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Posted on 05/31/2006 12:54:05 PM PDT by AzaleaCity5691
Police arrest 67 at checkpoints Wednesday, May 31, 2006 By NADIA M. TAYLOR Staff Reporter Officers issued more than 1,800 tickets and arrested 67 people over the Memorial Day weekend at several driver's license checkpoints throughout the city, police said.
Most of the 1,834 tickets issued were for not having a driver's license or proof of insurance, according to interim Mobile police Chief Lester Hargrove.
Fifty-four people were arrested on outstanding misdemeanor warrants, and 13 people were arrested on felony warrants, Hargrove said. Most charges stemmed from traffic violations or drug offenses, police said.
One man, Carl Mitchell Washington, 22, was driving with his 2-year-old son when police stopped him at a checkpoint and found about 30 pills, which were believed to be Ecstasy, and $2,775 in cash, Hargrove said.
Washington was charged Sunday with possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child and was released on a $3,500 bond, according to the Mobile County Metro Jail log.
Under Alabama law, possession of a controlled substance is a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in jail. Endangering the welfare of a child is a Class A misdemeanor, which can carry a sentence of up to one year in jail, according to state law.
In addition to the weekend arrests, police seized two handguns and towed 53 vehicles as a result of the checkpoints, Hargrove said.
The topic of roadblocks garnered substantial media attention last month after two men were shot to death at a McDonald's drive-through in northeast Mobile. After the April 5 killings, city officials called for more frequent random checkpoints to look for and seize illegal weapons.
The latest round of checkpoints -- which ran Friday through Monday -- was the third weekend since April 28 that police have set up roadblocks in Mobile. Police issued a total of 1,362 citations during the first two weekends, which took place April 28 and 29 and May 5 and 6.
Crime is lower now than decades ago, IIRC. That's violent crime. Now, there are all kind of "crimes" never dreamt of then.
Well, maybe the first dog had a cold in his nose! ;)
susie
Me too.
And keep up the good work, BTW.
I've been thinking about moving to Mexico briefly, becoming a Mexican citizen, coming here illegally, and starting my own business being impervious to getting arrested and paying taxes! This clinches it.
I suppose I could run for Congress and win accomplishing the same thing, but that would take too long.
It's my understanding that if they're the ones to take things out, then they need to put them back in. Could be state by state.
Regardless, that's when a good video camera comes in handy with footage sent to FNC.
I get caught up in these things all the time.
Near as I can figure, they're "hitting" on my only hobby and source of enjoyment, which is primer and gunpowder residue, spent cartridges, or the smell of the gun(s) itself, which presents another problem.
How many were/are illegals and just skated home???
Putos...
I know this, but others may not know it or believe it, or care about it, or believe it conflicts with the principles upon which this country was founded.
How would you react if the state had tried, convicted, and given you the maximum sentence within 30 days of your own arrest? If your family or your attorney had any problem with that, would you tell them to go piss up a rope?
Your assertion that rushed trials followed by automatic, draconian sentencing somehow reduces crime is simply not born out by the empirical evidence. A system like that may make the public feel warm and fuzzy, but it is not a just, effective criminal justice system.
I sincerely wish you good luck with your case. I hope that the prosecutor, the judge, and the jury do not treat you in the manner that you would have them treat other accused criminals.
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and check out post 13 it gets worse
The government doesn't want to curb crime. The government wants to use crime as an excuse to usurp more powers from the citizenry. Going after real criminals is dangerous. Much safer to go after law-abiding citizens.
The ACLU opposed the execution of Stanley Williams, a murderous thug whose doubt was established beyond a shadow of a doubt, and yet last I checked has said nothing about Cory Maye, a man who shot someone who had broken into his apartment and was entering his daugher's room, not realizing the person was a cop (Cory Maye is currently seeking to appeal his death sentence)
If the government were to actually focus its law-enforcement efforts against criminals, and encourage the citizenry to assist in its fight against them, crime would be greatly reduced. But that would empower the citizenry--not the government.
If malfeasant government agents were punished for their crimes, one would probably be safer under such a system than under today's system where government agents can ignore laws with impunity, despite all the "protections" we have today.
Reading such comments were almost as bad as reading the article. I was in disbelief that someone would actually want this kind of police tyranny on a national level!
You will get no argument from me about that.
So you're OK with checkpoints and fishing expeditions?
WTF did they do to your brain when you were in social studies class studying the constitution?Scoop it out with a spoon and give it back to you in P.E? what other constitutional rights do you suggest having to get permission from the government to exercise after paying them a modest fee ? maybe you wouldn't mind applying for a permits with a nominal 20 dollar a month fee to read USA today hell maybe a grand a month to be allowed to publish USA today how about that ? maybe if you are arrested for filling out your permit forms to read USA today as Azaleacity56 instead of 5691 you can go to the court bailiff and pay him 50 dollars and you can get a permit to avoid self incrimination or maybe you can apply for a permit from the united states army and for only 250 dollars they will agree not to quarter soldiers in your home during times of peace.Its all reasonable and as long as the fees are cheap and the government gets around to granting you permission after you pay them its not a violation of the constitution right?
I will make you a deal. If you agree to renounce your American citizenship and burn your passport and never set foot in this counry again I will buy you the house of your choice in Beijing or Pyongyang. We have enough of you mindless living on your knees rather then dieing on your feet sheeple in this country as it is we certainly don't need any more of you nanny state government worshiping s.o.b.s here anymore. You and your ilk will be the death of this once great and free nation.
Amendment 9 (to the united states constituiton in case youve never read it or heard about any of the amendments)
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
i dont know if you would want to ping your list to this or not but you have got to check out the absolute crap that is being posted on this CONSERVATIVE thread im at the point where i just about wanto give up.
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