, and it took me nearly 20 minutes to get through because they had the dogs sniffing at every car for drugs and the cops making sure everybody was not drunk. ------------- 
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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 4:53pm
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Fudge the police comin straight from the underground.
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 6:14pm
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I keep my badge right next to my ID, they just check that and smell my breath. Been through 2 this month so far. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: ¤ Råp¡Ð F¡rè ¤
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 7:52pm
For real. Even if everything is legit, they often give you a hard time and look for anything they can hold against you. Last time I was in a vehicle and we got pulled over (pulled over for nothing specific, just a car full of teens at 2 AM), the cop just mouthed off at us the whole time and was screwing with us. He was cocky and a genuine smart ass, because after he ran our names through the databases, he found out that our driver had a warrant for his arrest. Luckily, he let us go and my buddy didn't have to go to jail, but he still pulled us over for no reason and wasted our time. ------------- 
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Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 7:58pm
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 8:32pm
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not really, for all you know they have a warrant out on someone in a stolen car, so they could be looking for someone. that, and if you have nothing to hide, whats it matter? |
Posted By: Sammy
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:16pm
I reallllly truly hope you do not mean that. Praise the lord we live in a country where suspicion alone does not merit a search/arrest, except in this case. You should probably brush up on your rights a little bit. -------------
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Posted By: 636andy636.
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:18pm
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If you have not been drinking, there's nothing to worry about. The police are doing their jobs by having roadblocks. I mean, all they ever do with there time is pick on you since they have nothing else better to do. Suck it up and don't complain about them. They are for your own good and the safety of others. ------------- [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/anthonymartinez/402cdjo-1.gif"> |
Posted By: Sammy
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:51pm
As somebody stated earlier, the smallest amount of alcohol can get anybody under 21 a DUI, even if they are not impaired! If you have nothing to hide, are you going to let the cops search your house? How about your computer? Your porn collection? Pirated music collection? Why should your car/person be any different/ -------------
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:55pm
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Ok, first off, you should read your local city paper(if you have one). Usually, they have to mention it somewhere before just putting it up. Sometimes they will even have signs, big ones, in the city. So, you kind of, should have, known. Secondly, NEVER, turn around. Usually there are 1 or 2 other police officers on either side of the checkpoint, waiting for people to turn around, because they're the guilty ones. But in your case, you would have been screwed either way. You were lucky, very lucky. ------------- 
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Posted By: 636andy636.
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 10:16pm
Does it matter if your impaired or not? No, since even if you blow .01 you are still doing something illegal. You got busted for something you were doing illegally. Your under 21, you should not have been drinking. Will I let a on duty police officer in my house? No, because letting them in your house gives them the right to search your home. Cops can only search your stuff with your consent or a warrant. DUI check points are for public safety. To keep you from being hit by a drunk driver or you driving into someone else. If you have such a problem with the law go find a militia in Arizona and join it. ------------- [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/anthonymartinez/402cdjo-1.gif"> |
Posted By: Sammy
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 10:45pm
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 10:52pm
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Posted By: Sammy
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 11:04pm
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Twenty minutes seems like alot.. Until evidence is shown that these checkpoints actual do some good, I am completely against something that violates my 4th amendment rights. I'm fully for arresting people under the influence. I just don't think that check points are the way, especially if other ways have proven to be better! -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 11:10pm
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You silly people shouldn't drink and drive. You might spill your beer. /sarcasm ------------- 
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Posted By: jordanpischke
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 11:15pm
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I drove through one when I was going home from hockey practice and one of my teammates was ahead of me and the guy didn't even ask me anything he just saw my hockey equipment and told me to go on through. ------------- 
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 12:21am
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The number of stories I hear from people saying "Man, I lucked out and didn't get caught' is proof to me that these have a place. Driving on public roads is not a right- it's a privilege. You can always walk, bike, get a ride, hop a cab, public transport, or stay home. If you're drinking and driving, you put me and mine at risk, and you can live with the consequences when you get busted. End of story. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 12:45am
I'm not so worried about how many I kill, I'm much more concerned with how much beer I spill |
Posted By: CarbineKid
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 12:39pm
| DUI checkpoints: Personally I hate them. Its just a giant LEO fishing expedition. This coming form a pro-LEO guy. |
Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 1:47pm
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a strong raw onion under the drivers seat bite into that sucka and no cop will wanna get close enough to smell alcohol |
Posted By: Apu
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 3:59pm
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Checkpoints seem to be different in Canada than the states. In Virginia at least they're annoying as hell and can generally expect to sit through one for at least 20-30 minutes. I don't know about you guys but 20-30 minutes is plenty of time to be late for work, a lacrosse game or practice, school, class, etc.
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Posted By: TheSpookyKids87
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 7:15pm
| I never had the experience of seeing or being in a checkpoint |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 7:20pm
I know in Virginia that if you are driving in your car, you automaticaly submit to being breathalized. Its written into the law that way, if you are driving, its illegal to refuse a breathalizer test, the only way you can refuse one is if you agree to a blood test at the station. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 7:58pm
Or don't be so boozed up to have to eat a strong, raw onion? And did you REALLY feel the need to type the word "sucka"?!?
That's my only real gripe with them. A busy DUI checkpoint can cause a delay at an inconvenient moment. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 8:09pm
Refusing a breathalyzer is the same as being drunk in some places. |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 8:11pm
Refusing a sobriety test is illegal in PA. You can refuse a breathalyzer if you agree to be taken in for a blood test. |
Posted By: BooksAndLeaves
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 11:23pm
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i usually just pass out or get a ride
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Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 30 July 2007 at 9:20pm
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Story time. My parents are having a party, several of my sisters friends also show up, all are over 21, none are driving. Someone's mom comes to pick them up, does not drink. They get pulled over upon leaving because at some point while making a turn, her wheel crosses over the yellow line. They take her out of the car, give her a field sobriety test, she's in her 50's and overweight, can't stand on one leg for 30 seconds. Down to the station she goes. Her daughter, who is actually drunk is left on the side of the road to call for a ride while they tow the car. She blows a .00 at the station. She couldn't get her car back until after noon the next day, she's out $180 for the towing. We had to send someone from the party to pick her up. Everybody had been drinking, so she got to be bait. Luckily the person who picked them up was able to pass a field sobriety test, which they gave to him on the spot. I for one do not like to be inconvenienced by law enforcement when I've done nothing to arouse suspicion. If you're OK with being pulled over and having your car searched and being forced into doing roadside calisthenics at random with no probably cause I don't know what the hell is wrong with you. Would you object to having your home searched at random and your phone tapped as long as you had nothing illegal to hide? I guess if you have a problem with that you must be a criminal. |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 31 July 2007 at 1:13am
Absolutely not- but when using public roads with other people on them, you acept certain limitations, among which are granting the police the right to ensure your sobriety. They can't search your car without grounds or your permission, so that's just hyperbole on your part. If you don't feel like doing a 'field test', offer to blow a breathalyzer and be on your way, get it over with immediately. Ensuring compliance with laws that are routinely violated with tragic results, and searching one's home are two vastly different things. I as a private citizen have no way to protect myself from drunk drivers beyond simple vigilance and luck, so I entrust the police to do it for me. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |