The original article was about a blood draw without a court order..... someone started cheering for getting rid of ‘check points’. My point is a valid one.... if people do not drive after drinking then there is no need for check points. The entitled sense that liberty is the same as license is what hurts so many of us. The laws get written to punish the few bad apples. It shouldn’t be that way but it is. As a conservative, I consider it my responsibility to act reasonablty so others are not interferred with by uneccessary regulations......
There is no law against driving after drinking. There is only a law against driving after drinking enough to put your blood level over .08. You sir, are not a conservative. You are a nazi.
There is no need for checkpoints, period, in a free society. First you have checkpoints for DUI, then you have checkpoints for checking insurance cards, then you have checkpoints that look for anything wrong with your car, whether or not you’re wearing a seatbelt, etc. Then there are checkpoints to check to see if your papers are in order as you move between states.
Why not just take your idea to the extreme...take away cars. Then there would be no need for checkpoints at all would there?
You think check points would go away if they didn't catch any DUIs?
They'd catch someone for something. Improper child seat. Burnt out tail light. Paperwork not in order.