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hughee99

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48. No, the police let SOMEONE ELSE pull people over and just watch.

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 05:12 AM

Dec 2013

What the fuck right does a private company have to set up a roadblock on PUBLIC roads and pull people over? A VOLUNTARY roadblock? There's NO such thing. A rest stop is a Voluntary roadblock. People can choose to stop or choose to drive by at 65 mph. If you're stopping all the cars to ask if they'd like to participate in a survey, then MAYBE you can call the survey "voluntary", not the roadblock.

As far as asking for the people's names, you got me. I can't prove that they asked... and thankfully there's no number on one's car that's in a database somewhere tied to the owner's name, so I guess it really is anonymous. They just want that breathalyzer, cheek swab, and blood sample for a traffic study... just like back in the 70's when they started doing these "studies". Thankfully, there's a smart fella like you to set me straight.

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Pennsylvania street checkpoint asks drivers for mouth swabs [View all] Newsjock Dec 2013 OP

I can think of another place I would let them wipe. postulater Dec 2013 #1

LOL! +1 nt Logical Dec 2013 #8

standard response: i'd like to have my attorney present before i submit to your request frylock Dec 2013 #2

I think a simple ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #4

HELL no would be more direct. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #5

It's best NOT to use profanity ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #9

Were the police making the request or the survey people? hobbit709 Dec 2013 #11

Either case ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #18

And they continue to destroy our privacy. diabeticman Dec 2013 #3

Detaining anyone without probable cause is WRONG. bvar22 Dec 2013 #6

Bingo! The very fact that drivers . . . markpkessinger Dec 2013 #15

Here is my answer....."Fuck Off" Logical Dec 2013 #7

Get. A. Fucking. Warrant. derby378 Dec 2013 #10

Saliva or blood?? kentuck Dec 2013 #12

They'll need a warrant for either one derby378 Dec 2013 #13

Paid. Participation. Voluntary. Test. n/t bobclark86 Dec 2013 #21

Forced. Off. The. Road. By. Cops. Brigid Dec 2013 #22

Yup, so dangerous... bobclark86 Dec 2013 #27

Maybe, just maybe, your teabagging uncle has this one right. Brigid Dec 2013 #29

WTF does a store asking for marketing information have to do with civil liberties? bobclark86 Dec 2013 #45

Do you SERIOUSLY condone this state action?? WinkyDink Dec 2013 #33

YOu seem to be missing something here. Squinch Dec 2013 #41

Which? A checkpoint in the middle of the road bobclark86 Dec 2013 #46

Every single person thus detained should sue individually dickthegrouch Dec 2013 #14

Give me a break. It was a study that has been going on since the 70's. This article is okaawhatever Dec 2013 #16

You fail to mention Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #23

Everyone stopped should sue. Dawson Leery Dec 2013 #26

Oh, well,then! It's from the SEVENTIES, people! Rejoice! Obey! Open wide! (Who ARE these half-wits?) WinkyDink Dec 2013 #34

WTF? Checkpoints? God forbid anyone has to get somewhere on time. Matariki Dec 2013 #17

VOLUNTARY STUDY! PAID PARTICIPATION! ANONYMOUS TESTS! bobclark86 Dec 2013 #19

No one was required to stop? Iggo Dec 2013 #30

If it's openly voluntary, why not just post a big sign... Jerry442 Dec 2013 #31

Really? I don't think a crayon or letter blocks can polish up this turd. hughee99 Dec 2013 #32

Did the police actually pull anyone over? NO. bobclark86 Dec 2013 #44

No, the police let SOMEONE ELSE pull people over and just watch. hughee99 Dec 2013 #48

The "forcing over of one's car" part you tidily gloss over. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #35

Read the article... bobclark86 Dec 2013 #43

Cars forced off the road to a checkpoint by police for the benefit of a private company. Squinch Dec 2013 #42

Coppers are being good little overpaid whores. PM Martin Dec 2013 #20

Nieves sounds like one of those Ted Nugent Don't Tread on Me Teabagger types. Kaleva Dec 2013 #25

Are you JOKING?? He sounds like an American who knows his civil rights. DO YOU? WinkyDink Dec 2013 #36

Were his civil rights violated? No. Thus a teabagger, don't tread on me type. Kaleva Dec 2013 #38

I hope 100% of the motorists said "no" Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #24

Unfortunately, the number will be much lower. Incitatus Dec 2013 #39

To quote a dingbat... SCVDem Dec 2013 #28

If you read this while W was President, would you have the same opinion? nt Incitatus Dec 2013 #40

Got some nice Fascism goin' on here. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #37

Quotes are from Ricardo Nieves, an Alex Jones guest coincidentally. greyl Dec 2013 #47

Yes, Alex Jones says Pennsylvanians were "coerced" into giving giving cheek swabs. Kaleva Dec 2013 #49

Have you ever been confronted in this manner? Cops (and their allies) don't joke. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #50