"PRBot II" (prbot2)
07/02/2014 at 23:48 • Filed to: traffic stops
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"PRBot II" (prbot2)
07/02/2014 at 23:48 • Filed to: traffic stops | 0
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Be careful out there! Police are changing their tactics. So if you're going to drink and drive this weekend, save it for the track! Wait, no. That's a terrible idea.
Say hello to a new strategy called "no refusal":
Well, that sounds warm and comforting.
So far police in !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! are planning "no refusal" DUI checkpoints. Judicial officials will be available this weekend to approve warrants, even over the phone , that allows cops to take blood from citizens by force.
"Yup, take their blood... yup, take their blood..."
Normally when a driver is suspected of DUI, they can either submit to a breathalizer or refuse (which usually results in automatic suspension of the driver's license). And while police have forced blood-draws before, it was never like this.
Thankfully , Tennessee state law requires that the locations of the checkpoints be made available to the public in advance — probably because they know that constitutionally, this is kind of shady. Questionable, at the least.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has made the checkpoint locations available !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
So if you live in any of these states, save it for the track watch out!
"The state thanks you."
PatBateman
> PRBot II
07/02/2014 at 23:55 |
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Hippie Chick in Eugene: It's intense. It's more invasive than breathing.
WAT
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PRBot II
> PatBateman
07/03/2014 at 00:00 |
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Yeah man, because like, what we exhale is like what we contribute to the world... or something.
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PatBateman
> PRBot II
07/03/2014 at 00:16 |
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It's, like, a piece of our spirit being put out into the world for the benefit of society.
ViperGuy21
> PRBot II
07/03/2014 at 00:36 |
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As long as the streets aren't crowded with complete idiots that couldn't find ONE designated driver. Please don't be stupid people
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> PRBot II
07/03/2014 at 00:49 |
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I normally don't get worked up about this crap, but if you try and stick me and take my blood without any real due process you can kiss my ass and I'll see you in court, the US Supreme Court if need be.
Textured Soy Protein
> PRBot II
07/03/2014 at 00:57 |
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So, just to clarify, they're not drawing blood from everyone who goes through the checkpoint. I read the articles you linked, which explain these check points are called "no refusal," because if someone refuses a breathalyzer, the cops will then phone a judge to get a search warrant to draw blood.
Which, yeah, that's still some totalitarian bullshit, but a little different than what it seemed like from reading your post. Not sure if you intended that, but that's how I read your post.
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PRBot II
> Textured Soy Protein
07/03/2014 at 01:16 |
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That would be some serious bullshit if they did that. But I see what you mean, so I added some clarification.
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> PRBot II
07/03/2014 at 04:23 |
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I hope they forcea blood drawon someone who wasn't drinking who has deep pockets and a shark of a lawyer. If the Supreme Court were to rule in favor of the cops I think it would be time to start looking for jobs abroad, we're already close enough to not being a free country.
thebigbossyboss
> PRBot II
07/03/2014 at 09:13 |
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...Murica....no longer that free with all the TSA nonsense, the blood checkpoints, the inland border patrol and so on and so forth. What happened man?
George W attacked civil liberties then Obama finished them off.