Translated from the original German, I am sure.

Manditory DUI check-point.  Hat-Tip: Jay G.

For your own good, of course.

Fuck your rights, this is for safety.

I am willing to bet that that more than two thirds of the people who will be busted in such a checkpoint will be illegally operating a vehicle without a license from a prior DUI charge.  Fix that problem first and I will consider your new fascist check points.

The next, gigantic problem we have with DUI is thanks to groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving.  Do you know why the old legal standard was a blood alcohol content of 0.010?  Because that was the BAC where most people's reaction speed and judgement become impaired.

MADD's campaign was to get harsh about punishing people caught legally drunk.  That part worked.  The number of people caught DUI went way down.  The drunk drivers did not get craftier about avoiding the police, unless you count them getting a designated driver, calling a cab or letting it get out of their system before driving.

A busy-body advocate's worst nightmare is their program succeeding; so MADD demanded that BAC be reduced to 0.008.  Lo and behold! more people got busted with DUI again!  Just like before, people changed their habits and arrests dropped back to where they were prior to the change.

MADD has advocated that we now change BAC to 0.005.  Fortunately this has not yet flown; but they are out there trying to find validity.  The only thing that shows they are right is numerous arrests for DUI; they need that to promote their new prohibition.

At present, people who are between 0.008 and 0.010 are hard to spot.  Most busts in this realm are from the officer noticing the smell of alcohol after pulling the driver over for a different primary offense, like speeding or a light out.  Remember what I said about impairment starting at 0.010?

To get more busts, they have to pull more people over who are not obviously impaired.  Enter the DUI check-point.

These are not new around here (Tampa area) the judge on hand is the new part.  What they also do when they ask you to blow is enquire about guns, drugs or other things and then decide if you are acting twitchy enough to search your car.  This is all excuse upon excuse to disregard my 4th and 5th amendment enumerated rights.  Apparently, to a modern fascist, driving on a road on a particular day at a particular time is probable cause.  I do not agree that since everyone is treated the same here that it is not a violation of individual rights, it's just a serial violation of them.

Try it this way [white robe on] "As long as we treat ALL [CENSORED] this way, it's OK?" [white robe off]

Still racist, isn't it?

When will it be time to slit throats?