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No I don't drink.

My point was it was such a foreign concept to be forced to stop that I was wondering how he felt about not only being forced to stop but to be shook down for a few quarters as well. How shocked he must have been if he had! probably suffers from PTSD over it.

Mike

They did have them four years ago. Wife and I got checked just south of Uvalde. Was no big thing. Looked in the window of the truck and asked if were were born in the US. No ID check and the whole thing took about twenty seconds.

We have had the immigration checks set up about five miles of m home. Took twenty some illegals with felony warrents off the road in an hour.

I've never drove through a toll as a resident of the state but I don't get what that has to do with violating the
4th?

Perhaps you should.



Travis

Colorado has thaem. I have never been stopped, but usually am in bed by 8. I do not drive drunk, carry insurance, but also have been known to carry guns and ammo. And if they keep lowering the threshhold, someday even having had a wine the day before will put you over. I know some people who have been, it is very inconvenient to have to wait in line to be checked. I dod once get stopped in a jail escape roadblock, searching every car, don't know if they found him.

I am not even sure about the driving being a privelege, maybe we should just have to have "papers please" for any and all travel by any mode.

I have had a "DAMM" sticker on my truck. Drunks against Mad Mothers.

Are you folks that can't figure out how President Obama won two elections starting to see the big picture?

My work here is done.


Iceman

To answer the OP, no we don't in Washington. You know, the state that is nothing but pot smokers, liberals and queers.

So what happens at a checkpoint if you answer that you have had a few beers but you are showing no signs of being intoxicated?

I'm guessing your night just got real interesting....
Those field sobriety tests are designed for you to fail.
Even sober, a large percentage of people fail them.

Dang Canadians.

Probably will be asked how many exactly and how long ago and as long as you don't look go sound drunk they will let you go.

If they think you are above the limit allowed to drive on the roadways they will likely have you pull over to the side and ask you to submit to field sobriety tests.

If they determine you are impaired they will take you to an intox and have you tested.

Mike

I don't think so!

Have you ever tried doing them they are pretty simple.

Mike

I don't think they crossed illegally from our northern border.

As many trial lawyers as there are out there you know everything that officers do to make their case has been hashed, parsed and rehashed by the Courts.

Mike

Yep...they need to be outlawed.

You're profilin. And profilin is wrooooooong.

"Exactly how many.....", and if you even hesitate an instant or say a generic answer of "three or four beers" (which may be very true), odds are it goes right to: "We're going to need you to step out of the car....."

Very possible I'm sure. More often then not a drunk will say 2 every time so by being honest at 3-4 you probably stand a better chance and if not exhibiting signs of impairment probably let you go. Depending on the metabolizing of the alcohol 3 would have you around .06 which in GA is officers discretion to arrest if they feel you are impaired, .08 and higher is DUI no matter if you drink that every day and look sober as a judge!



Mike

It's always funny to watch a defendant's face in court the first time they see the video of themselves drunk after they've rationalized to themselves and their family that they weren't drunk driving.

Mike

Knock, knock...
"Do you own any high capacity magazines or assault weapons? We are just doing a local check for the neighborhood's safety........"

If people are fine with these nazi style checkpoints, this wouldn't be that far of a leap.