Westside Steve Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 http://benswann.com/tn-cops-to-draw-blood-at-labor-day-weekend-no-refusal-dui-checkpoints/ WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbrown Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Never heard of checkpoints being disclosed so people can avoid them.......sounds odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I think it's more odd that they can strap you down, put a mask over your face and draw your blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Never heard of checkpoints being disclosed so people can avoid them.......sounds odd. They've always disclosed the location of checkpoints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yeah I have alway known where the checkpoints are due to them being announced on the news. That aside, I still don't see how this is in any way constitutional. I guess you can do whatever you want if you are a cop in Tennessee so long as you give someone a heads up. "Hey I am coming in to steal all of your belongings tomorrow. Just giving you a heads up. If you get everything moved out, I won't be able to steal it. Otherwise, all of your stuff is mine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Or you could, you know, not be drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Or you could, you know, not be drunk.Or possibly set the limit at a reasonable number. Still face it boys this is a huge revenue producer. And that, fellows, trumps the Constitution every single time. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Or you could, you know, not be drunk. I would rather the cops just not have the ability to abuse their power in this circumstance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I'm not sure a dui checkpoint is an abuse of authority. They even tell you how to avoid it. This blood drawing thing is a little strange though. Is the breathalayzer not reliable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 You think they should have a warrant to look in your trunk? Your living room?? Your asshole? WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowe Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Hint: bring a pizza delivery bag and a pizza hat and bypass all DUI checkpoints. Trust me it works they will let you right through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 So, who does the blood test? "see that, boys? What we have heah, is a failure to communicate..." I suppose they'd have to have camera footage for the reason they pull somebody over... weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbrown Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 DUI checkpoints in Texas are illegal, so this is news to me. They will not draw blood here if you take the breathalyzer so you have options. 1. If you roll past that checkpoint, knowing its there, after drinking you have to be a moron. 2. If you can allow cops the right to determine when someone needs to be shot, why cant you trust them to determine when someone is drunk and needs to be tested? 3. Does severity of a crime determine when a certain response is legal/illegal? For murder or rape this is commonplace and no one complains. Driving drunk is a deadly risk. The state has always attempted to build the strongest cases against criminals and blood makes the strongest case. 4. Unless they are storing your DNA profile in some database then I dont understand how this is more unconstitutional than what they already do. If your not drunk, the blood test will end their case against you before it ever gets started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I'm not sure a dui checkpoint is an abuse of authority. They even tell you how to avoid it. This blood drawing thing is a little strange though. Is the breathalayzer not reliable? You are being detained though you haven't committed a crime or created suspicion of a crime being committed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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