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Big brother watching everywhere you go, everything you do. Safety aspects of these checkpoints aside, another stomp onto your civil liberties that people are apparently willing to set aside. Go big brother Go!



+1 on that thought. Our civil liberties are being taken away little by little with these kinds of things. I know these checkpoints are for safety and they catch criminals. That being true, what if authorities could go house to house randomly doing searches with no warrants or cause? Wouldn't they find a lot of stolen property, drugs, fugitives, guns etc.? Some would say that would be ok with them since they had nothing to hide. Not me brother.


I was once stopped at one of those checkpoints while traveling from Oklahoma back to Missouri to visit my gravely ill Grandmother one night at about 3am. The trooper ask me where I was headed and wanted to search my car since I was alone and from out of state. I told him I really didn't like the idea of him rummaging through my suitcases, clothes, and car. He explained that he could get a dog out there to sniff around my vehicle for drugs. Well, I relented because I figured that they might "drop" something in my car for their trouble. He searched all my belongings and car and of course found nothing.

Before parting, I suggested that he had forgotten to ask for my state approved "traveling documents" Needless to say, he didn't appreciate that very much. I told him I knew he was just doing his job and it wasn't personal.



+1 on your first paragraph and the 2nd I don't think they should be able to bring the dog out to your car for no reason or search you for no reason either. (just being alone and from out of state is NOT a reason in my book) I am all for catching and punishing drunk drivers but not at the expense of innocent peoples freedoms. There used to be a thing called probable cause but I guess they don't need that anymore to hassle you. I think those check points are wrong, delaying many innocent people to catch one or 2 drunks. I agree the drunks should be caught, let them sit outside a bar and check those people not everyone just because they happen to be driving down that particular road on that particular day.And as far as searching a house, I think cops should be responsible for any damages caused while searching and it should be replacement value not depreciated value and the victim should be able to set the price on any non-replaceable item such as family photos or something that has been handed down in the family. Cops have way too much power these days and too many abuse that power. Due care should be taken by cops not to damage property during a search and in many cases isn't (seen it personally) I also think that if nothing is found they should have to clean up the mess so it is as if they had never been there.

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